First Day in Paris (Including Eurostar Travel)
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- čas přidán 16. 05. 2022
- We start with a trip to Paris on the Eurorail followed by a quick tour of our room at the Hôtel Hor Europe. Next, we head to the Arc de Triomphe. We then walk to the Eiffel Tower, passing the unofficial Princess Diana memorial. Finally, we go up to the top of the Eiffel Tower and enjoy a drink and the magnificent view.
I have been there several times and loved your vlog and excitement. Makes me excited to be going again this summer. Loved seeing it all through fresh eyes
As I've commented in similar videos, one of the advantages of living in London is how easy it is to get to Paris! Two of the best cities in the world linked by a single rail journey.
I'm so jealous! I couldn't drive in any direction from Denver for two hours and get out of the state but you can hop on a train and be in Paris or Brussels in only a few hours.
@@TwoDisneyDudes The whole of France is worth visiting. If I added up all the time I've spent there it would probably amount to about 4 months. I've been to quite a few countries (not as many as I'd like), but France is right up there near the top of the list.
@@leematthews6812 I'd love to return to both France and England and spend time in the countryside. Someday we'll be back to do that.
@@TwoDisneyDudes I hope you mean that because if you have only seen London - you haven't seen England. I live in Cyprus but am born and bred in glorious Yorkshire. x
@@TwoDisneyDudes and come to Wales too. You'll love it.
Just discovered you 2 and love you. Thankyou
Thanks for the kind words! I do these videos for fun but I also hope that other people enjoy them too.
Enjoyable video reminding me that it's far too long since I was in Paris. Looking forward to the next one.
I get it. I've only been away from Paris for a few weeks and I already consider it far too long since I've been there. :-)
Thank you for showing your videos. I know I will never see theses sites. Beautiful
I didn't think I would ever see these sites either. It took me almost 50 years but I got there. So never say never :-)
Thank you for sharing your day!
Thanks so much for watching!
Thank you for showing your wonderful adventure.
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you are enjoying them.
Thanks for showing great journey ,wow Id be so scared that height, Paris is on my list of to do,s have fun you two at Disney great guys
It was pretty high up but it never felt unsafe. But neither of us have a fear of heights so it's easy for me to say. But the view is good from any level so you don't have to go all the way up to see great views of Paris.
Such a good vlog! I could’ve watched you for HOURS!
So glad you enjoyed your day. Looking forward to the rest of the vlogs! 😀
~Inge 😺
Thanks for watching! We had a lot of fun and I hope that comes across.
Loved this vlog. I honestly didn’t appreciate how tall the Eiffel Tower was & you got so lucky with such a beautiful evening to view the city
I know what you mean. You really have no idea how big it is until you're standing next to it... or on top of it, as the case may be.
I have driven in the UK, all across Europe, all across the USA, India, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong and the roundabout around the Arc de Triomphe is the most chaotic, lawless and frightening piece of roads I have ever driven.
On our first day after we got back to Paris after Disneyland Paris we did a bus tour and it went through that roundabout and it was just as chaotic and frightening as you describe.
Had some really great times in Paris with my late wife, lovely place.
I'm glad you were able to make some memories in Paris. I hope they are as good as the ones we made.
roundabout at the arc de triomphe is frightening. I am from the UK so well used to using them but this roundabout turns everything on its head as traffic entering the roundabout has right of way and traffic already on the roundabout has to give way, totally opposite to most roundabouts.
I remember being in a car driving around it back in the 70's and nobody was giving way ! Everything came to a grinding halt and we had to wait for the police to come and clear it. Great adventure.
Someone else had mentioned that who has to give way is different in the UK than it is in France, which I'm sure lead to a lot of tense surprises. I'm not an anxious person but watching that roundabout gave me anxiety.
I have heard that all car insurance stops on entering the Arc de Triomphe, and restarts on exiting because its so dangerous.
Loving thus trip :)
Thanks for the kind words!
Hi Kris, amazing to see your vlogs.
Hi Priya! Thanks for watching. And thanks for the kind words.
I got vertigo just watching the elevator ride, so thankyou for letting me travel vicariously via your vids ! :)
Thanks for watching! It was some elevator ride, especially up to the very top. I've been on top of tall buildings before like the Empire State Building but those elevators are all inside. It was something else to see the world outside get smaller and smaller as we went higher and higher.
Very helpful thank you.
Thanks for watching! I appreciate it.
