Bonjour du Jour de Paris Un (Hello from Paris Day 1)

I arrived in Paris, France on Friday at around 6:30. Paris is unlike any other cit. It cannot be compared, and it is a city that I knew I would love.

We took the Eurostar from London to Paris. For those of you who didn’t know the three hour train ride was unique for a number of reasons, a big on being that in order to actually get to Paris we had to go through the “Chunnel”. The Chunnel is like a tunnel, submerged in water allowing us to travel the fastest way by train.

When I arrived, I checked into my hotel with the rest of the students. We were all a little hungry by that time and headed to a local store to grab a quick bit. One my staples for the week was a baguette with ham and swiss cheese, who knew simplicity tasted so good.

After getting settled we made our way to our evening cruise on the Seine River. Despite the cold, it was beautiful to see all the building lit up. It’s definitely a completely different experience to see the famous monuments like the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame at night. I spent the majority of my time in Paris with three girls, Orlee who is from L.A., and Rachel and Kristy who are both from New York. We couldn’t believe we were actually in Paris; it was still sinking in that we were cruising on the Seine sharing a bottle of wine.

After the boat ride, we spent whatever was left of the night walking around Paris, after all we would only be there until Sunday. We walked down by the Bastille and a dozen or so different French Restaurants, and ended up at Route 66. There were about twelve of us enjoying a drink talking about what all we wanted to see, and soaking up the atmosphere and essence that is Paris. Before we knew it we were all ready to head back and get a good night’s sleep before the tour tomorrow


Pictures: Paris Day 1