The City of Light

Faris wanted to go the the Napolean Museum, but we didn't have time. The last time we went to the De Louvre, that took us a good 4 hours. We actually only had 2 full days to spend. There was also a lot of catching up to do in Paris with our host there.

One thing we learnt recently is that the Parisians are disliked by most French. We could see why. We thought the driving style in Cairo was bad enough, here it is worst. Particularly at round-about, it's everyone battleground. Their driving habit is quite bad. We were told to be extremely careful with those driving on our right - they are our 'enemies'. They would just shove you aside or cut in infront of you without any warning at all.

The country itself is trying its hard to be secular, banning all form of religious symbols and practice from school and government offices amongst others. So it's not surprising to see the Christmas atmosphere and decorations are quite subdued compare to other cities particularly in Germany and UK. Nonetheless, the decoration lightings along the Champs-Élysées, claimed to be 'the most beautiful avenue in the world', are quite impressive. A walk down the avenue, stopping by at its cafes or peeking around inside the luxury speciality shops, is a great way to spend the evening in this city.