One of the best and worst parts about living far from home is meeting new people but not having anyone who knows your life, your past and your family. So spending the weekend with my best girlfriends is what I needed and it was so nice hearing stories from home because half of the girls were missing from our group that has been together since the Villa Maria Academy days.
Luckily Maggie has studied abroad in Paris so we didn't have to spend time reading maps and getting lost and losing precious time in such a big city. We had a great first night after we arrived in Paris on Friday. We went straight to the Luxembourg Gardens, the Arche de Triomphe and Champs-Élysées where we saw the Louis Vuitton and all that jazz. Then we saw the Eiffel Tour light up every hour in the dark and ate at the cutest cafe by the tower. The waiters we so nice and everything you would think of when you think of a Parisienne man calling us "mademoiselle" and serving us with such class. We really had a great time and spoke about everything under the sun...literally. Thanks Maggie. Haha. A little later that night, I think we all made some memories we'll never forget...but I guess what happens in Pari stays in Pari. Never deleting that audio...just SAYING.The next day we went to the Montmartre art district and saw the Sacré Cœur which was beautiful! I liked it better than Notre Dame although one is a cathedral and one is a basilica but still. We strolled through the streets with our cheese baguette and sat on the steps of Sacré Cœur and joined in singing songs with a ton of people who were listening to an Italian singer. After that part of town, we headed to the Louvre which was HUGE! I did not expect for it to be so big. And there were Starbucks and Apple stores underneath the museum. We could have spent the whole day there. I chilled with Mona Lisa and saw some art. Looking back, it was all such a whirlwind and there was so much to see that I wish I would have been in a better state of mind to see it all. But if you're not tired while you're travelling, you're not seeing enough!
That night we went to the best Tibetan restaurant ever! It was one of Maggie's favorites so we had to go. And after we went to a bar called Wide Open Spaces. Shout out to WOS Paris! Maggie's friend Pierre from study abroad owns it and we met so many people from all over the world! It was great!
The next day was the Palaces of Versailles. My favorite place in Paris! I loved the area, the gardens, the palace in general and the Hall of Mirrors. I love palaces so wherever I go I try to get to them.
The trip overall was great! I was so happy I finally got to see Paris. And best of all, I got to see it with my best friends!
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