You are correct that the Torch was there before the Princess' death. The Torch is actually a "small scale" version of the flame of Lady Liberty that the artist Bartholdi used while making our Lady of the Lamp in NY.
I was pretty sure about that but wasn't sure enough to state it as a fact. Thanks for the confirmation!
What a nice polite guy you are I’m enjoying your little video you will get a stamp in France and French people are polite too but maybe not so much in Paris cos it’s busy enjoy life x
Thanks! I like to think I'm polite most of the time. I know French people have a reputation for being rude but we thought everyone we met was very lovely. Sure, there's always a few rude people no matter where you go but the French people we interacted with we all very nice.
thanks for sharing
awesome vlog
Thanks for watching!
wow friend hansome tourist center picture video very very nice happy👍💕
Thanks for the kind words!
You took the train under the tunnel?
Why not take the one that goes through the tunnel? I'm sure it would be quicker than powering through solid rock! 😀
Come on now - that would be so cliche.
Ha! Because that's what they'd be expecting!! :-)
Enjoyed the video.
Thanks for the kind words!
Eiffel Tower. Can you imagine going that high back in 1887? Incredible!
I know, right? Probably the highest elevation those people ever experienced. It's still a marvel but I'm sure it was mind-boggling back then.
Fantastic Vlog! Although I have been to Paris many times, your video enlightened me even more e.g. never went up to the top of Eiffel Tower. Amazing video. stay connected. You did not mention Seine River unless I missed it. After the fire at Notre Dame I wish you had gone there also to see update of refurbishment.
We come back to Paris after a couple of days in Disneyland Paris. You'll see Notre Dame in the videos for both of the days we're back in Paris. On the first day back you only see the front but on the second day you see the back and the side. The side is from an hour-long boat ride on the Seine on that last day. You can't get that close and there is a lot of scaffolding.
Hey guys…I’m finally in London staying near Earls Court. Your previous videos gave me some great ideas about sightseeing. Went to Piccadilly Circus and some local shops around central London. Thanks for posting!
That's wonderful! I hope you have a great time.
@John Ashtone Hi John! Our next trip to the UK will be almost exclusively outside of London. We'd like to hit the countryside as well as get over to England and Scotland.
Really enjoyed your videos. Next time in the UK come to Shropshire. Plenty of castles, great food and steam trains.
Our next trip will be entirely outside the city. I'd love to see more of the countryside and maybe get over to Ireland and Scotland too. Any excuse to get back to the UK would be good for me :-)
I have been to Paris many time love the food ,the history and the French chic As a former Londoner I do find it more expensive but would say I like both cities equally.
I wish I could say I've been to Paris many times. The food was so good, especially the bread. And Paris just had this vibe that I connected with. I miss it already.
I love both capitals Paris feels feminine London feels masculine ~ in my personal opinion xx
@@TwoDisneyDudes Forget the Bread 😆the "French Pastries" are to kill for, No where in the world makes cakes, pastries, and desert items like the French...
@@nickdadon I agree! What I love about the pastries is that they are not overly sweet like all the pastries in America. They have that hint of sweetness among the other flavors. I was just mentioning to my husband last night that we need to go back to Paris just to get some food.
Fun fact: Arc de Triomph commemorates the triumphs of the Napoleonic wars. The huge British lions you saw in London’s Trafalgar Square, were forged out of the metal melted from captured French cannons, after Nelson defeated Napoleon 😂
Ha! Thanks for that. I knew both those facts but I didn't put that together in my head.
It may sound very cliché but Paris is where we spent our honeymoon some 34 years ago. Watching your videos brings back lots of fond memories.
I think Paris would be a wonderful place to have a honeymoon. There's a reason why it's a cliche... it's a good choice no matter the occasion.
Soooo good Vlog ☺️👌👏
Thanks for the kind words!
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I went to Paris, aged 10, with my Mum, my Aunt and my Cousin. My Mum was scared of heights so we didn't go up the Eiffel Tower. In fact she became quite ill, just standing underneath it, looking up. Happy days, many years ago
Thanks for watching! We were pretty high up so I could see how anyone with even a mild case of acrophobia would be triggered.
I'm with your Mum on that - I can't look at someone up on a ladder. Even looking at a film where the camera pans down to give the impression that the actor is up on the roof of a 20, 30 or 40 story building I can feel my stomach heaving and I have the chair pushed back so far that i am nearly gone through the wall into the next room.
