Ahh Paris

My weekend trip to Paris was...well...amazing! It took about 5 hours on a bus to get there and another 5 to get back to Saarbruecken, but it was all worth it. On Saturday morning Caroline and I arrived with our small amount of luggage at the bus stop around 5:50 am and found our giant red bus quickly. After loading, we promptly fell right asleep. We arrived in Paris around 11 and the bus driver took us around to a variety of amazing and famous sites speaking the whole time in German. Due to my current status of the German language, I, unfortunately, did not understand the majority of his explainations. It didn't really bother me all that much though; I was really just happy with the knowledge that I was in Paris! We soon arrived at the Montparnasse tower which we were able to go to the very top and observe an amazing 360 degree view of Paris. Fifty-six stories above the famous city provide quite the sight. Soon after we arrived at the Eifel Tour and took a boat ride along the Seine. Later in the night we walked around the Champs D’Elise with the most magnificent view of the Arc De Triomphe. After running across gigantic streets that were in no way divided into lanes and narrow alleys that pretend to be streets, we found a Flamkucken Hause and sat down for a truly French meal with French lemonade, Flamkucken after Flamkucken, and an amazing ending of Crème de Brule! Flamkucken, for those who do not know, is a very thin pizza type dish with a white sauce and ham and onions…ah c’est magnifique! And the Crème de Brule was beyond words it was so delicious. That night we stayed in a Holiday Inn (who knew they were in Paris!). In the morning we had a wonderful breakfast and then set off to stroll the streets of Paris. We had 4 hours until the bus would again pick us up, so we decided to head over to Le Louvre. After viewing the gigantic mass of people in line, we opted to head for a smaller part of the museum which was all about fashion. On exhibition was the famous designer Sonia Rykiel, which I have to admit, was incredibly strange…but it was just so exciting to be in the famous Louvre! We also saw a whole exhibition on jewelry, and for those who know me well, this was quite the treat! After the Louvre, we wandered through the narrow streets filled with Louis Vuitton, Gucci, and little boutiques. Again and again we would turn the corner and find a magnificent and ancient building towering above us as if hidden in the streets of Paris throughout time. After our very French lunch of a baguette with ham and cheese we headed back to the bus for our ride home. It is quite the understatement to say that I enjoyed Paris. The Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Seine River…it all holds a magical feel not soon forgotten.