Saturday, June 04, 2005

Paris

I love Paris! After traveling all over Europe, I realized that Paris will always be my favorite city. When I studied abroad here, I lived in Paris for 2 months. I remember leaving thinking maybe I should've seen more monuments, but when I got into Paris yesterday, I think I did the right thing back then. I saw the Paris that was much more interesting and warm than the ancient monuments scattered through the city. I saw my share of them of course, Versaille, Musee d'Orsay, Musee Rodin, Lourvre, Tour Effiel, but what I spend the most time doing was exploring and enjoying the city. I wondered around the little cobbled streets of Moufftard, a great neighborhood with a wonderful outdoor market. I shopped everywhere :-P. I people watched in little cafes. I spent hours with my friends at great restaurants. You get the point, I lived in Paris. That's what I plan on doing for the next 3 days. I'm really excited.


We are living in a hotel close to my old hostel where I lived during my study abroad. It's in Le Quartier Latin, which is my favorite neighborhood in Paris. It's a student neighborhood, but fairly touristy. So it's an interesting mix and a great vibe. I've been revisiting my favorite places and falling in love all over again with Paris's charm, taking pictures of places I don't have digitally.


On my last day in Paris, I finished doing everything I wanted to do in Paris. I went shopping, went to the Effiel Tower and I took a belly dancing class at my favorite dance studio in Paris. Overall, I had a great visit to Paris.

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