Where to begin... Paris is the most beautiful city I've ever seen in my life. Honestly, what people see in movies wasn't even close to my six days in Paris that's how amazing it was.
The people were all so welcoming, and even though they didn't speak much English, they were still polite and helpful despite many common beliefs lol.
Everything in Paris is just so beautifully presented. First your food looks like it belongs in a magazine, and then when you taste it you nearly pass out. How does the whole world not want to take over France??
I keep convincing myself it's a good thing I didn't study in Paris because I'd be broke as a jokeee! How is a can of coke possibly 5 euros?? is it lined with gold? I mean, it was fine with me because we just got beer for the same price, but it's the principle that counts!
Anyways, Stephen and I visited Versailles, the Army Museum, Museum D'Orsaay, the Louvre, the Sacre Coeur, Notre Dame, Saint Chapelle, the Arch de Triumph, the Bastille, the Pantheon,and some other places too!
Honestly, the best part of Paris was just walking around and surrounding ourselves in the breathtaking architecture. Ok, I HAVE to own a balcony with flower pots hanging off of it when I grow up.. because everyone in Paris has them, and I'm super jealous.
I loved getting fresh bread and cheese and wine and crepes and yatayata .. the list goes on, and WOW. There are these things called croque madames- LIFE CHANGING. It's basically a hot ham and cheese with cheese on the outside and an egg on the top- it literally melts in your mouth.
I loved the fact that every other store was a bakery, meat store,cheese store, of flower store. Is that even real life?? Like where do they get furniture and stuff?? It's a mystery.
We did see where they get their pets though!! I fell in love with a fluffy yellow duck in a pet store... and really, I could see myself living in Paris in a few years and having a little yellow duck to take on walks. How glamorous.
Obviously the Eiffel Tower was a highlight of Paris. No matter where we were in the city, we could see it, and it was so beautiful. I always thought it was stupid, but once you get there it takes your breath away.
My hotel was located on Rue Cler- and it was the most adorable road in Paris... and needless to say, the most precious hotel in Paris too. Obviously.
Stephen and I also made it to every neighborhood in Paris, and for that I am quite proud... I also stopped to look at every single pastry in every single bakery along the way (: Is it possible to gain ten pounds in six days?.. if it is, I did it. My favorite bakery "item" ( what should it be called, piece of heaven? ) was a croissant with butter and sugar in the middle and almonds on top... I'm starting to consider the idea of becoming a baker and moving the Paris. Good idea??
The only let down from the trip was the fact that the catacombs were closed for "AC problems" and no one bothered to tell me! I walked honestly like 12 miles to get there... Stephen would probably say it was closer to 2, but, it took like an hour and that's a long time. I just wanted to see the bones, I really didn't need AC to see them..
However, little things, such as unexpected dinner companions, are what really made the trip memorable. One night Stephen and I were eating in a tiny local restaurant and as we were getting up to leave, two old men, probably in their 80's, sat down next to us. The man that sat next to me began rambling in French and I told him, with one of my 4 French phrases, that I do not speak French. After a few minutes and a very puzzled and uncomfortable look on my face, he finally starting laughing and switched to the most proper British English I've ever heard in my life. We wound up talking and sharing multiple bottles of wine with the men for about three hours, and it was quite interesting, but very enjoyable. The man sitting next to me kept telling me I need to improve my diction because I do not speak proper English- after a couple hours of practicing I saw no improvement obviously. Anyways, it was an unexpected treat to get to sit and have dinner with locals in a tiny Parisian restaurant, and it's definitely something I will never forget. Moments like these make me reevaluate my own life, and after this trip I can honestly say I am going to strive to life a more Parisian lifestyle. Taking a trip to the bakery and having fresh flowers in your house, or taking the time to enjoy a long dinner with friends, are things that are irreplaceable in life. My "always-on-the move" DC lifestyle is not the way life is supposed to be lived. When I return home, and even now in Amman, I am striving to slow down the pace of my life and to learn to fully enjoy life's small pleasures and enjoy my time with the people I love.
The people were all so welcoming, and even though they didn't speak much English, they were still polite and helpful despite many common beliefs lol.
