Paris Day 2

Well, team, time to get back to blogging about Paris. I should probably finish blogging about that week before I go BACK to Paris in 7 days (let's hope no little girl who drowned in a well makes me watch a video today). Did you guys know I love Paris? I bet you had no idea.

I woke up early on Day 2 in Paris to walk from my host family's apartment to the hotel where the rest of the students from my study abroad program were staying. After talking with the program director, I made the decision to stay the rest of the week in Paris at my host family's apartment instead of in the hotel with the other students and I also asked if it would be okay if I could get out of the excursions to places that I had already seen. Being that I had been in Paris for an extended period of time 3 years prior I preferred to spend my time going to places I hadn't been to instead of hitting up the standard tourist sites. The program director kindly acquiesced to my request. Baller.

Once everyone got to the lobby, we headed off to explore the city stopping first at Gare du Nord to get metro tickets for the week for everyone. The plan for the day was to go to l'Arc de Triomphe, to walk down les Champs-Elysees, to go to la Place de la Concorde, to les Tuileries, and then to get lunch. Needless to say, it was a very tiring morning spent walking everywhere in the Paris heat, particularly for those who had just flown into Paris less than 24 hours before. After our jam-packed morning, we were all famished and decided to get lunch in the St. Michel area. Kyra, Sabrina, our program director and I got galettes (similar to savory crepes, but made with buckwheat) for lunch while the rest of the group went elsewhere. After lunch we went to the Malongo Cafe (I love you) and got coffee and rested our legs for a bit before meeting up with everyone again.

Since we were in the Latin Quarter area, we decided the next thing on the agenda would be to walk over to see Notre Dame. After walking around in the crypt area for fifteen minutes or so, we went inside the actual cathedral. So beautiful. After Notre Dame everyone was wiped out so we headed back to our respective corners, me to the apartment, the group to the hotel and planned to meet up for dinner at a Thai restaurant later that evening. After dinner, Kyra and I wanted to go out, because it was a Saturday night and we were in Paris. No brainer. We spent the later evening in the Bastille district where we had a great time meeting people and dancing. Also, I had what was quite possibly the best galette of my life before we hailed a taxi and headed home thoroughly content after a fun night in one of the best cities in the world, nay, the universe. Yeah, I said it, COME AT ME, BRO!