On Friday, I woke up at 6:50am and it was a little rough because I only slept for a little over 3 hours. I went to breakfast and then we were all off to Paris! :) The bus left at 8AM and I am pretty sure I was asleep by 8:15AM! I slept until the rest stop which was at 10:45am. I worked on my journals and relaxed by listening to music. Before I knew it, we were in Paris!! :)
Amy and I received our room way before the others, so we went up to the room and got changed for our night in Paris. We explored the city a little bit and learned the Metro system. Stacy, Dirk, Nick, Amy, Christina, Anna, and I went out to a fancy restaurant for a 3-course fixed price dinner. I enjoyed the meal but I did not feel comfortable with the French. I found that they were snobby and did not like Americans what so ever! After our super long dinner, our group went to Notre Dome and took lots of photos. We all saw the bridge with lots of locks on the fence, which was put on by couples that would lock the lock up and throw away the key in the water. Stacy saw a couple doing this, SO jealous! We walked around a lot and decided to head back to the hotel because we were exhausted and knew we had a long day ahead of us tomorrow. I skyped with my best friend, Amber, and she is such a fabulous friend to me. She's always there when I need her even when I am in another country! I am glad she was able to help me through a little rough patch during the trip. She made my bad mood disappear! :) Thank goodness!
Side note- Some time on Friday in the Metro, Dirk told me that I had an "air of confidence" and that he can just tell the way that I walk that I know myself very well and can be myself around others. He also mentioned that he would trust me if anything were to go wrong (vague) and that I had his back. It was very random, but it was a great compliment to receive from an adult. I sometimes doubt myself and this just assures me that I should just let myself be who I am! :) Thank you Dirk!
Saturday morning we woke up around 8am and left the hotel 9am to explore the gorgeous city of Paris. I actually spilled the chocolate cereal today! I felt so embarrassed because I can be such a mess sometimes. Nick, Stacy, and the girls went to the bus station to see an overview of the city. It was so chilly, Anna and I spent some quality time nearby the heater on the bus. We saw the Arc de Triomphe, the Eiffel Tower, the eye, and lots of scenery of the city. We stopped into a Illy Coffee Shop, where we got a warm beverage to warm up. I treated myself to a latte macchiato, it was scrumptious! We went to a chocolate shop next where there was exquisite statues made from chocolate!! :) Everyone bought a macaroon and I bought a huge chocolate meringue cookie! We walked to the Sac Ra Cure with a million steps. We ran up them and for all that work we were greeted with a beautiful view of the city!! We shopped a little and took some of the girls to see the louvre - which holds the mona lisa! I already went 4 years ago, so I decided to skip that part of Paris. Stacy, Nick, Annie, Emily, and I finally decided on an Italian restaurant, where I finally had pasta! YUM! Then we went shopping and I actually bought some items for me! Annie, and Emily showed me three boutiques that had fabulous things!! I bought a scarf, two earrings, and two little coin purses for gifts. I need to work on buying gifts for others. (Opps!) We met the other girls back at Notre Dome and we went into the exquisite church and saw Jake! Next we took a new train branch to the Eiffel Tower, to see the exhibit at night! It was SO unbelievable and I loved the sparkling lights that went off at 9pm! I believe the lights go off on the hour for only 5 minutes. We all travelled back, safely, thankfully and made it back to the hotel! My feet never hurt so much. I think we did a ton for the first whole day in Paris. I went to bed very early and wish I could have gone out, but I was not capable of moving out of my bed. hehe
Sunday morning, I spilled the chocolate cereal, AGAIN! Now I am mortified! I just cannot believe that I could be so klutzy two days in a row!! Amy and I waited a while for the group to actually get up. Some of them even missed breakfast, but I wasn't in too much of a rush. We initially wanted to climb the Eiffel Tower, but then it was foggy again so we decided to forget that plan and go shopping. I bought these cute bangles from one of the same boutiques that I went to yesterday, and couldn't be happier with my decision! :D We continued to shop and decided to treat ourselves to a sit down dinner because we were going to be on the bus during dinnertime. I ordered a mozzarella and tomato salad, chicken with cheese and potatoes, and chocolate moose. It was great and only 12 EUR with tip! I was happy with my meal, except I was full and didn't have enough room for my crepe-so I got one to go! I ate it on the bus and the bus ride wasn't too eventful. I relaxed and reflected on all the good memories from the trip so far.
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