I was seriously quite Ill just watching this video 🤢 legs felt shaky 😂
Only just discovered your channel a couple of days ago and enjoy going on your journeys with you 2, keep up the good work! Next time you 2 are back in England have a look up north to Newcastle! 😉
Our next trip to the UK will be outside London. I'd like to see more of the countryside and get to Ireland and Scotland too. Thanks for the suggestion. Newcastle is on the list for next time.
@@TwoDisneyDudes Really enjoying the vlogs, and how you take your time. Hope you do make it to Ireland at some point, happy to show you some good spots on the west coast 😊
@@digbycc That’s a very nice offer. Thank you. I’ll hit you up if we ever head to Ireland. I’d love to see it through the eyes of a local.
We climbed the Eiffel Tower until you had to get the elevator to the very top, and that part freaked me out. Am not amazing with heights and you can feel it moving in the wind up there can’t you. It’s amazing though. I totally LOVE Paris 💖💖💖
Oh yeah... it's so high up that I'm sure it would trigger anyone with even the slightest bit of acrophobia. And yes, I could feel it moving every so slightly at the top, which I'm sure would unnerve many people. I loved it though.
@@TwoDisneyDudes it’s such an amazing view it’s totally worth it isn’t it. But I have to confess I was glad to get back out of the elevator and have a little drink on the second platform. We went to the Sacre Coeur which is amazing, and the Notre Dame, which is just gorgeous, and the Louvre which is all kinds of fascinating, and did like you guys did in London and just yomped all over the place. And the Gay scene in Paris is a lot of laughs. Really enjoying your adventures guys. Am really looking forward to seeing Disney Land Paris 💖💖
So much to see
I agree. So much to see. We did everything on our list but there was so much more I would have liked to have done or seen.
The traffic around the Arc de Triomphe is chaotic. It's like Death Race 2000.
Ha! Yeah... I'm not an anxious person but just watching that filled me with anxiety. On a later day, we took a bus tour and it went through that roundabout and it was just as chaotic as you described.
@@TwoDisneyDudes You should have gone to the top of the Arc de Triomphe. I think the view is even better than the Eiffel Tower.
If you get the chance you should visit Epernay in the champagne region, (it's right next to Reims). It's so gorgeous there and all the major champagne manufacturers have their head quarters there, basically on the same street! I did a tour of the Moet wine cellars and it was great. Beautiful part of the country!
Our next trip will be fully outside London. I'd love to see other cities and more of the countryside. So much to see in so little time, right?
You could have went to Disney land back in America and enjoyed more time exploring Paris!
We are Disney fans and we want to eventually go to every Disney park. Disneyland Paris got us halfway there. But we were only in Disneyland Paris for a couple of days. You'll see in later videos that we come back and enjoy two more days in Paris.
You should try and get tickets for the lido as it's closing. So sad it a legend of a place
Dang... I wish I had know this while we were there. It would have been something to see.
@@TwoDisneyDudes there are vids of it on you tube.
Just along the Seine, left from the Effiel Tower, is a much smaller version of the statue of liberty, as the French gave it to America as a gift, in the middle of the Seine, you can walk to it via a bridge, is a smaller human size one.
Added - I walked up the tower on each occasion I've been as I think the view is great walking up.
I knew there was a smaller version of the Statue of Liberty somewhere but we didn't end up looking for it because we've seen the full-sized version and we had enough on our agenda already. It's on the list for the next time though.
Having watched your London vlog, I have followed you to Paris. It definitely has very different feel to London. Re the Passport Control guy- I think it's part of their job to look unfriendly and make you feel rather nervous, even when you know your papers are in order and you know your motives for travel are all above board. :D Not just a guy who isn't enjoying his job!
Thanks so much for watching! We've all had bad customer service experiences so the passport guy didn't ruin my day and most of the time I wouldn't even comment on it. But this guy was so unpleasant that it was worth a mention.
Like I say. It's not considered bad Customer service - it's a deliberate choice to maintain that sort of demeanour to indicate the seriousness of the transaction. Passport control in the UK are ALWAYS like this.
@@carolineskipper6976 I've always found UK immigration/customs staff ok to deal with (LHR, LGW, Eurostar (Brussels), Dover/Folkestone etc.) I very rarely get stopped by customs and when I do, I try to remember that they have an important job to do and have to deal with 'difficult' passengers so I just let them do what they've got to do and answer all their questions honestly which speeds up the whole process. I think that guy at St Pancras was probably just having a bad day, perhaps he'd had to explain something really simple twenty times to someone of limited intellect or perhaps someone had wasted his, and everyone else's, time by trying to get him to bend the rules in some way (they won't so don't ask!).
