Spring Break: gorgeous Paris, take 2

Day 8
Friday, March 12th

Our second full day started before we were all fully awake. We'd been traveling for over a week now, and our lack of sleep was definitely starting to catch up with us. However, we were in Paris, so off we went!

I grabbed a sugar crepe for breakfast, and we walked down the Jardin des Tuileries on our way to the Louvre.

Not only does the picture not do it justice, the Louvre is massive. Meghan said she read something once that if you spent 10 seconds looking at each painting, you'd spend a few years wandering through the museum.

We got to see two famous pieces: Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo.

For those of you familiar with the DeVinci Code, you might know/understand this.

We headed down into Le Maraisarea, a predominantly Jewish area of the city, for falafel. I'd never tried it before, and with Tara's encouragement, I willingly tried it. It was amazing!
We wandered around that area for a few hours, and met up with another girl from our program, Marion, who was visiting family in Paris. And, of course we grabbed crepes. This one is just banana, my new favorite.
After attempting to head back toward the Champs Elysees, we found a carousel, and of course we had take a turn riding.
After saying bye to Marion, the four of us headed back up the Champs Elysees toward the Arc de Triomphe. We climbed a few hundred steps to the top, and got another glimpse of Paris from a different view.


After a long day of exploring, we were all more than ready to sit down for a while. We stopped at a cafe near the Arc of Triomphe, and decided to try Kir, a French cocktail: white wine and fruit blackcurrant liqueur.
After a few Kir and dinner (more Croque Madame for me), we headed toward the Eiffel Tower. We were told to see it at night, as it sparkles at the top of every hour for a few minutes. Before making it all the way to the Eiffel Tower, we decided to ride the Seine Riverboat cruise. For an hour we cruised the river, checking out the sites all lit up at night.

We got back just in time to grab another crepe (nutella and banana) before catching a glimpse of the sparkling Eiffel Tower.



Check out the video below to see the Eiffel Tower to see it sparkle! What a great way to end our last night of spring break!