Paris Is Always A Good Idea

With still so much left in London to do.... why not go to Paris? Right? With an offer I can't refuse I'm on a bus to Paris quicker then you can say Bonjour!!! That's right you read right I said bus... Its a long story for another time guys, let's just say it was a little bit of a rough ride. My travel companions included Monica, Alice (the wonderful official unofficial tour guide) and Adrian! With the bad bus ride aside it was most mind blowing trip that I could ever put into words! The food, the sights, and the culture were enough to make me pack my bags and stay right there in France! But with so much to look at and such a small time frame we were working with it was a tad bit overwhelming! I was constantly scared I was missing out on something because everything looked like it held some kind of importance, and with stub legs like me sometimes it hard to keep up! Although it was a struggle to fit everything in, by some kind of good grace we pretty much did it! (all the touristy things anyways :)) We started our tour of Paris at the Sacre Coeur Basilica and it was breathtaking, climbing to the top of the hill it was positioned on was totally worth it the view from the church was out of this world! From there we moved on to the Arc de Triomphe, with it being positioned in the center of the busiest intersection in Paris it's not hard to get an adrenaline high from all the hussle and bussle! You literally could feel the energy from the whole city in that one circle drive, it made me feel so privilege to be a part of such an amazing city for those minutes you were positioned right in the center! Moving on from the Arc we quickly took a gorgeous stroll down a street that was lined in beautiful homes you would only find in magazines or in movies, that lead us to my glory moment... The Eiffel Tower!! Walking down that street you could just barely see the top of the tower behind the trees and as you got closer the glorious monument finally came in view and I kid you not my eyes come out of my head and my jaw dropped to the ground. It was one of the most life altering moments ever, I mean you know when you've seen pictures of things your whole life and then suddenly by chance you get to see it in person?! Things like that don't happen everyday to people and I just kept pinching myself to make sure that it was even real! After walking around it for a while we decided to go and have a sit on the front lawn of the tower and soaked up the gorgeous Paris sun! The weather was perfect and we really couldn't have asked for anything more! After we reluctantly said our goodbyes the Eiffel Tower we started walking down the river that lead us to The Louver, that was absolutely stunning from the outside and all the monuments around it were larger then life! Writing down all these places makes me wonder how we even did all this in the time we had! When we were finished at The Louver we came to Notre Dame that was yet another place you just looked up at and never thought you would see it in person! The time of day we got there was perfect because the sun was just beginning to set and the light reflected off of it to make it the most gorgeous shade of gold! Words can not describe how incredible this has been for me so far, seeing all these things with my own two eyes has meant the world to me! Now that we were finished with the places to visit we still had a dinner to eat! And what better place to dine in Paris then the cutest little restaurant down a back street that was just big enough for about 20 people to sit in! The food was out of this world and the bread was perfection. After dinner we decided to indulge in some ice cream that could make any end of the day better! We set out for the lighting of The Eiffel Tower after that, and we came across the most perfect bridge! The Lock Bridge, basically if you are in love with a person and you are in Paris you need to put your lock on the bridge and throw the key into the river! It's good luck for your future with that person and who doesn't want to be able to have and excuse to go back to Paris to find your lock one day!? With the bridge behind we came up on the Eiffel Tower
and it was like all the stars in the sky decided to twinkle in a spot around the tower and everything seemed to just have a glow to it as you watched on at the sparkling lights! It was the perfect way to end such a perfect day and I will never forget it for the rest of my life!

The second day we decided to board a train and make our way to The Palace of Versailles, the lines were incredibly long and the place was packed to the brim with people visiting from around the world so we decided to just hang out in the gardens behind the palace that was kept so nicely with all the flowers and lush, pretty grass! We had ourselves some more ice cream and made our way to sit on the lawn in front of the pound, the water was so nice I even ducked my feet in for a second to enjoy the gorgeous day! With not much time left in our day before we had to meet the bus for our trip home we went and had a fun goodbye dinner at a great place Adrian suggested! We even tried our fist Escargot, and it turns out I actually really enjoyed it! Wrapping up dinner we still had one place left to go... the one place that with out visiting would turn this trip to Paris into the Debbie downer of trips! Laduree, the worlds most heavenly place in Paris! What's a trip to Paris without a proper macaroon and Laduree is the place to go when you want it down right! My experience was quite emotional because just like the Eiffel Tower I didn't feel as if it was real. When in the world have I ever deserved to have this kind of life I lead! I am extremely blessed to have the family and friends around me that make all this possible and without them in my life I would be nothing or have nothing! So all in all I would say Paris was a top ranking experience for me and I would die to go back and visit one day, but as for now, Au Revoir Paris!!!

Now where was I? Oh yeah, Chasing London.

Brittany xxx