That's right: Paris. The city I love. Gretchen, Isa, and I decided on a whim a few weeks ago that we wanted to go to Pairs, so we did! That's the beauty of study abroad - you can travel wherever you want, for the weekend. How amazing to be able to say, "Oh yes, I went to Paris for the weekend." I felt much fancier than I really am.
So without further ado, here's the photojournal of my weekend. There was lots of walking, lots of sight-seeing, and lots of a macaroons. And chai. It was beautiful.
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Christmas in the Amsterdam airport! Way early, but still. |
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In front of the opera house. (L to R: Gretchen, Isa, me) |
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Gretchen and me at Place de Concorde. |
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Isa and me on Pont de la Concorde. |
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The Louvre at night! |
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Proof: we went, we saw, we conquered. |
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Travel-weary, but in front of the Mona Lisa. |
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Hall upon hall of statues at the Louvre. |
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MONSTER CHAI |
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We were serenaded at breakfast. |
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In front of the Eiffel Tower! |
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On the batobus, on the way to Notre Dame. |
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Notre Dame! |
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On our way to Notre Dame. |
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My favorite rose window in Notre Dame. |
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Pieta altar piece in Notre Dame. |
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Gargoyles atop Notre Dame. |
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The view from the top of Notre Dame. |
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Arc de Triomphe |
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Just before we climbed the Eiffel Tower. |
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Hot spiced wine at dinner! |
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Hotel des Invalides garden. |
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MACAROON. |
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And... the alps. They were on beautiful on our flight back to Florence. |
So there you go. Paris. I ate all the food I could, we fit as much sight-seeing in as possible, and got really depressed when we had to leave. Seriously, the most difficult thing I've done all semester was leave Paris. Sad day.
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