Ode to Paris

Lately I have not been able to stop thinking about Paris.  Perhaps it was my friend Kirby's Ody to Paris blogpost, or the books I've been reading (A Year in the Merde and C'est La Vie- Paris girls, you'd love!) or maybe I just have the travel bug (Mia's living that one out for me!).  Whatever the case, I thought I'd shed a little light on my semester abroad in Paris.  

Paris to me is.....

Fall

fresh bread;  Coke Light

Georges Pomidou Centre (right across from school)

Monet (the gardens and his magnificent paintings);  Funny statues;  Street Performers

the Metro and other public transit; clever metro stations

Scarves; Photography; The Performing Arts

Gilded ceilings

bien-etre.....french way of living all things in moderation (and being thin)

Montmarte; Fountain show at Versailles; Walking, walking and more walking (what could be better?!);  Exploring; Architecture

Paris Walks

Gypsies; Romance

The incredible doors

"Logan's starting to look really good right now" -Dr. Dursteler; "ooh...oh Hugh!"; "Incroyable"

Getting blown over in the Black Forest;  Smart Cars;  "It smells amazing down here" -Kirby;  "Do you speak American?";  Josh "the model" (we were all a little desperate);  Flamant Interiors (the best home decor shop!);  Croissy-Sur-Seine:  living in the 'giant roof', carrying groceries for miles, and Star Academy

 Chic and shopping....oh the shopping!!!

jumping on and touching things off-limits in museums;   Macaroons...the French kind!;  Mia's carambar addiction;  

Wrought-iron balconies;  nearly missing the bus for every trip;  acting like Monks;  Singing Christmas carols for money, then getting shut down;  getting pooped on by pigeons;  Art Galleries;  6 hour church days;  Halloween at EuroDisney;

Kim losing her wallet how many times?;  running the banks of the Seine;  Markets; hidden gardens;  Parents coming to visit- the catacombs, Fontainbleau, Fondu, St. Michael, Honfleur;

Spige Girls; Provence;  Flower Shops; Chateaux;  and of course the Eiffel Tower.  

Most of this probably doesn't make sense to you, but that semester was a very special time in my life, and Paris will always be my favorite city.I thankfully got to go back two years ago with Derek, and got to show him Paris through my eyes.  We rented an apartment near the Eiffel Tower, basked in the sun at park Champs du Mars, walked the streets of Paris, drove on the crazy highways to Normandy, and enjoyed the French way of living.  I HIGHLY recommend everyone renting an apartment versus staying at a hotel!  If any of you have been, what was your favorite thing?