Day Seventeen – Paris, France
Well this was a long day. We left first thing in the morning
for the Eiffel Tower to see it in the day time. Thankfully it was still there.
It hadn’t gone anywhere yet…what a relief. Some of the group decided to climb
the stairs to the top but thanks to my foot that wasn’t an option for me (Mom,
I’m feeling an appointment with Dr. Ward when I get back) so Caitlin, Sam,
Taylor, Rachel, Ari, and the Millers and I waited in line to take the elevator
to the top.
And so we waited. And waited. And then we waited some more.
And five hours later, we were at the top of the Eiffel Tower! It was definitely
frustrating waiting in line that long but it was worth it…I’ve always wanted to
go to the top of the Eiffel Tower and the view was crazyyyyy. It was kind of
scary being up there because it was so insanely tall and you are literally at
the tip top but you could see all of Paris. It was absolutely beautiful! I’m so
glad I can stay I’ve been to the top. And we found some ways to entertain
ourselves while in line…like playing Ninja for example. SOAR anyone?
After that, we went to a great little French café and had
some wonderful French cuisine. I got a nice Coke to go with it J The café was just down
the road from the Eiffel Tower so that was nice. It’s always fun to try and
communicate with people who don’t speak much English, too.
After that, we took the metro to Notre Dame. I’ve been researching
all these places we’re going to so that I can fully appreciate what I’m seeing!
Notre Dame was beautiful with all its Gothic style architecture and you
couldn’t help but think of the Hunchback :P And at Notre Dame we found the mark
of the very center of France!!
We were pretty tired of all the walking and waiting in line
at this point so we headed back to the hostel because it was almost time for
dinner there anyways. We rested for a bit, ate dinner at the hostel (the French
cook some amazing spaghetti, let me tell you), and got on the computer to catch
up with everyone back home for a bit.
Then we all decided we needed some more of the French cuisine experience so Emily, Ari, Rachel, Caitlin, Tyler, and I went to Laduree on Champs-Elysees which is the famous boulevard in France. Avenue de Champs-Elysees is where all the major designer stores are and this area is what you think of when you picture little French cafes where people sit outside and sip their coffee. It’s so picturesque and it starts at the Arc de Triomphe so that’s a great view. Their stores were absolutely huge – there was a four story Louis Vuitton and the Abercrombie and Fitch had giant gates with runway models outside of it…crazy! So anyways, we walked down this stretch for a little while looking at all of the stores and then we went inside Laduree which is a famous dessert shop and it’s most famous for providing the macaroons in the most recent Marie Antoinette movie! I got an Éclair since that’s my favorite dessert and it had a cream on the top and rose petals on the side….are you kidding me? My dessert came with rose petals? I thought I’d died and gone to heaven. And that’s just how it looked…how did it taste, you may ask? It tasted beautiful. I’ve never tasted something so pretty. That’s the only way to describe it. It tasted like perfume smells…I know that sounds weird but it would make sense if you tasted it. So delicious. My mouth is watering just typing this!!!
We went back to the hostel and hung out there for a bit then
it was bedtime!
Until next time,
MC
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