TRAVEL DIARY: 3 DAYS IN PARIS

Hey y'all. I don't really remember where I left off in Paris on the end of my London post and I'm kind of on a roll and don't really feel like sifting through posts again! Lazy, I know. So imma just start from when we got off the ferry from Dover & arrived in Calais.

DAY 1:

Once we arrived in Calais, we all assembled and then our Topdeck bus came around the corner and the first thing I noticed that the guy driving it was extremely attractive. We then met Victor; our extremely attractive, romanian bus driver. All I was thinking at the time was 'this is gonna be a great 21 days'.

It was about a 3-4 hour bus drive from Calais to Paris. We arrived at our hotel and were paired up with our roomies for the next 2 nights. Steph and I were roomed with two other girls, Jess and Mai, who were a bit older than us. Little did we know that those two girls would become our closest friends on the trip. Once we settled in a bit, we went downstairs and headed out to dinner. We walked to the restaurant as it was only across the road. The first dinner we had as a group, we sat with a Kiwi couple, Bec & Jason, and we got to know each other. Again, little did we know that they would also become 2 of our closest pals.

The dinner was beautiful. They even brought out escargot for us to try. I 110% did not try the snails. No way will anyone ever get me to eat those. After that, we jumped on our bus and began our City Lights Tour. It sounds fancy, but it really wasn't. We just got driven around Paris at night. So kinda sweet, yeah, but it was raining pretty hard too.

DAY 2:

The next day was a free day for us. We got to spend the day roaming around Paris. Steph and I caught the metro in and went straight to The Louvre. Now, my little piece of advice to anyone who is ever considering going to The Lourve: 1) GO EARLY! I cannot stress that enough. We went at about 11am and it was already hectic. 2) Please DO NOT underestimate the sheer size of the place. Like, it is bloody ginormous. We got lost for 2 hours trying to find the Mona Lisa, which is supposed to be the easier thing to find! 

After spending what felt like all day at the museum, we started adventuring. From The Lourve, we walked all the up the Champs-Elysees, got photos at the Arc de Triomphe, walked all the way back down, then I thought it would be a mighty fine idea to trek all the way from there up to the Notre Dame in 30 degree heat. Yeah, silly move. Anyone who's been to Paris knows how far of a bloody hike that is! We were so tired by the time we got there, all we did was take a couple photos, then got a tuk tuk man to drive us back down the the Eiffel Tower.

Once we got to the Eiffel Tower, I was speechless. It is exactly like how you see it in the movies and tumblr pictures. It's amazing. Maybe thats just me, because it's always been my dream to go to Paris, but I was in awe. I decided to sit down under a tree and read my book while Steph went and took some photos. I was so happy in just that moment. Sitting in a place I had always dreamed about, doing the one thing I just love to do. It was blissful.

After we chilled, we met up with the rest of our new family for a picnic dinner under the Eiffel Tower. Food wasn't overly great, but the view was stunning. Later on, we split up into a couple groups as some went to the cabaret,, some went back to the hotel and Steph, Jess, Mai, Nick & I all went on a night cruise down The River Seine. It was absolutely stunning, but the boat was packed with noisy tourists all trying to get the perfect shot.

 DAY 3:

So today wasn't really much of a day as we waved goodbye to Paris early that morning and spent the rest of the day on the bus to the Swiss Alps.

That's it for Paris homies. I'm trying to keep it as short and sweet as possible because I know I will get carried away with my typing and what not.

I am also trying to figure out the best way to upload all my photos to here! If anyone has any suggestions, PLEASE LET ME KNOW!

NEXT POST: Swiss Alps

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