WELCOME TO MY WONDERFUL PARIS WEEKEND!
So this past weekend, I ventured to Paris to meet up with some of my Oxford girls, Ashley Close, Allye Foster, and Lizzie Elston. You know those times when all your worlds collide, that was this weekend. My Carolina amie Ash and my two west texans, who all go to ACU met me in my new world...France!
So this past weekend, I ventured to Paris to meet up with some of my Oxford girls, Ashley Close, Allye Foster, and Lizzie Elston. You know those times when all your worlds collide, that was this weekend. My Carolina amie Ash and my two west texans, who all go to ACU met me in my new world...France!So I arrived late Friday night and met the girls at Notre Dame. Yes, this is why I love France, you can say things like "oh yeah...we met up by the eiffel tower, or next to the louvre." Anyways, we went for a late French dinner at a restaurant au cuisine francaise. The girls tried a plate of Fromage and I got my typical Chevre salad. As is normal in France, our meal lasted forever, so we returned pretty late to the hostel.
In Front of the Louvre
Saturday:
We woke up a little late, and had a panicked trip to reach the Eiffel Tower to rendez-vous for the flat-tire bike tour. We BARELY made it on time, after sprinting through the courtyard of the tower.
We bike-toured it until around 3, seeing some awesome sites, and mostly just laughing a lot.
The locks of love on Bridges in Paris!
The sky after the bike tour looked a little questionable so we decided it was museum time! We headed to the Musee d'Orsay. Definitely my new favorite musee. They had a Van Gogh Exhibition, along with Monet, Manet, and many more! The best part about it...Gratuit! FREE!
Again, in True French Fashion, we took a coffee break after the musee, to give our feet a rest. Then headed toward the Eiffel Tower for what we were soon to find out was going to be the best night ever!
C'est Magnifique!!
Perfect View of Paris from the top
I took about 1000 pictures of the tower, because it's my favorite part of France, and probably my favorite monument in the world.
After going to top of the Eiffel Tower, we were on our way down and they elevator manager said, "cette nivel a le cuisine et le patinoir gratuit." Did my ears deceive me? Free Ice Skating on the Eiffel Tower?? Why Yes? The 4 of us literally sprinted out of the elevator to the Ice Skating rink situated in the second floor, for one of the most surreal moments of my life. We skated for a while, get hit on by a very strange man working the shoe booth, and the set off for a nice French Dinner to finish our wonderful day!
Patinoir sur le Eiffel Tower
Sunday:
Sunday, was nothing too crazy. We woke up and headed for mass at Notre Dame. It was definitely cool, but it's not really a place of worship. I had a very long, incomprehensible service to sit through, so I did a lot of thinking (reflechir beaucoup). There are so many churches in Europe, yet so little religion, only habitual attendance for the sake of personal historic value, but for the purpose of worship. But that's a whole other blog post for the future...
After ca, we went on our great hunt! The hunt for Moulin Rouge. First, we ascended about 10000 stairs to reach La Sacre Coeur, a magnificent église that overlooks the whole city! After a brief stay here, we headed back down the mountain to spend a few brief moments at the Moulin Rouge...and more importantly, a yummy candy shop!
Afterwards, My Eurotexalina girls had to head back, and so did I.
It was a fantastic weekend and It could not have come at a better time! Hopefully this won't be the last opportunity to meet up in France!
For now, Au Revoir!
What a great blog post! I had such a fun weekend with you in Paris! We made so many great memories and had such fantastic experiences! And I even got to learn a little french from you! Merci beaucoup! Haha Thanks again for such a great time! Au revoir!
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