Bonjour!
(thats all the French I know. I let Matt do most of the talking...I am still saying "gratzi" instead of "merci" most of the time...kinda a step behind.)
Anyways, we have finally made it to our last stop - Paris! The trip seems to have flown by, but Paris seems like a great way to go out with a bang. We arrived at the train station in Paris yesterday afternoon and walked to our amazing lodging in the 5th arrondissement, courtesy of my dad's very generous cousin, Mitch. The area where we are staying - the latin quarter - seems filled to the brim with bakeries, people in the streets and restaurants of every type of ethnic food imaginable (and affordable too!) A great place to be!
After filling up on gyros and crepes we walked to the Eiffel tower, and discovered that Paris is waaay bigger than any other cities we have wandered around. (It took us an hour to walk about an inch and a half on the map. After that we learned the metro system pretty quickly.) From the top of the tower we could see for miles, an awesome view of the city as it was just before sunset.
Today we ate croissants and meandered the Musee d'Orsay, catching up on the impressionist works of Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh and a few of their buddies. The museum was beautifully constructed and well-organized (and was truly appreciated more after we realized there was no line to get in!) Afterwards we walked down the Champs Ellyses and window-shopped, taking note of everything we can't afford, and probably wont be able to afford for a good 15 years. (Even a salad at one of the bakeries on that strip was out of my budget!)
Dinner was at a fun cafe on the street below the apartment, and we then heard some live music at a bar/coffee shop close by.
Look forward to seeing everyone soon!
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Everytime I look at this blog I drool a little over the focaccia. I think I would want to eat one of those everyday.
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