EXPLORING PARIS WITH NO SLEEP FOR 24 HOURS. I stumble around the city centre of Paris.

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I fell off the bus at Paris Bercy Coach Station after a mammoth 20 hour journey from Edinburgh. Having only slept 3-4 hours before the journey, and next to no sleep during the journey, exploring Paris was always going to be a challenge. I chalk up a few sights and gulp down a few coffees. Looking back, I started this day with 24 hours of no sleep. By the time I made it to my hotel, I'd been up for 31 hours, and at Sacre Coer around 37 hours. No wonder I was starting to slur my words at the end! #paris #garedunord
Filmed May 2023 | Paris, France.
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*** TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:25 Gare de Lyon
00:05:30 Gare D'Austerlitz
00:06:35 Place de la Bastille
00:08:33 Gare de l'Est
00:10:44 Gare du Nord
00:11:50 Altona Hotel
00:15:12 Exploring the supermarket
00:16:14 Pizza and a beer
00:17:55 Exploring the souvenir shop
00:18:40 Sacré-Cœur Basilica
00:20:12 Conclusion

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@steve-marsh Жыл бұрын

My must go-to location is a bit closer to home, it's to sit in front of the Discovery when in Dundee. Your hotel missed a trick - if they removed that big TV they could brand themselves as an 'authentic 1980s experience' and make a packet. But it was free, and I know the feeling after a long coach journey. If they just had a park bench in the room it'd be good enough for a long sleep. I tell you what folks, if KZfaq has an 'Intrepid Traveller Award' I think we should all be voting for Scott. Incredible work to bring us these videos and very appreciated.

@PlanesTrainsEverything Жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve. I was up your neck of the woods this week. I was up at Aberdeen with my better half Sue, and on the way home we stopped off at St Cyrus where we had a wee holiday back in 2003. Its a lovely part of Scotland.

@steve-marsh Жыл бұрын

Nice! We love a wee walk down to St Cyrus beach but don’t much like the steps on the way back up! Thinking to camp on the beach sometime

@climbeverest Жыл бұрын

Washington DC Lincoln memorial and the reflection pond is a must for me

@steevobarker581 Жыл бұрын

I have this image of our hero running around Paris in a computer game with his energy bar going into the red, desperately trying to find coffees and cakes. Similar to the knight character in Ghosts and Goblins. And he's not "tight" he's "careful" with cash. Excellent work mate. 👍👍👍

@robertofraser101 Жыл бұрын

Great computer game idea I thought same 😅

@thomasedwards5700 Жыл бұрын

Always have to go down by the canals when I'm in Birmingham! And ride the tram in Manchester.

@anianoenrique2115 Жыл бұрын

We have those small libraries ('bookcases' as you called them) over here in Bruges. Nothing untoward ever happens to them.

@hpengwyn Жыл бұрын

I feel exhausted just watching this

@thomascook578 9 ай бұрын

Loved when you drank the coffee, the sncf jingle played...a power up 😂

@dianewood15 2 ай бұрын

I’m enjoying your videos Scott I have a lot to watch but I’m really enjoying seeing the different places you go to

@whtyc Ай бұрын

The bookshelf in the park is what we call a little or tiny free library in the US. They’re scattered throughout the country. I have one down the street from my home

@roytabberer7427 Жыл бұрын

If I go places on a regular visit. If I am in North Wales I visit. Aber Falls Penmon Point on Anglesey & The summit of The Great Orme. Lovely places to visit.

@holygooff Жыл бұрын

Hey Scott. I'm pretty sure museums and other attractions would have been open on a Sunday. It's usually on Mondays that they close. Remember that for the future! ;)

@gregorylenton8200 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed The Loop..i Stayed Dry Thanks

@micheleglenwright-vq5ns Жыл бұрын

The Ibis Styles Lens is an old cinema. The rooms are cinema themed our room had picture of Sean Connery 😀

@grahamlaidlaw7164 Жыл бұрын

aaah u met Donald Sutherland,,,,, amazing

@apinanraivo100 Жыл бұрын

Really appreciate you reporting the meal breaks in orderly fashion. A highlight of any kind of trip or travel :D

@geraldcapon392 Жыл бұрын

Bien venu chez nous. Welcome to our gaff. Reims is easy to pronounce, say ’rancid’ then take the 'id' off the end et voilà ’raanz’. One place to visit is the Place des Vosges which is close to la Bastille, if you want to mix with les Parigots (Parisiens) then you need to go the Montparnasse area.