@@TwoDisneyDudes When I Visit the USA, the immigration officers are some of the rudest on the planet, and aggressive. But once your in, the American people are very warm, friendly and a joy to be around.... Customs and Immigration are often rude, in many countries..
@@TwoDisneyDudes the passport guy in St Pancreas station is French boarder control, and he would had had a pistol as part of his uniform.
When you join the Eurostar in Gar du Nord you go through UK passport control.
Awesome video, thanks!!! "Pret a Manger" - love you pronunciation, which sounded solidly British!!! Not "Prate - Away in a Manger". but "Prayt a Mon-jay." There !!!! All better.
Thanks! And I'm embarrassed because Pret a Manger is all over New York City too so it's not the first time I've come across one but I never took the time to learn the name.
@@TwoDisneyDudes You should have heard me butchering Spanish in front of nice people in Barcelona. Their faces said it all!! Enjoy every minute in Paris!!!
@@TwoDisneyDudes I feel the same way when I mispronounce some basic international word!!!!
Come to Paris and go to Disneyland ? Crazy!!
Not so crazy for a channel called "Two Disney Dudes." But you'll see in later videos that we come back to Paris for a couple of days after the Disney part of the trip.
As I'm sure you realised - getting your passport stamped for France happened in London, there's been an agreement for years where the French/UK borders are 'juxtaposed', Brexit has changed nothing for British people going to the continent as we've never been part of Schengen.
Yup... I have a stamp for France but I don't have a stamp for England in my passport. Oh well... maybe next time I'll go through the line instead.
Another excellent vlog, when are you coming to Scotland?
I was very disappointed that we couldn't get to Scotland or Ireland on this trip. But it's on the list for the next trip. We'd like to see more of the English countryside as well as get to Ireland and Scotland.
I truly did not realized how many disaster movies I have watch of Paris, until I saw that view from the Eiffel tower. Most people would be going pretty view but I was expecting to see some kind of asteroid coming toward you 😊
Ha ha! I'm not a fatalist but I did briefly think while I was up there that if something disastrous happened there would be nothing I could do about it so I guess I'd just die. LOL. Thankfully, nothing bad happened and it was a good time instead.
The sandwich shop 'Pret a Manger' you refer to in St Pancras is French for Ready to Eat. It's a reference to the fashion world's Pret a Porter, which means Ready to Wear. Being French, the word Manger is pronounced MonZHAY.
Oh, this is great info! I'm embarrassed because I've encountered Pret a Manger before on trip to New York City but I never thought to look up how it's pronounced. We just call it Pret.
@@TwoDisneyDudes Going to France..can't prounounce "to eat" in French...haha..I got a bad feeling about this.
BTW...if you thought the passport guy in the UK was surly, just wait until you meet the Parisians..ho-ho-ho!
Standard Premier is a good one to go for on Eurostar, cheaper than business class and more room than standard. I've even seen Standard Premier tickets going for cheaper than Standard ones!
We don't usually buy up our seats as the standard seats on trains or planes are usually just fine for us. In fact, I thought our seats were pretty comfortable for being the "cheap" seats. I may have felt differently if the train was completely full.
Yo! unusual picture. Two-
Thanks for watching!
I enjoyed your London vlog and look forward to the rest of Paris. Question: Did you use your cell and data in London? I am going to London in August and have Verizon and wondered if you did anything special other than turning on an international plan with the company. TIA
They said something about that in the first vlog, I think. They switched plans to some Google plan that includes international use.
Yes, we couldn't have easily gotten by without the data since we used Google maps for getting around. I addressed this in the video from our third day in London so feel free to watch that for more detailed info but the gist... we switched our phone plan to Google Fi because it was cheaper than what we were paying and included international coverage. So we had coverage and got to keep our numbers. My brother-in-law has Verizon and when he travels he just buys up the international coverage for $10 a day, which he says works great.
I'm surprised you didn't take a photograph outside the station at st. Pancras in London where you set off from it's such a beautiful railway station and you never got no photos of it'.
I am also disappointed that I didn't get any video of the outside either. We were trying to rush to the train (even though we ended up having plenty of time) so I didn't go outside of the station at all after having come in on the tube.
