Last Days in Paris

It's a little strange writing about Paris because I'm already on day 2 of our stay in Barcelona and fully in a "Viva España" mentality, but I don't want to forget the things and people from my last couple days in Paris so I figured I had better write about it soon.

The highlights from the end of the Paris trip were definitely our night at the Eiffel Tower and the trip to the Musee D'Orsay on the last day we were there. No pictures from the D'Orsay of course, but I especially loved the Degas ballerina paintings and sculptures and all of Monet's paintings.

Wasn't sure what I would feel when I saw the Eiffel Tower because it's such an iconic image that I've seen hundreds of times in movies and pictures, but the real thing did not disappoint and was absolutely beautiful all lit up in the night time. We bought a bottle of cheap wine and some food for a picnic and actually met two American guys from New Jersey on the train who were backpacking across Europe and also headed for the Eiffel Tower. It's a huge comfort to hear people speaking English when you are in Paris and know basically no French, so it was great hanging out with them for the night.

Picnic time: toasts (no more fresh baguettes at night), olive tapenade, fromage, and the French version of 2 Buck Chuck

A little wet from more spontaneous sprinkling, but very happy to be in Paris

Some more pictures from Paris:

Hanging out under the bridge next to Notre Dame while we wait for the rain to stop and talking to the new friends we made--French jugglers!

Drinking under bridges is normal here, I promise

Arc de Triomphe

This whole bridge was covered in padlocks with people's names and dates they were here written on them. Especially loved this heart-shaped one.

Quickly became our favorite boulangerie.

Tarte de Chevre et Tomate and Quiche Aux Poireaux... Trés delicieux! (Googled that)