@janetwhitten3945 Жыл бұрын

Hopefully it’s not the same as your bed bug hotel in Paris. Great video

@truckerallikatuk Жыл бұрын

Gare Austerlitz also is the terminus of the non-highspeed services from Toulouse. And France/Belgium are pretty strict on the no sunday trading thing. It's why a lot of towns bordering both nations are super busy on a sunday. Example: Sluis in the Netherlands.

@Theunkownofbelgium 2 ай бұрын

Your prononciation of Reims is actually kinda spot-on tbf

@russellgray1426 Жыл бұрын

My must visit is......when in Amsterdam I always visit the “City Hall” coffee shop for a beer and........

@nanplabwern Жыл бұрын

Love the shops on Rue De Remarks

@hubertinepankhurst1161 Жыл бұрын

Gare d'Austerlitz goes far beyond just Orleans! It goes to Brive, to Cahors, Toulouse and further South.

@pokeyjeanne Жыл бұрын

Ok, first thing, Paris #6 Metro from Raspail to Passy. Thank you, nice update on Paris for me.

@buntybeau 11 ай бұрын

Gallery Lafayette- a must

@Kimberley42 Жыл бұрын

I love going to the Tate Britain in London, so breakfast in the Regency cafe in Pimlico before it opens is just perfect.

@Sunlight91 Жыл бұрын

As the summer solstice is approaching you could travel to the northern tip of Scotland to show how short the night is. Or if you got to the Shetland islands there should only be twilight.

@notyhbynorthwest Жыл бұрын

Used to visit Tokyo rather frequently and would invariably stay in Narita City, very adjacent to Narita Airport. The reason was so that I could spend countless hours wandering around the beautiful Narita-San Temple and park. When I was there for extended periods, I would visit the park every day after work, the ultimate relaxation. Am retired now and yearn to get back there to take in the serenity and beauty one more time.

@wdunn06 Жыл бұрын

What's stopping you? I'm desperate to visit Japan.

@barvdw Жыл бұрын

As some have said, coffee can be had at almost any presse-tabac, and as in Italy, there are different prices for drinking a cuppa at the bar, at a table or on the terrace. Many are even open on a Sunday. Breakfast is generally a rather meager affair in France, just a croissant and/or a part of baguette with butter and jam. But the bread of almost any bakery is great. Austerlitz is a secondary station, except for night trains, as all SNCF Intercités de Nuit leave from or arrive at this station. And if you prefer the old line to Toulouse (in stead of the TGV via Bordeaux), this is your station as well. Trocadéro is a must for the typical Paris money shot of the Eiffel Tower, and the museum of architecture there is great.

@alejandrayalanbowman367 Жыл бұрын

Hi Scott from Spain. I've loved Paris from my first time there in 1955. The boat on Canal St Martin is always worth a trip. I've never found a shortage of places to eat and drink in Paris, even on a Sunday. In many places there is a bylaw stating that supermarkets and other shops cannot sell bread on a Sunday to give the boulangeries a chance, so tha bakers make hay...

@mrwibble70 Жыл бұрын

I used to travel around mostly London and the south coast, tunning church organs. I don't know why, but my favourite two places to work in was Chichester and Cambridge. Whenever I go to Sri Lanka with my wife to see family, I always like to go to Jaffna. I've no idea why, but it feels like home.

@mcfluffchucker Жыл бұрын

Whenever I go to Glasgow from Edinburgh I always go / see the blue lagoon 😊

@tstuart7333 Жыл бұрын

You sure do push yourself to the limit Scott. Many thanks, really enjoy watch your travels. Stay safe and enjoy. I often travel to England from Northern Ireland once/twice a year just for a change of scenery. A must for me is (1) York. First went there with the school out of Middlesbrough in 1967 and never miss going unless for some very good reason. (2) Saltburn-by-the sea is another as I lived in Diamond Street as a child., last but not least Burrill, Bedale, Garden Cottage, Cowling Road. Grew up there and I hold amazing childhood memories, which I still carry today

