One of the greatest highlights of spring break was going to Paris, a city I have wanted to visit since I was a little girl. Saber bhaia took me there on a day trip and we spent it running around the city to see all the major attractions. We had to get up at 5:30am to but I was so excited that it didn’t even matter. We were going to Paris!
We went by Eurostar, which took us about 3 hours. When we arrived in Paris, we took a bus tour around the city. We saw L’Arc de Triumph, Champs d’Elise,Place de le Concorde (where Marie Antoinette and thousands others were beheaded), the Opera House, and the busy streets.
There is a certain glamour about Paris that radiates from everything inside of it. While everyone talks about how stuck up the people are, you can’t help admiring just how pretty everything is. Sadly my camera mysteriously broke as we got to L’Arc de Triump but luckily bhaia had his!
After the bus tour, we went on a river cruise on the Seine. It was a lovely day and looking at the city from the river added to its beauty.
We passed Notre Dame which was breathtaking with its intricate architectural design. And finally saw the Eiffel Tower! "Look, there it is!"
When we got off the cruise, we headed inside the Eiffel Tower where we had lunch. Bhaia had salmon and I had pasta, with cheesecake and chocolate praline cake for dessert. It was delicious. After lunch we went up to the second level of the tower. The elevator was too crowded so we took the stairs- 300 steps and it was exhausting! The views of Paris from the tower were amazing though since we could walk around and take in the city from every angle.
Then we headed to the Louvre which bhaia was most excited for. Usually I’m not into museums, but even I know that the Louvre holds the greatest works of art in the world so I was very excited as well. Here’s the famous glass pyramid. (If you’re a Da Vinci Code fan, directly underneath is where Robert Langdon discovered that the body of Mary Magdalene is buried).
Of course we saw the Mona Lisa. I was prepared for the anticlimax of the painting but the museum has it roped off at such a distance that you can’t really admire the painting at all. Such a shame that we can't enjoy the most famous painting in the world. Afterwards we saw the Egyptian gallery, along with the statue of Venis de Milo and the Winged Victory of Samothrace, the 2nd century BC statue of the Greek goddess Nike.
Bhaia’s favorite part was when we found the Hammurabi Code, the first law ever written in the Babylonian era. The Louvre is so huge that an hour and half was not nearly enough time to spend in there. But we saw everything we wanted to see.
After that, it was time to go home. We were both exhausted, but in a good way because it had been a fantastic day. Thanks bhaia, you're the best!
