Carbs on Carbs on Carbs- París!

Hola familia y amigos!  I'm finally writing about my trip to Paris, even though it was 2 weeks ago.  It is hard to find time to blog with all of the trips I have been going on!

Our flight to Paris left at 7:00 AM from Sevilla so we had to wake up at 3:30 AM!  It was crazy!  First we had to walk to the Sevici bike station, then bike to the bus stop, then take a bus to the airport, then fly to Paris, take another bus, and walk to our hostel.  It was quite the travel, but we made it there without any problems.

The first thing we did when we got there, was find a restaurant with crepes for lunch.  I had one with mozzarella, tomatoes, black olives, and ham.  Yes, I now eat (and enjoy) tomatoes!  Crazy how that happens.  That day we met up with one of my best friends, Bailey.  She is studying in Paris this semester and it was so good to see her!  She is pretty much fluent in French and she was such a great guide!  We first went to the Louvre.  It was awesome to see the Mona Lisa, Napoleon's Apartments, and Venus de Milo.  It made me want to read the DaVinci Code again!  Here is a picture with me and the Mona Lisa...

We then went to a super fancy restaurant/café thing called Angelina's.  Bailey recommended it because the hot chocolate is super famous.  We bought hot chocolate and although it was pretty pricey, it was the best hot chocolate EVER.  It was extremely rich and served with whipped cream.  So goood.

The next day we took the metro back downtown and bought some sandwiches and ate them down by the river.  After that we took a 4 hour FREE walking tour and it was awesome!  We learned a lot about the history of a lot of different places like Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower, the Locks Bridge, the Latin Quarter, Pont Neuf, Palais Royal, the Louvre, Tuileries Gardens, Napoleon's Tomb, and pretty much every other famous landmark in Paris.

Then we went shopping on the Champs-Elysées (I think that is spelled right?).  My friend Carly, who is studying abroad in London was also in Paris working at fashion week, so she met up with us!  Here is a picture of me and Carly in front of the Arc de Tiomphe, which is at the end of the Champs-Elysées...

We also went to Galeries Lafayette, which is a super famous shopping mall in Paris.  It was really cool to see, but all of the clothes were WAY out of price range to do any shopping.  Maybe someday? Haha


That night for dinner we went to a cute pizzeria and the waiters loved us for some reason.  One of the waiters didn't even speak any English so every time he wanted to say something to us, he just said "hi!... hi!... hi!...."  It was pretty funny.  They also made us heart-shaped pizzas and kept calling us their girlfriends.  

After that we went to the Eiffel tower to see it light up!  It also sparkles every hour on the hour for 5 minutes after 6:00 pm.  Here is a picture of me and Rebekah in front of the tower...

The next day we woke up early and went back to the Eiffel Tower to climb to the top.  We chose to walk up the stairs to save money, and it was quite the work out!  We were really lucky we decided to go there first thing in the monring, because there was a huge line by the time we came down!

After that we decided we needed to take a break for some chocolate crepes.  Literally one of the best things I have ever eaten in my entire life!  We definitely ate our fair share of bakery items as well- including chocolate croissants and eclairs.

In the afternoon, Bailey took us around to places we had not yet seen, including the inside of the Notre Dame.  That was cool to see- the stained glass is beautiful!  I was hoping to see Quasimodo, but he never made an appearance.  It was also Carnival in Paris that weekend, so there were a bunch of people dressed in costumes right outside!

After that we went to Montmartre.  We got off the subway and we were in front of the Moulin Rouge!  Cool to see, even though I remember not liking that movie.  Then we climbed up the winding, village-like streets of Montmatre until we got to the highest point of Paris.  At the top is the Basilique duSacre Coeur.  Everyone was just sitting on the hill, listening to this guy singing and playing the guitar.  It felt like I was at the Union in the summertime!  That night we made dinner at Bailey's apartment because we felt kind of sick from all the baked goods we had eaten that day.

I would definitely have to say that Paris was one of my absolute favorite cities so far!  I would love to go back someday!