Traveling to Paris felt surreal. This is a city that I have heard about and seen my whole life, but never experienced on my own. A few things that initially struck me:
The beautiful French language! It is so distinct and unique. I love listening to it. Dutch is to cheese as French is to butter. It's so smooth and creamy. Alright I think I've gone far enough with that.
Here's an artsy train shot of the boyfriend.
On our first day in Paris, we spent time admiring the great Eiffel Tower
DON'T WORRY! The tower is not leaning over, I am. Apparently.
Just being real.
Oh that must be one stinkin' good crepe, Matthew! Mmmm delicious.
Photo shoot with the girls.
YES! You're right. Matthew did travel with 6 girls. Like I've said before, he's a trooper. The average man would not have made it through the weekend, but he did :)
European model shot pic. I guess I thought the hands behind the back was a cool idea. On second thought, I will never pose like that again. (bird arms??)
METRO RIDES COME AND GET EM
Can't get enough.
The Louvre was our second stop. Students get in for free on Friday nights! Booya. I have been informed that it would take 6 months to view every painting in the Louvre. Unfortunately, we only spent 2 hours. We did see the Mona Lisa and statues by Michelangelo. The Louvre is unbelievable! I hope I can go back again someday!
No stealing. Aka don't stick your hand in other people's purses.
The outside of the Louvre. Enter through the glass pyramid!
Michelangelo sculpture "The Slave"
The Winged Victory of Samothrace
This level of detail is inconceivable
The sculptures are my favorite. I find them fascinating.
After a few hours in the Louvre, we were quite pooped.
Day #2 began with a trip to the cemetery. I wouldn't consider myself easily creeped out. However, it was raining, cold, and I was surrounded by 70,000 buried bodies. One of them being Chopin!
Oscar Wilde's grave
Some random other pretty tomb
A broken cello... grave.
After recovering from the cemetery, we ate some more crepes and headed for THE Notre Dame. Matthew was excited.
CHECK IT OUT
This is a beautiful painting that was hanging in the Notre Dame
Windows in the Dame
Chandeliers
The ceiling
At this point Matthew and I were ready to relax. SO MUCH walking. Walk. Walk. Walk.
So big!
After sitting in the Cathedral listening to the choir, we enjoyed walking around and through the Tuileries Gardens for the second time. We also took pictures by the Obelisk on the Place de la Concorde.
We also stopped at the famous shopping street Champs-Elysees this afternoon. Unfortunately it was quite cold and rainy so we didn't stay very long. However, I obviously made time to stop in Gap (don't judge I miss it)... and Zara... and H&M.
And now it is time to prepare yourselves for something truly magnificent. If you're one of those blog "skimmers" it is time to STOP SKIMMING. You don't want to miss the grand finale. Matthew and I are about to make our way to the top of the Eiffel Tower. This was an amazing experience. So romantic. So beautiful. And to top it off Jesus gave us a spectacular sunset.
The first round of pictures are from just the second story. This is prior to being shot up like a bullet to the top. We had no idea what was coming for us, but we were already enthralled.
Profile #2... so serious.
So seriously EXCITED to climb to the top
And now we rise.
Here's a peak through the side on the way up. Have I mentioned yet that we climbed 674 stairs? Well we did. But now we get to enjoy the bullet (elevator).
TO THE TOP!!
BAM!
BOOM!
Sunny and Windy.
Would you believe that the best is yet to come? Before the sun sets it is crucial that I inform you that Matthew DID pee on the top of the Eiffel tower. It's true. He did. And it was free!
Okay sunshine you do your thang.
Thank you, Mr.Eiffel from the bottom of my heart.
The Eiffel is so strong, shiny, and brilliant. Especially at night.
Peeking through the trees!
Before calling it a night, we laid in the grass and admired the vibrant statue.
Sadly, we left Paris the next morning. I will never forget this city. There is no other place like it! If you have not been, take my word for it. Mr.Eiffel wasn't famous for nothing!
p.s. here are some guys that climbed up the side of the Eiffel. No big deal. Just climbing. THE Eiffel.
Coming up next.... London! Until then I will be reading To the Lighthouse, a Wagner biography, and Breton's Nadja. Care to join me?
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