Marc and I had a wonderful weekend trip to Paris, a perfect little holiday before the christmas craziness. We stayed at a lovely groupon discounted hotel about 3 miles outside of the city centre, which gave us the chance to wander around in some non-touristy areas. It was right up against the river Seine, which is beautiful to walk along, and takes you right up to the eiffle tower. We also took a wonderful tour of the Louvre, wandered around Notre Dame, explored a christmas market, saw the bastille, and visited the Arc du triumph. The food was wonderful; lots of criossants and baguettes, and of course crepes. Though drinks are horribly expensive; a cup of tea or coffee runs you 4-5 euros! Restaurants were all closed at night to, we didn't find anywhere outside of downtown that served past 6pm. So instead we dined on bread and fruit and cheese, so we were happy. We also saw some of the real life; there were large tent cities on the outskirts of Paris, and lots of begging on the metro (very creative ways as well; some people asked one on one, some made loud anouncements to groups, some gave out postcards with requests, another guy played guitar and sang). It was great to just listen to the beautiful language; Marc's high school french lessons came flooding back.
Marc in front of the Louvre; the new pyramid entrance was designed by Pei
(makes New College dorms seem all the classier)
(makes New College dorms seem all the classier)
Pantheon
A highlight of the trip was going up in the towers of Notre Dame.
We heard the bells up close and it is the best view of the city!
We heard the bells up close and it is the best view of the city!
One of Michelangelo's slaves. There are two from the series at the louvre, both unfinished works
Bastille
Venus de Milo
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