So far it had been a wild ride. We had a blast in both Madrid and Barcelona, Spain in general and they were beyond our expectations. Even though we were repeatedly told that the crime rates were high, we were fortunate enough to not experience any of it. We left Spain with heavy hearts yet were excited onto our next destination, Paris! We took separate night flights from Barcelona to Paris via Air France and Ryan Air( they had limited promotions that time, so it was more worth it to take Air France than Ryan Air).

Day 1

Charles De Gaulle Airport



Once we arrived the busy airport, we made our way to the accommodation via the express train known as the RER. Tips: Get a carnet of tickets (10 tickets) for €14.10 at the nearest Metro station as the individual ticket was pricier at €1.90 each and you would use the tickets anyway as Paris was quite a huge city to travel around. Don't freaked out if you came across locals who just jumped over the machine as they wanted to get free rides.

Eiffel Tower





Our first stop was the one and only Eiffel Tower. Knowing the fact that it was a remarkably famous place for its romantic environment and magnificent building amongst the tourists around the world, we left our accommodations super early in the morning at about 7.30 am to avoid insane queues. The admission for stairs access was the cheapest, at €5. The alternative was through the elevator, which was way pricier. The downside of stairs tickets was that we had to buy it on the spot.

Taking the overnight ALSA coach from Madrid to Barcelona was quite an enjoyable ride. The seats were comfortable and there was even mini toilet attached to the bus (Mind you, there are no toilet attached to any of the busses in Malaysia). However, I realised something different about the highways in European countries compared to Malaysia. There were barely any street lights installed along the highway in Europe, making the journey slightly creepy and dark. After some seven hours of journey, we finally made it to the Barcelona's bus station.