Have to tell you that Brexit itself has had no effect on passengers exiting or entering the UK. The procedures are the same as before when using aircraft, ships or the train - you just need a passport and possibly a Visa if you are not a British or EU citizen.
What has changed is the different COVID rules which are even different between countries in the EU itself. And this has caused delays especially as post COVID there are staff shortages.
That unhappy guy was likely a French border guy as the French check people leaving the UK and the British border people check people leaving France.
Thanks for the info! The message I got from Eurostar advised us to be there early because of Brexit and Covid the times were longer. But we went through pretty quick and I couldn't figure out how Brexit would have affected vacation travel anyway. Oh well... we were planning on being early anyway to get some breakfast beforehand so it really wasn't that big of a deal. And yeah, that guy definitely wasn't happy in his job. It didn't ruin our trip but his grumpiness was so memorable that it was worth mentioning in the video.
@@TwoDisneyDudes The Eurostar part of St Pancras always was a security closed area even when we were in the EU so passports were always needed.
Have to say that St Pancras station is probably one of the most beautiful stations in Europe. It was remodelled in 2007 when they moved the Eurostar terminus from Waterloo (South London) to St Pancras and they opened it up beautifully. The overhead ironwork and glass was put up in 1868.
@1chish recently discovered that St Pancras was deliberately built with materials/ decoration made and transported from the East Midlands (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire mainly) - the area the station was originally built to serve, (and still does). It was an intentional move to promote the crafts in the area and, to me, has to make it one of the most spectacular advertisements on the planet.
@@johnd6487 Wow I didn't know that but isn't that what Victorians did all the time? Everything had to have a meaning as well as a use.
@@TwoDisneyDudes some Border Patrol guys are grumpy and rude even at Heathrow Airport. I had to report one guy who was obnoxious & rude. I do not like them at all. I got a letter of apology. Big Deal.
Is the USA cdc card recognised as a vaccine proof (including booster) just fine at customs?
Thank you for this amazing video, it gives such a great impression on the whole process.
yes, we showed our CDC cards and didn't have any trouble.
Hi, was it deliberate that you had wallpaper Mickey Mouse ears in the final shot?
Ha ha... no. In fact, I had to go to the end of the video to see what you were talking about. LOL... sure enough, Mickey ears.
Oh guys, guys. You left Paris to go to Disney? I hope you are returning because Paris is a fantastic city, totally different from London but equally as good.
Yes, you'll see in the upcoming videos that we went to Disneyland Paris for a couple of days and then back to Paris for more time in the city.
@@TwoDisneyDudes Great, I will look forward to seeing your impression of Paris.
On 🇫🇷 roundabouts you have to give way to traffic entering whereas in 🇬🇧 cars have to give way to traffic already on the roundabout….many a Brit has found this out to their cost 😂
Wow... I can see how that would be confusing for a lot of people when driving in France after driving in Britain. We briefly considered getting rental cars in both cities but decided that it would easy enough to get around using the public transportation since we were sticking to mostly tourist spots anyway.
@@TwoDisneyDudes you made the right choice. Driving around London and Paris is a waste of time!
@@TwoDisneyDudes Even apart from the different rules (and different sides to drive on), hardly any European city of a serious size is best seen with a car. You're usually much better off with public transport, walking and sometimes cycling.
Only in london once McDonald’s had just opened they charges 5 p for ketchup lol did Kensington market great prices for sued jkt s
Stay for late show night we were there 25 th anniverary
They are going to look different because the buildings are going to be built with stone from that particular area.
It's a weird thing; 'Pret a Manger' a diner chain in UK uses French to name itself meaning 'Ready to Eat'!
Wow... thanks for the info! I know I could have looked this up but I never did. There are Pret a Mangers in New York city so I've been exposed to them when I visited there but it never occurred to me the correct way to pronounce it.
Man, your hotel was 30 second walk from Gare du Nord ;)
Yup... that's why we chose it. It was very close. The hotel was nice but the neighborhood was a little sketchy.
@@TwoDisneyDudes Ha ha, I know the area very well 😉 You obviously had some nice time in our beloved Paris. That's the main thing.
It wasn’t bombed during ww2 so very different 😍
Oh, yeah... and that made Paris very charming. But I also like London having that old and new look about it.
West London wasnt bombed that much, the City, South and East London were targetted and largely flattened but the 1960s planners did just as much damage!