@nicholasreason8379 Жыл бұрын

Paris Trocadero is a must for the view

@jonathanscripps917 Жыл бұрын

I know exactly what you mean Scott. When I'm in Italy, it's Siena and in Siena I have to go to the Duomo di Siena (Siena Cathedral). It gets into your heart ❤

@davidmcmanus2464 Жыл бұрын

Great content as always, Paris not looking too great in the rain

@hilandmalt 5 күн бұрын

I’m happy to see that you were able to meet Donald Sutherland. RIP 10:48

@C125225 Жыл бұрын

The title of this video matches exactly my day yesterday doing a whistle stop tour of Paris after zero sleep the night before. The climb up Sacre Coeur certainly woke me up…

@carolgraham4537 Жыл бұрын

My must do in Barcelona is the Magic Fountains

@joanneturner4674 Жыл бұрын

I love Belfast and I visit the town hall every time. My favourite building in the city

@kazzicup Жыл бұрын

A sandwich and a coffee 8:55 . 🥪☕ How good! And Scott, I love your olive green San Francisco T-shirt.

@mikestephens5622 Жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this. I try and visit Pere Lachaise cemetery, the Pont Neuf Bridge, and Shakespeare and Company bookshop...all wonderful and totally different 😊

@jamesskinner4188 Жыл бұрын

Lived in Paris great city ❤ Reims pronunciation is R A A N C E … 😊

@jamessmith6402 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Scott lovely video 👍

@seznz Жыл бұрын

Every time I go to London I have to go to St Paul's & the Old Naval College.. bit of a sucker for Christopher Wren buildings

@sandrawhite9458 Жыл бұрын

When in Madeira, we always have to visit Nun's Valley. Absolutely stunning.

@ciaramc29 Жыл бұрын

Have you ever sat and had your portrait painted whilst visiting Sacre Coer? I did in 1996 during a school tour, and then my daughter had hers drawn a few years ago.

@COMEINTOMYWORLD Жыл бұрын

Great video! If I ever go to London then my must see is The Inns Of Courts.

@norsegolf76 2 ай бұрын

It's not a city or a town as such, but every time I am in Iowa, I have to go to Audubon to see Albert the Bull, the world's largest bull. And every time I'm in North Dakota, I have to go to the town of New Salem to see Salem Sue, the world's largest Holstein cow. Those are my two must visits.

@carolinecaiger6717 Жыл бұрын

Very Parisian view from your hotel room :) My go to is Mars Hill just below the Acropolis for sunset ♥️ Stunning views across Athens, Piraeus and the Aegean sea.

@sandiandgregh Жыл бұрын

Glad you were able to fuel up! As Canadians, if we visit a country that has M & S we will be there stocking up! LOL. In Northern Ireland, a regular destination for us to see friends and family, we always visit the Folk Park & Transport Museum, the City Hall in Belfast, the beach at Newcastle and Dunluce Castle on the North Coast. So many wonderful memories from my childhood and beyond.

@kenglenwright4040 Жыл бұрын

We have been in Belgium and france for a while, no-one can pronounce reims, the best i can do is a throaty rons lol

@paullbennett2923 Жыл бұрын

My God you have some stamina ! Overnight coaches and trains were something i did in my twenties and early Thirties. Once spent a night outside of the locked up Brussel Central station , fighting off the dossers. Couldn't face it anymore now I'm in my late fifties. Done that walk from Nord to Est a number of times. Always stank of pee by those steps. I was always impressed by all the electric locomotive lined up at the Buffers at the Gare Du Nord , all gone now. When the locos were shut down the pantograph would break contact with the overhead wire with a big spark and a bang ! When i go to Glasgow , very rarely these days i have to go to Bills Tools in the Barras.

@clarkson7777 Жыл бұрын

When I visit Pitlocry I always visit the dam and salmon ladder, being a fisherman.

@shanehall98 Жыл бұрын

When I go to Lichfield I like to always visit the cathedral especially on Sundays if there is organ music playing. When I go to Great Yarmouth I visit Wellington Pier a lot I think one day they will charge me rent lol.

@sgtcrabfat Жыл бұрын

Did something similar, cheap day return from East midlands Airport to Rome..no sleep the night before, stuck down a cave in Derbyshire , loved the strong Italian coffee, went back a few years later.. and a few years back ,over 25, I met Donald Sutherland in London...he really liked the young lady I was with, grinning like the Cheshire cat, I did not blame him , she was a pretty one, , thats my only claim to fame.

