So we're hanging around the Eiffel Tower on Saturday afternoon when suddenly...
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| Santas! |
Just one of the fascinating occurrences that happened over the Thanksgiving break, when I went to Paris with some friends. We took a really cheap flight from Rome on Wednesday and spent about four days in the city, including Thanksgiving, when we had our very own Parisian Thanksgiving dinner!
Paris is one of those cities that is so idealized, and while I really wanted to visit the city, I was also a little curious to see if it would actually live up to expectations. Honestly, I have to say I was not disappointed. Even in the winter, the city was beautiful - it's just what you would expect Paris to be like. And while going this late in the semester meant it was a little chilly, we got to see the city with all its Christmas decorations, which I loved! (Not to mention the 101 Santas...)
Some of the highlights were:
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| The Eiffel Tower - I freaked out when it started sparkling! |
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| The Palace of Versailles |
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| Notre Dame |
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| The inside of the incredible Notre Dame cathedral |
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| ...and the back of it - not a vantage you see too often |
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| Love-lock bridge, basically an entire bridge covered in padlocks! |
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| Shakespeare and Company, the popular bookstore-hangout of Ernest Hemingway |
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| The Louvre! I could've spent a week in here! |
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| The Christmas Markets along the Champs-Élysées |
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| All decorated for Christmas! |
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| The Pompidou Museum |
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Sacré-Cœur, another beautiful church with a fantastic view
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Sorry I'm skimping a bit on descriptions. I'm pressed for time thanks to final papers and exams. We only have 9 days left in Rome! You'll just have to ask me about the trip over Christmas and I can give you the director's cut version!
