The line for the lift to the Eiffel Tower was ridiculous long, so we quickly avoided that. We noticed a reasonably short line, however we soon realise it was the stairs line... There was no way we were climbing 357 stairs in 32 degree heat haha! We decided to postpone going up the tower, and perhaps come back at night.
Yesterday, we visited the Marais district, famous for it's boutique shopping and bars. For me it was definitely a window shopping expedition as my bank account is wearing pretty thin...maybe I'll come back in 5 years and ball out haha! The area kind of reminded me of Paddington, there were a lot of trendy couples walking around and beautiful boutique clothes and jewellery shops.
Afterwards we headed towards Notre Dame. This area was super touristy and with tourists come the pigeons... However the sheet size and sharp aesthetics of Notre Dame detracted from any annoyance I was feeling, I was amazed. A feeling of nostalgia swept over me as I remembered watching cartoons of Quasimodo climbing the towers of the cathedral!
We then ventured to Ponte des Arts bridge, more commonly known as the "Love Lock" bridge. Because it is just that, covered in locks engraved with couples professing their love for one another. This is kind of cheesy, but I felt a powerful sensation walking over that bridge, it felt so wonderful to know that so much love exists in this world. There was no gaps on the bridge, it was filled with locks, I don't think I could fit a lock on their if I tried!
The whole day I kept saying to Chiara I wanted to try a Parisian macaroon, a girl from our contiki tour mentioned that there was a beautiful pastry shop behind the Ferris wheel, near the Louvre, called Angelina. We thought we'd give it a try! We got strawberry, caramel and vanilla macaroons - they were the best damn macaroons I've ever tasted!!!
Then Chiara was feeling pretty tired so she headed home, however I had to stay as I was super keen to visit the Louvre! As I was a student, entry to the Louvre was free for me - bonus! Once I entered the main area I felt overwhelmed by the size and I was surrounded by such rich culture, art and history I had no idea where to start. I decided to start with the Monna Lisa, boy it was crowded! It was almost impossible to take a photo, I found myself fascinated by the piece though, I couldn't believe I was standing so close to one of the most talked about artworks of all time!
I Ioved that everywhere you looked in the museum there was always something to see, even on the roofs! I think the roofs were my favourite, I loved the gold colour schemes.
I think some of my most favourite areas were the more ancient ones, I enjoyed viewing tools, jewellery and plates that people would have used so long ago.
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