After not having an iPhone for what seemed like centuries, I am officialy no longer MIA! Honestly, I don´t know how anyone ever made it without a smart phone. PTL for technology. Fingers crossed this phone lasts longer than my old one...
The temperatures in Barcelona this week, and Paris this past weekend, have basically shot up overnight. And yes, by shot up, I mean its like in the 80s. But after enjoying the 70 degree temperatures before that, it´s rough. Thank goodness I´m not in Texas right now!
Paris was especially rough because we were literally walking all day. Saturday, we woke up early (ish) and went to Versailles. The last time I had visited was in the winter, so while I did get to tour the palace, I didn´t get to walk around the gardens, so I was especially pumped for that this time around! I´ll tell you though they definitely didn´t disappoint, and Emily and I spent about 3 hours just exploring. It just baffles me that this was somone´s house and backyard... Also, at this point, my camera had died, so these photos are all courtesy of Emily Wikman! (thx gurl)
We took a break for lunch, and I noticed that you could rent these little row boats on the Grand Canal on the grounds. When we saw that it was only like 12 euros for a half hour, Emily and I jumped at the chance. Except maybe we shouldn´t have cause I ended up doing all the rowing... But hey it was nice at first, and it´s cool to see Versailles from the water, so maybe if you have someone that´s stronger/more experienced with boats, I would totally recommend it!
Keeping up with the trend of not ever stopping, from Versailles, we went straight to the Montmartre area to see the Sacre Couer, which sits at the highest point in Paris, and has some great views. I especially love this area of Paris, its just has this je ne sais quoi. (yeah I´m basically French)
After walking around for a bit, we decided to go to this restaurant that my friend Leslie recommended to me (thanks Les!!) It´s a fondue that serves you wine in baby bottles, and not just small wine bottles like Emily thought I was talking about. It´s a really fun place, and since it was so close to us, and we were also starving, it was perfect!
The next day was our last day, and so we woke up to go to Musee d´Orsay before we left. It´s much smaller to the Louvre, and after being told by many people that they preferred this museum, I have to agree with them. Since it´s smaller, you have more time to look at pieces individually. It also has some awesome works of art. I was definitely geeking out when I saw Degas´ Small Dancer and Manet´s Olympia, to name a few. If you go to the 5th floor, it has some really pretty views of Paris on this terrace.
Also I´ll let you in on a tip that my friend Emily read about. So of course this amazing museum is going to have really long lines. And who wants to wait in those, I mean really? So instead of waiting, walk right on past the line, go down the steps, and you should see this little newstand right by the metro entrance. This little place also sells tickets to the museum, same price, and there was literally no line to get them! So we just bought them there, and walked in to entrance C, which also had no line! It was so freaking clutch, and we probably saved about 45 minutes! So for real, do that, and you can mentally thank me (or Emily since she told me about it) when your inside this cool place.
From there, we went back to the Eiffel Tower to say our last goodbye to the city. Sunday was also the day of the French Open final, so there was a massive screen that was showing the match right in front of the Eiffel Tower. It was a really cool atmosphere, with so many people watching and cheering. I mean, I don´t know the last thing about tennis, but I still enjoyed it. I felt tres french, and it was a great way to end the trip!
This week has gone by so fast, and in a few hours I´ll be on my way to Dublin, Ireland! I´m seriously so pumped, I´ve never been, so if anyone has any suggestions on things to do/see/eat, send em my way! Also super excited cause it´s like 60 degrees there so heck yeah, bye heat!
Hope everyone has a stellar weekend! Oh and be sure to cheer on España and Mexico tonight!! Kinda sad I won´t actually be in Spain to watch the game, but I can imagine that Ireland will be super fun anyways!
---M
The temperatures in Barcelona this week, and Paris this past weekend, have basically shot up overnight. And yes, by shot up, I mean its like in the 80s. But after enjoying the 70 degree temperatures before that, it´s rough. Thank goodness I´m not in Texas right now!
Paris was especially rough because we were literally walking all day. Saturday, we woke up early (ish) and went to Versailles. The last time I had visited was in the winter, so while I did get to tour the palace, I didn´t get to walk around the gardens, so I was especially pumped for that this time around! I´ll tell you though they definitely didn´t disappoint, and Emily and I spent about 3 hours just exploring. It just baffles me that this was somone´s house and backyard... Also, at this point, my camera had died, so these photos are all courtesy of Emily Wikman! (thx gurl)
We took a break for lunch, and I noticed that you could rent these little row boats on the Grand Canal on the grounds. When we saw that it was only like 12 euros for a half hour, Emily and I jumped at the chance. Except maybe we shouldn´t have cause I ended up doing all the rowing... But hey it was nice at first, and it´s cool to see Versailles from the water, so maybe if you have someone that´s stronger/more experienced with boats, I would totally recommend it!
Keeping up with the trend of not ever stopping, from Versailles, we went straight to the Montmartre area to see the Sacre Couer, which sits at the highest point in Paris, and has some great views. I especially love this area of Paris, its just has this je ne sais quoi. (yeah I´m basically French)
After walking around for a bit, we decided to go to this restaurant that my friend Leslie recommended to me (thanks Les!!) It´s a fondue that serves you wine in baby bottles, and not just small wine bottles like Emily thought I was talking about. It´s a really fun place, and since it was so close to us, and we were also starving, it was perfect!
The next day was our last day, and so we woke up to go to Musee d´Orsay before we left. It´s much smaller to the Louvre, and after being told by many people that they preferred this museum, I have to agree with them. Since it´s smaller, you have more time to look at pieces individually. It also has some awesome works of art. I was definitely geeking out when I saw Degas´ Small Dancer and Manet´s Olympia, to name a few. If you go to the 5th floor, it has some really pretty views of Paris on this terrace.
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| The Louvre is massive |
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| Best Paris partner!! |
From there, we went back to the Eiffel Tower to say our last goodbye to the city. Sunday was also the day of the French Open final, so there was a massive screen that was showing the match right in front of the Eiffel Tower. It was a really cool atmosphere, with so many people watching and cheering. I mean, I don´t know the last thing about tennis, but I still enjoyed it. I felt tres french, and it was a great way to end the trip!
This week has gone by so fast, and in a few hours I´ll be on my way to Dublin, Ireland! I´m seriously so pumped, I´ve never been, so if anyone has any suggestions on things to do/see/eat, send em my way! Also super excited cause it´s like 60 degrees there so heck yeah, bye heat!
Hope everyone has a stellar weekend! Oh and be sure to cheer on España and Mexico tonight!! Kinda sad I won´t actually be in Spain to watch the game, but I can imagine that Ireland will be super fun anyways!
---M
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