@crazyfroggie6546 Жыл бұрын

Paris is a big city, you must have walked a fair distance.

@maryreichle7623 Жыл бұрын

Spot on with Glenelg tram, Geelong Cats and St Kilda. Love your videos Scot.

@craigharbauer389 11 ай бұрын

Scott, I was just at the IBIS Styles hotel yesterday right next to that Stadium you started your video at. There was a lot of rain the 2 days I was there as well.

@louisjadot9194 8 ай бұрын

Aye Scott lovely memories of Paris Had a partner a while back she and I went every Autumn to Paris Prestwick / Beauvais bus James Juiced pub metro to Hotel Weekend in Paris, alas all good end. Great time. 😥

@NickGibbs-VK5NG Жыл бұрын

Hi Scott. Didn't know you had lived in Adelaide. The Glenelg tram isn't the same since they retired the "Red Rattlers". Spend many a late evening riding the tram back to Glenelg after a night out.

@louisjadot9194 8 ай бұрын

And a Son as well ,

@jkardez4794 Жыл бұрын

Was monitoring your energy counter very closely- glad you made it on a Sunday. One of the perils of being in W Europe on the Sabath is that the city practically shuts down - so what does a tourist do ? You could swing a cat comfortably in those quarters . Thanks for a compromised tour in the circumstances.

@grahamlaidlaw7164 Жыл бұрын

i have watched a few vids of you and very impressed. just subscribed. half way through this vid. i have been lucky enough to have a french girlfriend who lived in gentilly north paris , she was a great tour guide, we walked the whole city . Notre Dame was my fav. dunno if u see it cos im half way through vid,,,, oh and the Louvre ,, hells bells , need a week for that. keep up the good work. all the best from berwick

@pacerchaser9434 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant video Scott, thank you!! I've been humming and ha'ing about going to Paris but having watched this I will definitely be booking it... thanks again 😊

@peternolan5353 Жыл бұрын

Scott, don't say you're another oddball, LOL 😂, one of the greatest characters Donald Sutherland ever played

@TheClunkingFist Жыл бұрын

Lol, I think I'll have that Bollywood music in my head for the rest of the evening!

@Marcsharp82 Жыл бұрын

Whenever I'm in Dawlish Devon i always visit Gays creamery, for those that don't know its a bakery selling local produce and the food is incredible.

@EastCoastSteam4468 Жыл бұрын

Every time I visit York, I have to go to the railway museum

@michaelcrush9004 Жыл бұрын

Loved this video, I like to go London and my go to places are Hyde park and Buckingham palace

@RobG1981 Жыл бұрын

Whenever I visit Magdeburg the Dom (cathedral) is a must. In Munich, during the summer, the beer garden at Chinesischer Turm will always get a visit.

@anthonyfenlon7389 Жыл бұрын

Whenever I’m in Barcelona I always go to the Sagrada Familia…..I’m sad enough to be able to recognise how things have changed, the progress made and, even more sadly, how much they still have to go towards completion….according to Gaudi’s original plan.

@MrHurley61 Жыл бұрын

Hi Scott, good stuff. Out of interest did you capture how many steps you covered un that day? I think you did remarkably well considering the lack of sleep!

@kierstenwatts3179 Жыл бұрын

I love your videos! But I also like your San Francisco shirt too !

@Brrunoc1 Жыл бұрын

I did a day trip by coach from London to Paris. It was exhausting. Got a haircut so I could get some sleep. Another trip was weekend train trip from London to Nice to see a bike race. Eurostar to Paris, Overnight train from gare d'Austerlitz to Nice, following evening return to Austerlitz arriving at 8am. My return Eurostar was not until the evening so rather than spend a fortune on coffee, I took metro to port de bagnolet and caught a coach back to London

@user-sv2mx8ey3t 3 ай бұрын

I love your videos and those of Steve Marsh. So heres a challenge for you. I am 79 and classed as severely disabled. In the past, as a truck driver, I wondered around Europe for 47 years., never going to Portugal or Russia. I was short listed to go to Moscow whilst employed by McDonanalds but it did not happen. I can say that neither you or Steve have ever where I have been where I have been. So the Question is, how could I do what you do. If you want to know why I gave it up, think Zeebrugga.

