Showing posts with label sightseeing in Paris. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sightseeing in Paris. Show all posts

Thursday, August 7, 2014

REVIEW | Lyric Hotel: Paris, France

Here is my review of Lyric Hotel on Trip Advisor:

5 of 5 starsReviewed 3 weeks ago

The Lyric Hotel is beautifully decorated, with bright colors set against gray musically themed backdrops. The Hotel is in a great location, close to a metro station and the prominent Opera station. I was able to take the Roissybus from the airport, and walk from the L'Opera station to the hotel! The complimentary Breakfast was consistently tasty. The staff was very accommodating to the large wedding party in which I was a member. Karim, the front desk representative was friendly, knowledgable about the city amenities, and gave great directions. Maeva, from the Chocolate tea room really helped me out of a jam.
When I return to Paris, I would stay at the Lyric Hotel again.
Room Tip: Ask for a room with a walk out balcony.


And here is the Lyric Hotel's response: 
"Dear Kandra,
First of all, we want to particularly thank you for this incredibly kind review of your stay and the time you took to write it. We make our best to satisfy your needs. Karim and Maeva are very grateful for your comment.
We do have a great location in Paris, very accessible by transportations : Roissy Bus, Saint Lazare train station, Opera metro station (line 7, 3 and 8), Quatre-Septembre metro station (line 3) and many buses. Thereby, you can easily visit the City of Lights.
Also, it was a really great pleasure to have you all at the hotel for this big event. In a certain way we have been able to participate and enjoy with you for this wedding.
Thanks again to you and to all the others for your kindness and hapiness you brought for some days in the hotel.
We are looking foward to welcome you again for your next visit.
Kind regards,
Lyric Hotel Team"


Monday, August 4, 2014

Americans In Paris


This post is more of an announcement of my latest Youtube video.  France| Americans in Paris is the last in my Parisian series following France| Black Paris Tour and France| How to Survive Paris. It's more of a recap summary of the trip.
Merci!



Thursday, July 24, 2014

REVIEW | The Black Paris Tour: Paris, France

On my most recent...and first... trip to Paris, I joined the "Black Paris Tour". I always take a tour on vacation and this one was very different. It highlighted facts, monuments, and the obscurity of the presence of Africans and African-Americans in Paris. It was like viewing the city through a Black lens-so-to-speak.  In case you haven't noticed in my profile picture, I am Black...Brownish actually, but you get the point.  In all of my research before going to Paris, I learned of the history of the majority such as multiple aristocratic "Louises" but not about the Count General Alexandre Dumas. It's interesting to see the perception of Africans and slavery by the French vs English vs Americans vs Africans.
My Video "The Black Paris Tour Review" on my Youtube channel shows some highlights of the tour, including an interview with the founder/tour guide Ricki Stevenson:
www.blackparistour.com