Drilling woke us all up at 8.12am…luckily there was not a headache accompanying the shrill sound of the building work! As we all felt extremely tired and ratty from the awful nights sleep, we decided that today would a careful balance of research and indulgence. First stop was Angelina’s which came highly recommended by our module lecturer. All eleven of us order the hot chocolate; eight milk chocolate and two white chocolate. Wow…was this chocaholics heaven! The consistency of this hot chocolate was like no other I have ever seen…it was simply melted chocolate. It was the most amazing thing I have ever tried…but way to rich to manage a whole teapot full! 
Whilst trying to enjoy the post-Angelina’s warmth and feeling like we’d all just eaten a meal(!) we browsed a few souvenir shops on our way to Colette. Colette was the most memorable shop I visited during my stay in Paris which displayed a clear mix of fashion, culture and lifestyle. The retail environment was interactive, entertaining and attractive. Instantly you felt you were in a very fashionable place as the table were stacked with fashion publications and books. The clothing itself was displaying on mannequins of which there were around twenty in the menswear section alone. There were no racks of clothing with various sizes, it was obvious that service was essential whilst shopping in Colette and the sales representatives were very attentive. The basement of Colette had a very trendy-looking bar and restaurant which I would imagine was rather pricey to eat it, at least the interior decoration suggested it would be.
We had a traditional French baguette on the go to Champs Elysee. On walking out the Metro Station we saw the Arc de Triomphe from a distance. The rain pouring down stopped us from walking all the way down but it was exciting to see it from afar in all its glory. On the corner at the end of the strip of shops on the Champs Elysee was the Adidas Concept Store. It has so many interactive features that it is hard to remember them all but we definitely did end up spending a lot longer in there than we had anticipated…I think that is called ‘Missioned Accomplished’! Whilst there we played games, designed our own trainers and t-shirts, tested our fitness levels, posed for umpteen photographs which were printed and we were able to each take one home as a souvenir. This to be one of the most effective shopping environments I have ever witnessed. Adidas is not a brand that I particularly like and definitely not one which I regularly shop in but this concept store was highly entertaining and for that I think the brand has been raised in my opinion.
We tested our orienteering skills by negotiating with a map and some roughly translated directions to find the YSL museum. On our way we walked past the likes of Chanel, Dior (the one in which Carrie Bradshaw fell!!), Gucci, Louis Vuitton and loads more. This was great for seeing the top-end in a European market and see the new Spring/Summer window displays.
The YSL museum was displaying a range of outfits for their…
Continuing along the museum theme we visited the Museum of Modern Art. We had bumped into a group off our course and they had recommended we visit it, if not for the artwork but for the feature ride through the ‘Haunted House’. This was A LOT of laughs! In twos, we went around the House of Horrors and saw skeletons, murdered victims and skeletons. It was so extraordinary to experience this whilst in a museum…the two don’t seem too well matched but it certainly made us all keen to go!
Having seen our first sighting of the Eiffel Tower from the Museum of Modern Art, we were all very eager to walk there and see it for ourselves. Some of the girls wanted to take the steps up to the first and second balcony…it may not be essential for me to point out at this point that those who suggested this had not ever been to the Eiffel Tower before and therefore had completely underestimated the height! My feet were cream-crackered just from all the walking we were doing so there was no way I wanted to participate in this activity. Having been up the Eiffel Tower before twice with the Loved One I didn’t feel an urge to see the view this time!
The bitter cold had crept to our nether regions and with the closure of the Eiffel Tower ending any hopes to raise anyone off the ground. We walked to the nearest Metro (which was in fact miles away) and took ourselves to Bastille – this area had been recommended to us for great restaurants and bar. We managed to find ourselves a trendy little restaurant/bar with lively music located right next to a creperie and after our long days walking the streets of Paris we had a couple of cocktails to unwind!
Whilst trying to enjoy the post-Angelina’s warmth and feeling like we’d all just eaten a meal(!) we browsed a few souvenir shops on our way to Colette. Colette was the most memorable shop I visited during my stay in Paris which displayed a clear mix of fashion, culture and lifestyle. The retail environment was interactive, entertaining and attractive. Instantly you felt you were in a very fashionable place as the table were stacked with fashion publications and books. The clothing itself was displaying on mannequins of which there were around twenty in the menswear section alone. There were no racks of clothing with various sizes, it was obvious that service was essential whilst shopping in Colette and the sales representatives were very attentive. The basement of Colette had a very trendy-looking bar and restaurant which I would imagine was rather pricey to eat it, at least the interior decoration suggested it would be.We had a traditional French baguette on the go to Champs Elysee. On walking out the Metro Station we saw the Arc de Triomphe from a distance. The rain pouring down stopped us from walking all the way down but it was exciting to see it from afar in all its glory. On the corner at the end of the strip of shops on the Champs Elysee was the Adidas Concept Store. It has so many interactive features that it is hard to remember them all but we definitely did end up spending a lot longer in there than we had anticipated…I think that is called ‘Missioned Accomplished’! Whilst there we played games, designed our own trainers and t-shirts, tested our fitness levels, posed for umpteen photographs which were printed and we were able to each take one home as a souvenir. This to be one of the most effective shopping environments I have ever witnessed. Adidas is not a brand that I particularly like and definitely not one which I regularly shop in but this concept store was highly entertaining and for that I think the brand has been raised in my opinion.
We tested our orienteering skills by negotiating with a map and some roughly translated directions to find the YSL museum. On our way we walked past the likes of Chanel, Dior (the one in which Carrie Bradshaw fell!!), Gucci, Louis Vuitton and loads more. This was great for seeing the top-end in a European market and see the new Spring/Summer window displays.
The YSL museum was displaying a range of outfits for their…
Continuing along the museum theme we visited the Museum of Modern Art. We had bumped into a group off our course and they had recommended we visit it, if not for the artwork but for the feature ride through the ‘Haunted House’. This was A LOT of laughs! In twos, we went around the House of Horrors and saw skeletons, murdered victims and skeletons. It was so extraordinary to experience this whilst in a museum…the two don’t seem too well matched but it certainly made us all keen to go!
Having seen our first sighting of the Eiffel Tower from the Museum of Modern Art, we were all very eager to walk there and see it for ourselves. Some of the girls wanted to take the steps up to the first and second balcony…it may not be essential for me to point out at this point that those who suggested this had not ever been to the Eiffel Tower before and therefore had completely underestimated the height! My feet were cream-crackered just from all the walking we were doing so there was no way I wanted to participate in this activity. Having been up the Eiffel Tower before twice with the Loved One I didn’t feel an urge to see the view this time!
The bitter cold had crept to our nether regions and with the closure of the Eiffel Tower ending any hopes to raise anyone off the ground. We walked to the nearest Metro (which was in fact miles away) and took ourselves to Bastille – this area had been recommended to us for great restaurants and bar. We managed to find ourselves a trendy little restaurant/bar with lively music located right next to a creperie and after our long days walking the streets of Paris we had a couple of cocktails to unwind!
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