Paris

I've been to Paris before, though only for a few days, so I thought I wouldn't really want to hit all the big sites again, however it was actually pretty cool to check out what Paris has to offer after 5 years. The first step was figuring out the metro system, which, once deciphered, was clean and punctual and easy to use. For the rest of the time we walked...and walked and walked and walked. Our first day we started at the Arc de Triomphe, walked down the Champs Elysees, passing some very grand buildings along the way. Then we got the the Louvre, my favorite part were Napoleon's apartments. Our next day we did Versaille in the morning. A friend of mine kept saying that as they were building it, wasn't anyone thinking, maybe this is just a little bit excessive? After we went to the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame. At night we went out in Montmartre decided to go into a bar because they advertised 2 euro beers (everything in Paris is usually way more expensive). It turned out to be a very local place where I ended up meeting a few Parisians. We spoke a mix of English and Spanish, some of them were better at one or the other language. They kept telling me how exotic my "New York accent" sounds, which I think is ironic coming from people who speak such a beautiful language. Our next morning we had to catch a train to Brussels around 1, so we spent the morning wandering Montemartre. We went to Sacre Ceour, a beautiful cathedral, and the surrounding streets filled with cafes and boutiques. It felt like a completely different city than the rest of Paris, much smaller and calmer. 

In the Louvre! (Makes me think of Aunt Leenie's kitchen)

Napoleon's Apartments

The yogurt in France is the best yogurt I've ever eaten

Marie Antoinette's bed (Not so fun fact that I remember from my last tour: when Marie Antoinette gave birth, there were 200 people in the room to watch, the room is not very big, so they had to break the windows to let in air because she couldn't breathe.) 

Sacre Coeur