When in France, do as the tourists do: go out and enjoy the sights!
By Vida Lacano and Charmaine Bautista Pamintuan
The Cannes Lions festival officially ended on June 27, 2015. The crew is now rolling back the red carpet, turning off the lights, and ushering everyone out including the agency reps who won some spankin’ new Lions! But the thing is, you’re still in France. And not everyone gets the chance to visit this place. So what’s one got to do in this classy country that is France before your flight back home? You take that golden opportunity to tour it!
For 32 euros, you can go on a two-day unlimited ride in a hop on, hop off open air bus. You have the option of taking and completing the whole loop or getting off sights you want to see and explore and ride again after. It comes with a map, a guide, and an earphone. You patch it up and you get a guided tour with 16 languages to choose from!
Look, ma! No trapik! One of the side streets in Paris from the CDG airport. Clean and quiet! Photo by Charmaine Bautista Pamintuan | Inquirer Group of Companies
Paris’s version of Chinatown eskinita. Photo by Charmaine Bautista Pamintuan | Inquirer Group of Companies
There are architectural gems just about anywhere you look in the city. Photo by Charmaine Bautista Pamintuan | Inquirer Group of Companies
Saint Laurent Paris! Where you can find the luxury fashion house Yves Saint Laurent YSL which was founded by Yves Saint Laurent and his partner, Pierre Bergé. Photo by Charmaine Bautista Pamintuan | Inquirer Group of Companies
The Haussmann! Photo by Charmaine Bautista Pamintuan | Inquirer Group of Companies
An architectural masterpiece right in the heart of Paris, Palais Garnier!
Sex sign. Photo by Charmaine Bautista Pamintuan | Inquirer Group of Companies
Per Wikipedia: The Palais de Justice, formerly the Palais de la Cité, is located on the Boulevard du Palais in the Île de la Cité in central Paris, France. Photo by Charmaine Bautista Pamintuan | Inquirer Group of Companies
Notre-Dame De Paris was among the first buildings in the world to use the flying buttress (arched exterior supports). Photo by Charmaine Bautista Pamintuan | Inquirer Group of Companies
Paris – Orleans building. Photo by Charmaine Bautista Pamintuan | Inquirer Group of Companies
According to Wikipedia: The Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile is one of the most famous monuments in Paris. It stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle, at the western end of the Champs-Élysées. Photo by Charmaine Bautista Pamintuan | Inquirer Group of Companies
A closer look at the exquisite intricate art of Arc de Triomphe. Charmaine Bautista Pamintuan | Inquirer Group of Companies
One should not pass up on the opportunity to see the Eiffel Tower. After all, you’re in France!