Wow, the traffic around the Arc De Triomph didn't seem to have any structure or lane markings, it looked like a free for all, scary 😱 enjoy your trip 😀👍
That is one legit scary roundabout...
Ha! Yeah... I'm not an anxious person but just watching that filled me with anxiety.
It never has. It's total madness lol
Haha yes I remember going around it with my Dad driving when I was a teenager, we were both terrified
Can someone do a video about how to get from the airports into Paris. This will help me with my fear of traveling to France.
I don't have a video for it but there are trains that go directly from the airport to Châtelet Les Halles, which is close to the hotel where we stayed. And from Châtelet Les Halles, you can take the Metro subway anywhere you wish. You can also take a taxi or an Uber. I was also concerned about getting around prior to my trip but it ended up being fairly easy.
@@TwoDisneyDudes Thanks. This is the info I needed to move forward.
If they don’t have those with a half does the called wet rooms. It’s just all drain away, the water
Disney lot smaller no both we did park each day
Disneyland Paris was a lot smaller than what we're used to in Disney World. But it was still fun and I'm glad we did it. I don't need to go back again though unless I happen to be near it.
Lol (28:49) - It's the ghost of Michael Jackson doing the 'Ultimate Baby Dangle' ...for the Paparazzi.
Ha! There were screaming babies at most places we went. Just part of the fun of being a tourist.
Maybe get trolly come round sell bear wine coffee tea etc
The main reason that the architecture is different is because London was flattened by the Germans. The French had no such problems; they simply surrendered.
As much as I like the old European city style of Paris, London's old and new aesthetic was also very appealing. Old and modern at the same time is not always easy to pull off and London does it well.
Prêt a manger is French = check the pronunciation = Ready to eat.
Thanks for the info! I have seen Pret a Mangers in the US before but I'd never really considered how it was pronounced until I was trying to pronounce it in the video.
Mon Dieu! Les Francaises adorent les voitures!!!
Hmm - maybe I heard wrongly, that the French were fans of bicycles. Hard to imagine seeing how dedicated they are to cars.
There were a lot of cars but there were a lot of bicycles, mopeds, and e-scooters too. So there were many kinds of vehicles that we had to avoid as we tried to cross the street.
Have to be in France on a Sunday for cyclists more lycra shorts than you can shake a stick at.
Passport control is not customer service!!! It is for security like a police man!
I get that, but there's a difference between doing your job and being unfriendly (almost hostile) while doing your job. I don't expect friendliness from anyone in that position and normally I wouldn't even comment on it but his demeanor was so unpleasant that it was worth mentioning. I just chalk it up to him having a bad day. I'm sure it gets tedious looking at people documents all day.
Is it usa passport
Yes, we had US passports.
I had a horrible time when I went to Paris on the train in 2017. So many pick pockets..people begging for money....even had some cash taken out of my backpack after I turned my head for maybe 5 seconds. I never have been back
We watched a number of videos on what scams to watch out for and how to guard against pickpockets so we were prepared. And I guess our preparations worked as we weren't pickpocketed. And we didn't have anyone come up to us with the usual scams either. But I can see how that would make for a very bad experience if it happened to you. I'm sorry to hear that it did.
@@TwoDisneyDudes Certain times of the year gangs of pickpockets from South America descend on London, Paris etc. They often operate on London Underground. Once they've made enough money, they head back home.
Come out train park to right both side by side enjoy we got it rained euro for rain capes 6 off us put on ten min stopped fine
You mentioned "cobblestones" in London and in Paris. These you videoed are not cobblestones but are "sets". Cobblestones are circular like stones usually polished smooth by years of use. Actually, Diana was not a princess. Her title was Diana, Princess of Wales. OK, it does sound like being a princess but despite her popular reference as such sorry but she was not a princess. To be a prince or princess the individual has to be of royal blood. A really good video!
Thanks for the info. That's especially interesting about Diana. I enjoy learning those fiddly bits of history.
'Subway; Pret a Main jer' ? Best of luck getting the French to be civil to you! 59 DEGREES!!! Ouch.
Yup... my American pronunciation was showing. I'm embarrassed about Pret because they have those in NYC so I've been exposed to them before but I never looked up how to properly pronounce the name.
Manger= French for eat.
Thanks for the info! We watched some videos on what French words and phrases we need to know to get by (you know: merci, bonjour, etc.) but the videos couldn't cover everything.
