Paris, je t'aime

Jessica and I went to Paris for Easter weekend a few weeks ago! It was more beautiful than I could have ever expected and I definitely want to make a trip back there in the future...maybe during summertime though! The weather was a little interesting - tt would rain then be sunny, then rain then sunny, so on, so on. We flew in Thursday night and no wonder they call it the city of lights. Everything was lit up and the Eiffel Tower was shimmering. It was amazing! We were a little shocked by how small our hotel room was. It was big enough to fit a double (maybe not even that big) size bed in and thats it. The bathroom was small but very modern. Even though it was tiny, it was still a treat from all the hostels we've stayed in.

Our little bitty room!

Friday we walked to the Eiffel Tower and it was huge! We had planned to go up it and eat lunch at one of the restaurants, but that changed when we saw the 8,000 people in line to do the same thing. Not only do you have all the people but there's gypsies, people throwing mini eiffel towers in your face for you to buy, and men with massive guns pacing back and forth. So we decided to head somewhere else to get some lunch. We found this yummy salad bar place and the waiter was so nice and pointed out everywhere we should go. So not all French people are rude! We then walked to the Arc de Triumphe and down the Champs-Elysees. We also went to The Louvre to see Mona. For dinner, we found this really cute cafe. I was really excited because they had hamburgers. Well they brought it out pretty quickly and when I cut it in half it was like a slab of raw beef. I kind of panicked because I knew I couldn't eat it and then I figured since I was paying 20euros for it, I should be able to get it the way I wanted it. So they took it back, BUT then I found a HAIR in it! So needless to say the hamburger was not too much of a success. After dinner we found a Haagens-Daz, which made everything better though!

Jess and I in front of the Eiffel Tower...

Arc de Triumphe

The Louvre

Mona

Saturday, Jessica and I were trying to find a Longchamp store and ran into the cutest little area neat Abbey St. Germain. We had brunch and shopped and found the best dessert store called Lillie's Brownies. Oh my goodness, we were so happy. We also visited Notre Dame, Sacre Coeur, and Moulin Rouge. Some girls that had already been to Paris told us the area Moulin Rouge was in, Montmartre, was really cute. Im not sure if we were in a different spot but there were sex shops everywhere and a man offered me sex! I was shocked at first and then he goes "free for you". Ahhh! Needless to say, Jess and I got the heck out of there and went back to St. Germain! That night we saw Dear John (or Cher John in French) and it was so good! I actually liked it better than the book!

Notre Dame

Sacre Coeur

Moulin Rouge

Abby St. Germain

Sunday we walked around the neighborhood that our hotel was in. We stumbled upon a Subway and have never been so excited. So we had Easter lunch at Subway. Ha! We had a wonderful time and both loved Paris! As soon as we got back to Italy we had to pack for Milan. So it's been pretty crazy for the past 10 days!