Paris

We got to Paris late monday night.

Tuesday we started at Notre Dame. It was a nice cathedral with beautiful stained glass.

Notre Dame

We did the touristy bus around Paris too, so after we just got on the bus and took it to the next place, being the orsay art museum. The building it was in was very nice. We saw van Gogh  Renoir, Monet  and other notable paintings. I loved the water lilies by Monet.

Orsay

Next we got off at the arc de triomphe. 

arc de triomphe

Ash and I

We strolled down the champes elysees. We stopped and had a delicious macaroon at Laudree. And had our first crepes. I had a cheese and mushroom one. so delicious!

Raspberry Macaroon

Crepes!

Then we saw the eiffel tower! We walked around it and took lot of photos. We ended up staying there for a long time. We knew it lit up and sparkled sometime at night, turns out it is at 9 o'clock, later than we though. But the wait was well worth it. It was beautiful when it sparkled. 

Eiffel Tower

Eiffel Tower

Ash and I with the eiffel tower

All Sparkly 

Wednesday we started at the Louvre. We got in for free, because Paris is nice to students with EU visas. We saw the mona lisa, venus of milo, Napoleon III's apartment, and other works of art. 

Inverted Pyramid

Venus of Milo

Mona Lisa

Ash and I with the pyramid

We stopped by the bridge with the locks covering it.

Lock Bridge

We rode the bus around for awhile just taking in the sites, and then stopped at the eiffel tower. This time we went up in it! We had a wonderful view of the city, but we also realized there isn't that much to see when you're standing in the thing that identifies Paris as Paris. 

View from the top

At the top

 Afterward I needed a crepe.

Banana Nutella Crepe

Later we met up with Wade & Sally, who I met in Barcelona. We with them to a park and watched the sun set. 

The Sunset

Ash, me, Sally and Wade

Thursday we went to Versailles. It was huge! We walked through the gardens first and made our way to Marie Antoinettes estate. We saw here place, and made our way to the palace. Each room was so elaborate, especially the ceilings. 

Part of the grounds

Marie Antoinette's place

Her bedroom

In the gardens

Hall of mirrors

Hall of mirrors

In front of the palace

After Versailles we went back into Paris and went to the top of the arc de triomphe. It was a nice view and we were able to hold the eiffel tower. 

Holding the eiffel tower

holding the eiffel tower together

For dinner we had escargot and creme brûlée, both of which were delicious!

Escargot

Creme brûlée

Friday we came back to Sevilla, after 8 days of traveling. It was a wonderful trip, but it was so nice to come back home.