Everything in Paris is just so beautifully presented. First your food looks like it belongs in a magazine, and then when you taste it you nearly pass out. How does the whole world not want to take over France??
I keep convincing myself it's a good thing I didn't study in Paris because I'd be broke as a jokeee! How is a can of coke possibly 5 euros?? is it lined with gold? I mean, it was fine with me because we just got beer for the same price, but it's the principle that counts!
Anyways, Stephen and I visited Versailles, the Army Museum, Museum D'Orsaay, the Louvre, the Sacre Coeur, Notre Dame, Saint Chapelle, the Arch de Triumph, the Bastille, the Pantheon,and some other places too!
Honestly, the best part of Paris was just walking around and surrounding ourselves in the breathtaking architecture. Ok, I HAVE to own a balcony with flower pots hanging off of it when I grow up.. because everyone in Paris has them, and I'm super jealous.
I loved getting fresh bread and cheese and wine and crepes and yatayata .. the list goes on, and WOW. There are these things called croque madames- LIFE CHANGING. It's basically a hot ham and cheese with cheese on the outside and an egg on the top- it literally melts in your mouth.
I loved the fact that every other store was a bakery, meat store,cheese store, of flower store. Is that even real life?? Like where do they get furniture and stuff?? It's a mystery.
We did see where they get their pets though!! I fell in love with a fluffy yellow duck in a pet store... and really, I could see myself living in Paris in a few years and having a little yellow duck to take on walks. How glamorous.
Obviously the Eiffel Tower was a highlight of Paris. No matter where we were in the city, we could see it, and it was so beautiful. I always thought it was stupid, but once you get there it takes your breath away.
My hotel was located on Rue Cler- and it was the most adorable road in Paris... and needless to say, the most precious hotel in Paris too. Obviously.
Stephen and I also made it to every neighborhood in Paris, and for that I am quite proud... I also stopped to look at every single pastry in every single bakery along the way (: Is it possible to gain ten pounds in six days?.. if it is, I did it. My favorite bakery "item" ( what should it be called, piece of heaven? ) was a croissant with butter and sugar in the middle and almonds on top... I'm starting to consider the idea of becoming a baker and moving the Paris. Good idea??
The only let down from the trip was the fact that the catacombs were closed for "AC problems" and no one bothered to tell me! I walked honestly like 12 miles to get there... Stephen would probably say it was closer to 2, but, it took like an hour and that's a long time. I just wanted to see the bones, I really didn't need AC to see them..
However, little things, such as unexpected dinner companions, are what really made the trip memorable. One night Stephen and I were eating in a tiny local restaurant and as we were getting up to leave, two old men, probably in their 80's, sat down next to us. The man that sat next to me began rambling in French and I told him, with one of my 4 French phrases, that I do not speak French. After a few minutes and a very puzzled and uncomfortable look on my face, he finally starting laughing and switched to the most proper British English I've ever heard in my life. We wound up talking and sharing multiple bottles of wine with the men for about three hours, and it was quite interesting, but very enjoyable. The man sitting next to me kept telling me I need to improve my diction because I do not speak proper English- after a couple hours of practicing I saw no improvement obviously. Anyways, it was an unexpected treat to get to sit and have dinner with locals in a tiny Parisian restaurant, and it's definitely something I will never forget. Moments like these make me reevaluate my own life, and after this trip I can honestly say I am going to strive to life a more Parisian lifestyle. Taking a trip to the bakery and having fresh flowers in your house, or taking the time to enjoy a long dinner with friends, are things that are irreplaceable in life. My "always-on-the move" DC lifestyle is not the way life is supposed to be lived. When I return home, and even now in Amman, I am striving to slow down the pace of my life and to learn to fully enjoy life's small pleasures and enjoy my time with the people I love.
The famous madelines- the only thing in Paris that's not as good as its cracked up to be
On one of Paris's many bridges
We light a candle in Notre Dame with a prayer (:
View from the top of Notre Dame
Also, I think it is important to mention I should probablyyyy receive a Guinness World Record award for the amount of chocolate I consumed in those six days, and I'm damn proud of it (:
-Blonde Girl Out
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