What you should know if you travel in Paris

 I had  a dream to visit Paris , City of love with a breeze of Romance. It is a lovely city to explore lots of things. But if you are a traveller knowing few things i have experience will make your journey much nicer :).

1) If you arrive in Beauvais airport and you need to find a way to go to Paris city center you can get Bus tickets from here. Because Ryan air which is most of the time cheaper will land only in this airport. Most of the people suggest other airports which is near to Paris but if you can spend one extra hour you can land in Beauvais and come to city center by bus. Because it (flight + bus) may be cheaper than some flight options.

2) Paris city metro is little bit complicated but it covers almost all the areas. It may be cheaper to get Paris 10 tickets options which will give you 10 tickets at once at a discounted price.

http://parisbytrain.com/paris-metro-tickets/

3) Get a metro map and correctly identify zones and lanes. Because there are some connecting lanes which can be confusing a bit. And also make sure you are not going through an exit when changing lanes or metros, Because once you do you ticket become void and have to use another ticket. Some routes combine rail and metro and may be cumbersome to find them. So to make things easier i opted only to use metro even though the ticket is valid for both to make my journeys hassle free.

3) You should visit paris by night which is more beautiful than the day time. I am posting few pics below and you can decide :)

4) Louvre is an amazing place to visit. But it takes time to explore since it is massive. Plan to spend at least  5 to 6 hours of the day there. Make sure you check the timetable as they closes the Museum on time

http://www.louvre.fr/en/hours-admission

Cabo Da Roca - Western Most Cape of Europe

 It is a new country for me and it is full of new places to travel. Luckily we have one friend at the apartment who knows the area pretty well. So we did not have much trouble in locating the places to visit but if you travel by public transport following information would be useful for you.

  If you are near IST you need to travel from Alameda Metro station to Cais do Sodré station which is at the end of Green line. Then you need to get the Train from Cais do Sodré station to Cascais. To travel up to Cascais you can obtain a travel card from Metro station which covers all 4 forms of transportation including Bus, Metro, Train and Ferry. You have different options but it is better to buy  a viva via gem card if you are a non frequent traveller. It is reusable and reloadable card.

source :http://www.metrolisboa.pt/eng/customer-info/viva-viagem-card

Loading this card with 10 Euros would be enough as we experienced and you can top up it from train stations or metro stations conviniently. It is advisable to keep 5,10 Euro notes as sometimes it will issue receipt for balance which you should claim at train stations if you try to recharge from a train station. Believe me it is a hassle :(.

 You should spend some time at Cascais as it is a beautiful area with lots of tourist and local activities. We stayed there before moving to Cabo da Roca.

                  This was truly a beautiful beach...

From Cascais you need to get 403 bus operated by scottrub. It is usually has one hour frequency. It will go via Cabo da Roca to Sentra and you have to get down from the Cabo da Roca on the way. These buses does not have display boards for the stops but Cabo da Roca is a special stop and you know once you arrive there and just enjoy the breathtaking views out side on the way from the bus. (Believe me it is a special stop ;) )

Cabo da Roca is the western most point of the Europe mainland. You will be surely amazed how picturesque the view is. You will lost in your thoughts for a moment when you reach the top. But make sure not to fall out from the top to Atlantic ocean while taking selfies.. Cos' it is a shame that you cannot tell how magnificent it was to you friends :P