Hundredth Of A Second: Catching Fire premiere.

Jena Malone.

Josh Hutcherson.

Jennifer Lawrence.

Jennifer Lawrence.

Liam Hemsworth.

Sam Claflin.

A Single Step: Paris 2013: Chatteau de Versailles

On my second day in France, I had the opportunity to visit the Chatteau de Versailles! Now I had heard a lot about Versailles, especially when I had been doing research on the French Revolution, which is why I had so many mixed feelings about it.

The Chatteau de Versailles is beautiful. The whole palace shines as the sunlight reflects on the gold. The gardens are never ending and the green of the grass is vibrant. The paintings on the ceilings, the sculptures and the architecture are all works of art. Every inch of the estate is breath-taking. However, when you look at the history of Versailles and of France, when you take into account the poverty and the conditions in which the People lived in at the time Versailles was at its best, you can't help but feel disgusted with it - no matter how beautiful it is.

Despite its history, Versailles does make for some stunning photos! Have a look at these and let me know what you think:

Have you visited Versailles before? What were your thought and feelings on it?

A Single Step: How many times can I find Victor Hugo's name around Paris?

As a big Les Miserables fan, it is safe to say that I was really excited about being in Paris! And what made me even more excited throughout my stay, were the little Les Mis related things I would find. So on the night where I walked around central Paris, I was pretty happy to find Victor Hugo's name around the city! (I'm sure Victor Hugo himself would be even happier).  

Unfortunately I missed out on taking a photo of the coolest Victor Hugo thing that I saw due to my own silliness... You see, at the Victor Hugo metro station, after taking a photo with the sign above, I sat down to wait for the metro. It was only when I sat inside the metro that I looked up and saw it. It was a flippin' bust of Victor Hugo! It even had spotlights on it and a board with a mini-biography! But alas, it was not meant to be... The metro left and my heart was filled with regret which will haunt me for the rest of my life.

I'm kidding, that's hyperbole for you!

A Single Step: Paris 2013: Place Saint-Michel and the Eiffel Tower.

But the day was still young and there were still sights to see, so we made our way towards the metro to go to the Eiffel Tower. We didn't get very far however, as I spotted the famous Shakespeare & Company bookshop! I just had to go in! I didn't get many photos in there as I was looking at the books in awe and stroking the worn covers, but I did get one inside a little writing cubicle!

After a few minutes of crying over the beautiful books, we made our way towards the metro again, but we didn't make it down the stairs before I had to fan-girl! You see, I saw this pretty fountain with a lovely statues and I decided to take a photo of it, but as I zoomed in on the plaque that told us about the history of the place, I couldn't help but gasp. We were in Place Saint-Michel. We were in the Latin Quarter. We were really close to the site of the Cafe Musain! Or in non-geek-language: we were in the area where part of Les Miserables is set!

We eventually got on the metro and made our way to the Eiffel Tower. Now get ready for an unpopular opinion: the Eiffel Tower is overrated. Now don't get me wrong, it's pretty cool, it's very big, it's especially pretty when the lights go on at night, but... well... next to all the beautiful stone buildings and incredible historical sights, it just felt like a pile of metal. And it's not even silver! I honestly thought it was silver/grey, but no, it's a weird bronze colour! As I said, it looked pretty at night, and the surrounding area is very nice and peaceful, but it was probably at the bottom of my list of favourite sights.

And this was the end of my first day in Paris! More photos to come from the following days...

A Single Step: Paris 2013: Notre-Dame.

From there it was a short walk to the front doors of Notre-Dame. Again, I had seen various photos of the cathedral, but seeing it with my own eyes blew me away! When you take into account that the cathedral was built in 1163-1345, you can't help but wonder how did they even do it?! All the statues looked different and were incredibly detailed; the stained-glass windows were the size of a house and again, incredibly detailed! It really is a beautiful cathedral. I'll be honest though, the whole time I was inside, in my head I was singing 'God Help the Outcasts' from Disney's 'The Hunchback of Notre-Dame'.

 To be continued...

A Single Step: Paris 2013: Place de la Bastille and the river Seine.

We then walked along the Champ-Elysees, making our way to Notre-Dame, until we figured it would be quicker to take the metro. I had been looking forward to seeing some sights from Les Miserables and historical sights related to the French Revolution, so we took the metro all the way to the Place de la Bastille. I was very excited about visiting this place since so many events took place here, such as the storming of the Bastille and the June Rebellion of 1832.

From there we walked along the Seine, admiring the view, towards Notre-Dame.

We were all very excited to find the famous lock bridge of Paris! My friend's mum had planned to take us there and so she provided us with locks.

To be continued...

A Single Step: Paris 2013: Arc de Triomphe.

I know what you're all going to say, it has been a while since I last updates the blog, and no, I haven't given up on it. You might be surprised to hear that I've actually been going out and doing things. I know, it's hard to believe! But I've genuinely been quite busy with work and also traveling, the latter being what I plan on blogging about today! 

So for the past 3 weeks I've been editing some photos that I took while I was on holiday in... PARIS! Yep, you heard it right, I went to Paris! I was actually super blessed to be invited along on holiday with my best friend, her mum, sister and two family friends. We were in Paris for only three days but we managed to do a lot of sight-seeing, and I managed to take 800 photographs!

We started our adventure by going to the Arc de Triomphe. Despite having seen many photos of it before, I had never actually realised that there was a lot of detail in the stone work. I was very impressed by it!

 To be continued...