PARIS

Our hostel in Paris was amazing! It was so modern and fun. There was a restaurant/bar downstairs, and the entire staff was really nice and helpful. It was a youth hostel so we met a lot of nice people our age. Once again, we didn’t get there until later, so it was too late to do any sightseeing. We attempted to go out to what we had heard was the big club area called Bastille Square, but the cab driver we had didn’t know where it was! We ended up just going to a really random bar but quickly giving up and heading home.

Thursday we tried to go to The Louvre museum to see the Mona Lisa, but were too late to buy tickets. Instead, we went to see the Arc de Triomphe, Champs de Elysees, and the Notre Dame! We spent a while just walking around at each of the places and taking in all our surroundings. While we were at the Arc de Triomphe, we got a glorious peek at the Eiffel Tower all lit up at night! It was so beautiful. That day was St. Patrick’s Day so we really wanted to go out and celebrate. Once again, however, we didn’t go to any clubs even though we were all dressed up, and ended up coming home.





Friday was our major tourist day. First we went back to The Louvre since we knew they closed somewhat early, but the lady at the ticket counter told us that people under the age of 26 get in free after 6:00 pm on Fridays! Score! So after we left, we went straight to the Eiffel Tower. Unfortunately, we had been there for 30 minutes before it started raining on us. We took shelter in a nearby pub and got crème brulee! It is one of my favorite desserts, so I had been so excited to try an authentic French one. It was delicious! After hanging out there for a while, we went back to The Louvre and were able to see the Mona Lisa. It is REALLY small. That’s really all I have to say about it because honestly, it wasn’t that exciting. I don’t know what all the fuss is about! After The Louvre, we made a quick stop by the Moulin Rouge to take some pictures. That night we decided to hang out at the hostel’s bar because we had a super early flight on Saturday morning to come home. Not that it mattered, because we ended up missing our flight. It was the worst experience ever, but for now, I’ll end this post as: to be continued…

Ciao!