Paris: Wine, Bread and More Wine

Bonjour!

Barbara and I are off to our new destination! It is unbelievable to me that I was just picnicking under the Eiffel Tower with two of my best friends from my first days of grade school. Who would have thought back in the days of gymnastics and softball that we would be traveling half way across the world together? Certainly not me. I feel so lucky everyday that I get to live this incredible life and now I am getting to share these experiences with my favorite people in the world. I figured I should highlight the first leg of our trip for anyone who is curious about traveling to Paris.

So Paris, the food is AMAZING... especially the bread. And just the other day we stumbled across a BREAD FESTIVAL(or heaven, as I like to call it). I would have paid big money to have captured the smell of that place in a box and brought it home. It was incredible. We ended up tasting a small piece of bread but buying tiny doughnuts that would have all of the "common white girls" in America hating on Dunkin. And speaking of Dunkin Dounuts, I have been drinking coffee like a maniac. There is just something magical about sitting in a cafe and drinking a cup of coffee while watching the people of Paris navigate through their daily lives. Of course, it's always better to do with a friend. On the subject of beverages, the wine is just so darn tasty! We were drinking so much wine that Barb was stopped at security before getting on our next plane for having a wine key in her wallet. Whoops.

If you decide to visit Paris, one thing I really recommend if you have time is to take a walk through the Catacombs. Barb, Jacquelyn and I(after three or four coffees) took a walk over to see the underground tunnel of bones.  I haven't always been one for creepy/ scary places, but being in the Catacombs didn't freak me out as much as I thought. For anyone who doesn't know exactly what the Catacombs are, it is essentially an underground tunnel where approximately 6 million people were re-buried in the late 1700s.  When I say the word "re-buried" I pretty much mean that they took their bones and built the worlds largest Jenga game out of them. I don't think many people would say that being in a tunnel surrounded by 6 million skeletons is a fun experience, but the feeling I had was unlike any I have had before. As we left the tunnel, it occurred to me that I should have brought flowers, although I didn't see any while we were down there.

Onto a happier note! On our last day in Paris, Barb FINALLY got to see the Eiffel Tower. We had been so busy meeting up with friends, and friends of friends that it took us until our fourth day to really sit down and take in its beauty. I have heard people say it is overrated, but I don't think its possible for anything that size to be overrated, it is gigantic. Not only is it a pretty site, but its a great spot to just lay on the grass and have a crepe, that is if you don't mind all of the men trying to sell you a mini Eiffel Tower (just don't make eye contact).

We are now off to our next destination! I can't wait to see what is in store for us next!

Au Revoir!