City of Lights pt.1

To begin with, Happy Anniversary to my parents! (it was yesterday)
I am thinking of you guys and hope you had a great time celebrating.


Paris was absolutely amazing once again. I wasn't sure I would get that magical feeling for a second time, but walking into Notre Dame put me right back in that place. Dillon and I went there first thing when we arrived, after checking into the hotel (if you ever go to Paris, I would highly recommend staying at Hotel St. Sebastien: cheap and quality). We also visited Shakespeare & Co., which was a walk down memory lane, but I do have to say I was a bit disappointed with how crowded the bookstore was...it used to feel like my own personal paradise! That's just me being selfish though.

Also, we ate a big lunch at La Maison Blanche, decorated with American flags. Ironically, it was such good French food!!






After our venture, we went back to the hostel to nap and shower. The morning was a really early one for us since we took the first flight out of London...waking up at 4:30 to be ON TIME! haha lesson learned. After resting, we ventured out on the metro to see Moulin Rouge at night and have some dessert. We really wanted to see a show there, but the cheapest tickets go for 90 euro. Ouch. Instead, we walked around the district and had tea, ice cream, and crepes at a local restaurant. Moulin Rouge was pretty, but otherwise we weren't too impressed with the 'Red Light District'...Amsterdam wins by a landslide in that department!


Afterwards, we wandered around, trying to embody the movie 'Midnight in Paris' and we actually did! We thought we were super lost and started following these spotlights which led us straight to the Champs-Elyses and the Arc de Triomphe!





More to come...

xoxo
Caitlin
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