Paris!

Last stop: Paris. This was a perfect end to our trip. Despite our slightly sketchy out of the way hostel, I really liked Paris. We went on a tour the first day there and covered the majority of sights. Of course, I loved the history lesson as well. Everywhere was so clean and there wasn’t a single hawker or busker asking for money. We spent the better part of the afternoon hanging out at the Eiffel tower. There is a great little park out front as we took in the sights and people watched. I dragged Cole up the Eiffel tower as well (we didn’t go all the way to the top, just the second level). The views were defiantly worth the climb. We found ourselves at a cute little French bistro later that evening and I got my escargot that I had been waiting for. Turns out, snails taste like snails wherever you eat them.

Day two was devoted to the Louvre. Having heard the statistic the previous day; “if you spent 30 seconds at each item in the museum and didn’t eat, go to the bathroom, or sleep, it would take three months to get through” we knew we were in for a long day. The Louvre didn’t disappoint. The collections were very unique and it was crazy looking at some of the originals that you see so many replicas of all over the world (i.e.: Mona Lisa). We gave the Louvre our best shot but had to leave due to near starvation (haha…well that’s how I felt anyway). After a nice meal, we headed to the Père Lachaise Cemetery because I’m still a sucker for Jim Morrison. It was a really cool place to walk around, there were some amazing burials.

Pa-ree: clean sidewalks, cute men in suits on scooters, great fashion, packed Metros.