Due to this past week being our last full week in Paris, Cara and I finally decided to check a few touristy sites off of our list. After four weeks, it was finally time to use our museum passes and see the history behind the beautiful city of Paris.
Monday night we had yet another phenomenal dinner with more Memphis families that were kind enough to take us out during their trips to Paris. We had reservations at Georges, which is a funky, modern restaurant on the top of the Pompidou Center. The restaurant is not only known for their food, but for their amazing 300 degree view of the city through their glass walls. We watched the sun set on the city while we ate a delicious meal with friends- what could be better?
Unfortunately, while in Paris, we have had to attend a little thing called class. Tuesday morning we had presentations in class and after class we had a scheduled visit at the European Commission, which was very intriguing. Later that night, one of our professors took our entire class to the famous L'As du Fallafel in the Marais to pick up dinner. We all took our dinner to the Seine to eat, drink wine and watch the sunset by the river.
Wednesday's class period flew by because we all knew we had a five day weekend ahead of us! We got out of class and decided to treat ourselves to the best vegetable tart and seafood salad at bread & roses. Once again, another restaurant that I highly recommend (we have yet to eat at a bad restaurant). After lunch and wondering into a few nearby shops, we went to visit our friends Mona and Nike at the Luvre. We figured it would be less crowded on a random Wednesday afternoon, but boy were we wrong. Mona was a lot smaller than I expected... in fact, she's tiny. Walking through crowds of tourists for hours made us hungry again, so for dinner we found ourselves back in the Marais for some fondue. I think I ate six loafs of bread and 3 lbs. of cheese...
After eating so much fondue, we decided to wake up Thursday morning and walk a few miles to the Bastille Marche, the outdoor market at Place de Bastille. We found lots of goodies- butter and sugar crepes, cherries and English peas! Cara's parents arrived a few hours later so we met them at their hotel and set out for a day full of activities. Dinner was at Le Square Gardette and was phenomenal, yet again. When we arrived to the empty restaurant for our 8:00 reservations, we were concerned about our restaurant choice. Apparently eating at 8:00 in France is equivalent to the 5:30 crowd in the U.S. By 9:30, as we were getting our second course, the place was full of people. The vibe of the restaurant and food was eclectic and funky, but made us feel like we were at home in Texas. It was a great ending to a great day!
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