@tomkemp9465 Жыл бұрын

I was in Paris for a college study trip in the early 70s. The hotel was dreadful but gave a superb view up towards Sacré Coeur

@paulmark63 Жыл бұрын

Nice one Scott great video I was going to ask you how was the ride from Victoria to Paris Regards Paul

@SpaceBaron Жыл бұрын

Scott, that hotel room is bigger than the flat I rented for a week in Paris! 😁 The view from the window is the same though! 😜LOVE your videos, by the way! Please keep on making them! How about some personal background? You are obviously retired, but how did you get into this you tube thing? I am pretty sure there are others that would LOVE to know too!

@ianlove1215 Жыл бұрын

I went to Paris a few years ago & went to the Cafe Foresta where you had your pizza & beer. Nice place!!!

@scottharvey-davies1607 Жыл бұрын

iI used to live there and my name is as you can see... scott too. Ironically, used to visit Reiams regularly too. Happy travels bro

@scottharvey-davies1607 Жыл бұрын

Also my family is from Coatbridge... you must be the only Scotsman that has never been made welcome in Paris.. oh and Reims is pronouseced Reames in English or in french, prnounced Ranees... (i.e.i Ran but in the past tense). the french love the scottish... dont ya dare slag the place off becuse you chose a sunday.... com'n pal ;)

@NEILB1989 Жыл бұрын

That beer looked smashing

@arrivingarriving5166 Жыл бұрын

Always go to the Place de la Republique to see the dancing at night when in Paris, so mesmerising it's easy to lose an hour or so.

@MickCampin-jp9kb Жыл бұрын

Go to the Louvre on a Sunday then enter by the back door along the Seine. It's free and there isn't a queue

@stevemcclure2879 Жыл бұрын

I'm new to the channel and love it! I really enjoy that you give your "energy levels". I do the same thing :)

@tkbyrne Жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this one. You should come here to seville, you’d enjoy the sights and the pizza!

@blankpage555 Жыл бұрын

A traffic of 70 million people each year in gare du nord. Strasbourg, about 15 million, Dijon 4ish million, though dijon is slower than strasbourg region to refund when a train has been cancelled.

@mary-janejenkins9560 Жыл бұрын

Whenever we go to London we always have lunch in The white Lion in Covent Garden ❤

@lorrainehamilton5051 Жыл бұрын

Been to Paris a few times, always visit Reims (Scottish "Reams," French "Rhhhhemmms." 😂 The Champagne region, Epernay, Aisne-Marne Valley etc is stunningly beautiful, and I far prefer Reims Cathedral to ND de Paris. Hunners o' history 'n' stuff...😂😂😂

@papabear6860 Жыл бұрын

Hi Scott, thanks for another great video. Whenever I am in Scarborough, I have to park up at The Spa in the South Bay and take in the atmosphere. So many happy memories of holidays with my parents in the 1960's and 70's.

@Martycycleman Жыл бұрын

Cheers Scott. What happens if you reach 100% 🤔

@michaelramstedt3380 Жыл бұрын

Must go to place monte Grappa in Italy look for Peter Pans grave ,views are outstanding.

@MartinBrez Жыл бұрын

To answer your questions about must sees in a city. I've been to Berlin 7 times. On 6 occasions, I've flown in and out of Schönefeld (SXF) airport. Between the station and the long walk to the terminal is a little kiosk under the tracks where I would get a currywurst and beer for the train to the centre. I haven't been to Berlin since 2015 and will be going back in Summer in a few weeks from Prague (Watched your video on that), I don't think this will be possible as the Berlin-Brandenburg Airport is now operational.

@brunohache268 Жыл бұрын

I just go to Montreal if I wanted the Paris experience lol.

@BibtheBoulder Жыл бұрын

Brought back some great memories watching this. I have caught overnight sleepers from Austerlitz to Cerbere and back, and always get lost trying to get to Gare du Lyon....

@MrCobo04 Жыл бұрын

Know the feeling of zero sleep add in zero food and limited drink over 28 hours! Heathrow to Brisbane. Only food on offer in flight was loaded with lactose (a poison to me). Hence first food was in hotel in Brisbane. A pack of crisps!!