Paris: Part Un

We got back Sunday from a wonderful weekend in Paris! I was doubtful of how much I would like the city, but it is by far one of my favorite cities in the world. We left Thursday afternoon for Milan to have our first Ryanair experience. It ended up being better than I expected, though upon landing we bounced down the runway. Then we took a bus ride into the city. When the Eiffel Tower was in the distance the whole bus erupted in screams of excitement!

After getting a cab from the bus station, we arrived to our hostel, 3 Ducks. We got to our room and I immediately started panicking. 10 bunks. No sheets. Odor. Bathroom outside. Bathroom dirty. No showers in sight. Sketchy people. Easy to break in. The list goes on. I tried to SOS my parents, but they didn't answer. So we headed down to the bar in the downstairs and drank away our fears (just kidding...but we did try some French or German beer).

The next day we got up and ready for our first day exploring Paris. Here are pictures from the first day.

The Arc de Triomphe. We pranced from the Louvre down the Champs Elysees to see this. Its a pretty long walk, but y'all know how I don't mind walking by all the shops! After seeing the Arc de Triomphe, two of the girl and I went shopping and ended up in the biggest Sephora I have ever been in. Ahhhhhhhhhh makeup heaven :)


DON'T FEED THE MODELS.
On our way to the Arc de Triomphe, we stumbled upon the end of a Dior fashion show. It made my heart so happy. We got to watch all the important fashion people and models leave the show. And we saw Jared Leto...not sure who he is but some people in the group went NUTS.

The crew in front of the Louvre. How precious. After this photo, we proceeded to take jumping and cartwheel pics. Hello American tourists!

On another note, did y'all know Paris is the greenest city in the world? There were so many parks, grassy areas, and gardens. I loved it...it makes you feel like you're not in one of the biggest cities in the world. The gals in front of the Seine. It made me think of the MK an Ash movie "Passport to Paris" when they didn't like how dirty it was.

The hot chocolate from Angelinas. Did y'all know Coco Chanel drank one of these everyday!? It was like melted chocolate with cream. YUM. If you go to Paris, this place is a MUST.

NB: Our group got around Paris with relative ease thanks to an amazing guide from Dawson's friend, Elisabeth. If anyone's going to Paris soon you need this guide.

That's all for now...here's a little about what to look forward to:
-Louvre
-Flaming shots
-Eiffel Tower
-Wine in baby bottles

Ciao!