Hiiiii
everyone!!! Missing you all beaucoup. I know you have all been anxiously
and patiently awaiting my pari post..... thanks for hanging in there. Just been
a hectic week…had my first presentation of the year, got sick and then my
parents came (will blog about that next)! And I wanted to make sure I could
dedicate enough time to blogging since you all deserve my upmost effort! So
HERE IT IS……
First… let me start by saying that trying to put paris into
words is next to impossible… well at least for me. But I guess if I had to sum up paris with one word it would be..
MAGICAL. It really really was a city full of so much love, energy, beauty and
magic. In 4 days we managed to visit most of Paris’ landmarks like
the famous Louvre, the Notra Dame, Sacre Coeur, Montmarte, The Bastille, the
Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysees and of course the one and only Tour Eiffel. We
even made it to Paris’ vintage shopping district. Ahhh everything was
beautiful.
Just a small funny site note... we also went on a wild goose chase to find Paris’ famous L’aduree
(a patisserie with Paris’ finest macaroons). Had to ask 7 different people, and
walk up and down quite a few streets before finally getting the right
directions. We arrived, waited in an hour line… all for a sweet bite size
delicacy. It was declieuse and such a pretty patisserie to see but for those of
you who go to paris… I’ll share a little secret. Turns out that L’aduree isn’t the
real macaroon gem of paris. … instead, it’s a small place called “Pierre Herme”—so
the Parisians say. Turns out they were
right…it was heavenly and definitely our sweet highlight. We did manage to squeeze in quite a bit of partying in the
city of lights. We rented a room in someone’s apartment for the weekend-- yes... this means we stayed at a complete strangers house and slept in a pull out couch in his living room. I guess you can say i've been living on the edge lol but he turned out to be a really nice, young, French gentleman. Our first night
in pari he took us for drinks….and I had a little too much bubbly ( he he). We
also went to Moulin Rouge. We had a fun time but it wasn’t all that I expected.
Costumes and the place itself was beautiful but not as burlesque as we thought.
We also ran out of time that day from sightseeing and had to rush to get ready
so before entering the Moulin Rouge we stopped at “Quick” ( France’s popular
fast food joint) with our black heels and red
lips, and mowed on a burger before the show…. CLASSY! We also managed to
eat at one of Paris’ Michelin Star restaurants called Les Tabelettes to make up for it!
All in all Paris was amazing. The photos barely do the city
justice but at least I can give you all a glimpse of how I spent my weekend. It
was rainy most of the time and I didn’t have more than 4 hours of sleep a night
but I had a HUGE smile on my face every day. Seeing the Eiffel tower at night
and watching it sparkle and shine was probably one of my greatest moments yet.
At that moment, standing in front of the Eiffel tower… it
finally hit me. I was finally in the city I always dreamed of going, the one
that I saw in movies and tv shows… so close but never quite within reach. I was
finally there. WOW is really the only way to describe it. I know its a moment i'll never forget!
Ok time for me to stop blabbing… I could just go on and on and on
about Paris. Hope you enjoy my photos below… had soo many to choose from. Did
my best trying to show you a piece of everything… I’ll leave the rest for when I
see you all when i’m back.
Lots and lots of love,
Xo
-C
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| L'ouvre |
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| Notre Dame |
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| After hundreds of narrow spiral steps, we made it to the top! |
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| View from the top |
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| Climbing our way to the top of the Eiffel Tour |
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| Eiffel Tour.... ( its me by the light post) |
Our host showed us how to party a la Parisienne.. thanks for a good night johnny!
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| Beautiful Tuileries Garden |
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| Sacre Coeur church....magnifique! |
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| Arc de Triomphe.. (windiest and rainest day) |
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| Moulin Rouge... oh la la! |
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| Our first berets.... got a little too carried away he he |
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| LADUREE.... mmm macaroon. (Note the line) |
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"Les Tablettes".. 1st Michelin Star
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| Make a wish and toss.... |
 Love locks on Paris' bridge- buy a lock, write a message, attach to the metal railing, and toss the key into the Seine river! |
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Our host showed us how to party a la Parisienne.. thanks for a good night johnny! 
Love locks on Paris' bridge- buy a lock, write a message, attach to the metal railing, and toss the key into the Seine river! 