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@@TwoDisneyDudes Prêt à manger (Ready to eat) is a play on the term Prêt à porter (ready to wear).
As beautiful as Paris may be, I have to say my favorite part of my stay there other than the hotel...was the Eurostar back to London. My phone got stolen on my second day there, and the Apple Store in Paris was absolutely no help. That just soured me on the entire country. I never even got to see more than a couple blocks from the hotel. It will probably be quite a while before I even think of doing Paris again. Even three years after the trip, I'm still pissed. Glad you guys had fun, though; maybe I've got France all wrong. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt; just not now...
I can see how this experience would sour you on the city. We watched a lot of videos on how to avoid being pickpocketed or scammed or otherwise protect your items from theft so we were well prepared. How did it happen to you?
What was all that yelling in the background in the hotel all about?
At what time stamp?
Right at park gate free shuttle bus back forth all day night jumping at night down town we’re train is but hotel bus drops you if you have the hotel with pool you need speedo had to have for 4 year old Canadian have fun
We only used the shuttle a couple of times. The hotel was close enough that we walked most of the time.
Paris is beautiful, but then so was London before the Germans bombed the arse out of it in WW2, Paris was mostly spared due to the French quickly surrendering to the Nazis 😶
I thought both cities were beautiful but in very different ways. Paris sure has that old city feeling and look. But London has that great mixture of old and new that also appealed to me.
Can’t understand spending time in Disneyland Paris when you could spend it in Paris ?????
Well, if your channel is Disney related that might change 😉 But they're coming back to Paris after!
It's not that unusual for a channel called "Two Disney Dudes." But you'll see in later videos that we come back and enjoy more of Paris after the Disney part of the trip.
You're in Paris for the first time in your life and there for just one day, and the first meal as an American you get in Paris is a Double Cheeseburger and Fries 😖
We come back to Paris after two days in Disneyland Paris so keep an eye out for those videos. This was just a half day to get all the Covid steps out of the way that we ultimately didn't end up needing to do. Just part of the fun of planning a trip while the rules are changing. I wanted to order a salad because we saw a lady eating a salad at this restaurant while we were heading to the hotel but ultimately chose the cheeseburger because it sounded good. And it tasted different (in a good way) than any other cheeseburger I'd had. Don't worry, we eat plenty at patisseries and boulangeries over the next few days... and some of the best sushi I ever had.
Chocolate crusants
Josh loved the chocolate croissants. I preferred the more savory croissants. Thanks for watching!
I don’t think that’s the roundabout in the British sense of the word. Just take your life in your hands on the streets of Paris.
I did feel like I had to avoid more types of vehicles in Paris than I did in London. I thought about renting a car while I was in Paris but I'm glad I didn't. I'm not an anxious person but just looking at the roundabout gave me anxiety.
If you're in Britain, you're "part of Brexit." American travelers from Britain to France are not exempt from the same customs and immigrations as every other traveler.
Right. I guess the point I was trying to make was that the process didn't seem any more or less complicated because of Bexit so I thought maybe it didn't apply to us as foreign travelers.
@@TwoDisneyDudes You were treated no differently than a Brit travelling to France, I can assure you. Anti-Brexit stories of doom were way overblown.
Now that you see how beautiful Paris is do you feel foolish going to manufactured Disneyland when Paris and French food are at your fingertips?
Absolutely not! Everything we ate at Disneyland Paris was also delicious so we don't feel we missed out. I'm glad I was able to do both. But I take your meaning. I want to go back to Paris right now just to have lunch. LOL
Waite to see how buisy paris is
St pancras station looks depressing. Why does everyone dress in black nowadays. Not relevant i know. But it really does stand out. It's like wearing bright clothes is a crime these days.
I didn't even notice it until you pointed it out but sure enough.
Terrorism in France. It’s just since International terrorism. But in The US people walk around with machine guns. Which would you rather have.
I am British please do not say the B word it is depressing what is Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage have done to are country
I understand. I'm certainly not an expert on it but I'm active on Reddit and Imgur and I can tell that many British people are unhappy about the B-word. But I also recognize Reddit and Imgur are just social media platforms so you have to take opinions with a grain of salt. It's nice to hear a personal opinion.
We don’t mind. You can say Brexit as many times as you like. Brexit, Brexit, Brexit. We ain’t all unhappy about it.
@@Me-ll4ig Too true.