On my way back from Paris, my internet USB got crushed! So I'm been short on internet time, and have yet to write about my weekend!
So like I had said before, Paris was one of those places that had been calling my name for a few years. I needed to go there. And I'm so lucky I my uncle set me up with his cousin who lives there so I had a place to stay. I got into Paris a little before noon, and had plenty of time to explore and sightsee. The family I stayed with has a daughter around my age, so it was nice to have someone to hangout with!
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| Laura and I at the Arc de Triomphe |
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| My favorite! |
My friend Kate, who cam to visit me in Florence a few weekends back, was also in Paris! She had told me that the Louvre is free on Friday nights for people under 26, so we thought that'd be a good Friday-night activity. Laura and I headed out to meet Kate, and hopefully avoid lines. And, luckily, there weren't any lines to avoid! We were so lucky and so excited. As soon as we were in, we headed straight for the Monna Lisa.
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| The Louvre |
I may be familiar to art museums after this summer, but the Louvre is huge. So we had to plan out what we wanted to see, but honestly, after seeing the Monna Lisa, we were almost Louvre'd out. So we made a few laps and saw some great things, but quickly made our way to the very bottom of the pyramids.
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| There she is! |
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| Botticelli - one of my favorites! |
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| It was GREAT to see Kate again! |
After the Louvre we decided to casually make our way over to the Eiffel Tower, lingering at some spots, resting our feet at others, and it was a beautiful night to do so!
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| Notre Dame in the distance |
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Nice life :)
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It was such a great night!
The next day Kate and I went to Versailles! It was a little bit of a trek, but not too bad, and totally worth it!
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| Louis XVI |
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| Lovely |
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| Palace chapel |
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| So beautiful! |
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| Hall of mirrors! |
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| The king's bed |
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| The queen's bed |
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| So amazing! |
On Saturday night we went out to eat and I tried snails! Yes... that is right. So all of you out there that would call me "picky," you may want to reconsider! Then on Sunday morning Kate and I went to Notre Dame and to explore that area of Paris.
It was a wonderful weekend, and I feel like I need to go back for longer than just one weekend. It was beautiful and there is so much that I wish I could have explored! French is definitely my next language to learn.
Tonight I am packing up all of my things, cramming it all into my suitcases, praying that they don't go over 50 pounds. I did lots of last minute shopping and went out for a wonderful dinner by the Duomo with Alicia and Ally, another girl that was at SRISA in July. I'm feeling very anxious and I just wish I could fast forward to 10 tomorrow morning so that I'm on the plane and everything is running smoothly. I really can't wait to see my family, and this weekend I'll be seeing a bunch of my friends! It will be so nice to get there, but I will miss this city very dearly.
I'll probably be updating this with a new blog tomorrow during my layover in Zurich, and it should be a good one :)
I hope you're all having a good night... and see you soon!
xoxo
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