So internet at the hotel SUCKS. Hence why you are just now getting the Paris update (sorry it's so long)! First off, yes the people were still rude there, BUT I still had a really fun time.
Monday morning we woke up nice and early to a croissant and crepe breakfast before boarding the bus for a perfume museum. It was pretty cool, and we got to smell a lot of different fragrances. Next we went on a bus tour around France with a really funny guide. We saw all the main attractions and of course got accosted by tons of gypsy’s and sellers at the touristy places. We ended at Notre Dame where there was a bread festival going on to compete for the best bread in the world and the winner serves the head of France for a year. It only happens three days a year, so it was cool to be there for it!
Lindsey and I went to lunch after the tour and I got French onion soup and quiche which was delicious I also picked up a baguette from the festival for dinner. The two of us walked around Paris, mainly along the Seine for the rest of the afternoon. Eventually we decided to head back to the hotel because of pure exhaustion. I ended up napping from 5-9! Woke up to get ready for the Moulin Rouge! Note to anyone waking up from a four-hour nap: Don’t attempt to fix your hair with hairspray if you are carrying around a Downy wrinkle free spray that is in the same color bottle. Let’s just say my hair spelled like Febreeze that night! I went with a bunch of the sorority girls, but it was still very entertaining and fun. The dancers and singers were pretty good, but the costumes and set were the best part by far (not to mention I have never seen so many boobs in my life….like was it really necessary?) The variety acts were the best though! They had an incredible juggler, ventriloquist, and a lady that swam with snakes (I was FREAKIN out!). Also, the one English song they sang…I Will Survive! Lol After the show we had to take a taxi back which was funny because we talked to our driver who only knew a little bit of English. He kept asking us if we had children and talking about love. It was too funny.
Tuesday morning I woke up around 9 (didn’t get back until around 2 the night before). Lindsey and I spent awhile trying to find a crepe place, and when our hunger got the best of us we settled for a café, which apparently didn’t sell food, but I got a tiny little coffee that was super strong and scrumptious! We found a store that sold chocolate croissants too before heading to the Rodin Garden. The Gardens were beautiful and we had a ton of fun taking pictures! We walked around Invalides for a while before meeting up with Spencer Dees!
He took us to the Luxembourg gardens, and we met up with his friends Natalie and Alli that were studying abroad here. I got an Italian sandwich and we bought bread, cheese, chocolate cookies, and boxed Sangria from a market. We headed to Sacre Coeur for lunch! We had a lovely picnic and it was fun to spend time with other people. We walked around Montmartre and I tried the “space ship” public toilets. Lindsey wanted to head home to try and wire money, but I stayed with Natalie and Spencer and we went back towards his hostel and had Pizza Hut in a park.
It was a really lovely day!!! A lot of walking around, eating, and park sitting, but pretty perfect! Oh, not to mention it was like 73 degrees outside! Heading out to Brussels this morning! (It’s 6am here)
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