Bienvenue a Paris!

Today was our first day in Paris and we started our morning off right with a 5 am wake-up to catch our train through the Chunnel. Being two extremely eager and equally naive young girls, we booked many trains for early in the morning thinking it would give us the entire day in the new city. Lucky for us, early trains mean even earlier wake ups and we are quickly realizing the consequence of that decision- sleep deprivation. However, that didn't stop us from having a wonderful day in the city, and enjoying our last moments in London (yes, we relished in the glory of King's Cross' 9 and 3/4 platform). After arriving in Paris, we were able to meet up with my dad with whom we get to stay while he is here for business. Our apartment is right around the corner from his office, so we had the privilege of touring Ducker and having lunch with a business partner of my his, Jochn. He took us to a local French restaurant where Ruby and I decided to be brave souls and get the most "French" item on the menu. Of course, it had to be raw meat called "tartar." Surprisingly, it wasn't too bad and we paired it with some French wine and bread. After immersing ourselves in the food of the city, we headed for the city center with my dad to begin the day of site seeing. We began at the Eiffel Tower and wandered our way towards the Arc de Triumph. We all agreed that climbing to the top of the Arc would be worth the efforts, but after five seconds of the steep, winding staircase, we nearly had enough. We braced ourselves for the epic view at the top which indeed proved to be worth the trouble. It was a remarkable view that really brought the city to life. After the trek back down, we walked through the Champs Elysees and further immersed in the French way of life with some crepes. Half asleep yet reluctant to call it a day, we walked by the famous Louvre museum and continued across the Love Lock Bridge (of course me and Ruby contributed to the locks!). Finally, we made the journey back to the apartment and await another fun-packed day.












- Sarah and Ruby