she knits. she purls.: Je t'aime Paris

To date this was my favorite trip that I have made since being in the UK. Mostly because I have wanted to go to Paris for so long, also because it is such a beautiful city, beyond all the graffiti are some beautiful and historical buildings, and of course the best thing of all the Eiffel Tower, a brown beacon during the day and a sparkling wonder at night.

I arrived bright and early via Eurostar train and hit the city.

The Arc de Triompe

first look at the Eiffel Tower

Went to the Arc de Triomphe, and marveled at the many streets coming onto one roundabout, and how there are no street lines, its a basic free for all, first come, loudest horn madness.

I cruised up the Champs Elysees, and had a very expensive ham and cheese sandwich for lunch with views of the Arc de Triompe, so I suppose the views were worth the price.

Home of French Macarons

I finally made it to the Louvre, where I was again in awe of its size. I didn’t go inside but thats ok, the outside is beautiful enough. I headed back to the hostel to try and rest a bit since I was still recovering from my Turkish cold.

At Notre Dame Cathedral

Katie, Deanna and Jason arrived and I met up with them after I did a walking tour of the city which was really informative. Who knew there was a whole group of people who work to preserve the french language and when new technologies or other things are invented they determine if the item will be masculine or feminine. The Ipod, turns out is masculine.

I also saw the lock bridge or love bridge, where two people in love write their names on a padlock and lock it to this bridge and toss the key into the river, locking them together in love forever, or until the locks are cut off every spring.

Locks of love

Paris fashion week

I ended my day gazing at the beautiful eiffel tower! It was beyond words.

We visited the Palace of Versailles, amazing is all I have to say, if you are in Paris make the time to go visit it! The pictures definitely don’t do it justice!