Paris Take 2

And I'm back in Paris! This time with a different crowd :) Adrian and I from Morocco to meet up with Giacomo, and Hannah and Pasan just before they left for Dubai.

Adrian and I arrived in Paris pretty late, so headed straight to our hotel. It was a really cute place in the Latin Quarter.

We met up with Hannah, Pasan and Giacomo at the Eiffel tower in the morning. We tried to walk there, but it ended up being slightly farther away than we (ahem.... Adrian) thought. Unfortunately that was the day for things being closed. We headed to the Catacombs, which were closed due to flooding. Luckily I had already been a few years ago, so I wasn't too disappointed, but my friends were. It`s pretty creepy with all of the bones set up decoratively underground, but definitely something everyone who visits Paris should see!

Next we headed to the business district where we wanted to go up la Défense, but... as our luck would have it that day, was closed as well!




Next stop was Hannah`s pick of Moulin Rouge, once again, we saw all of the crazy sex shops and clubs, and were happy to just be visiting during the day. We walked from Moulin Rouge to Sacre Coeur and checked out the many tourist shops along the way.








We spent lots of the time on the metro!

We wandered around the city for awhile, relishing our last evening together. We had a fantastic dinner, and headed to la Champs D'Elysses for an evening stroll. We stopped at one of the bars to get a drink on the patio, which ended up being SLIGHTLY more expensive than we expected! A lot to begin with, but after 9pm, they added on 2 extra euros per drink!! Insane, but pretty funny.



After our pictures with l'Arc du Triomphe, Giacomo headed back to his couchsurfing host, and Adrian and I walked our Hannah and Pasan back to their hotel. We go to see the Eiffel Tower at midnight all lit up, a perfect goodbye to two of my favorite friends that I'd made during my time in France, Hannah and Pasan. I`ll miss them, but they`re only in the states! North Carolina really isn't THAT far away.... compared to France anyways....



After some tears (on mine and Hannah`s parts anyways) Adrian and I headed back to our hotel. Sad to see our friends go, but happy to head to Venice the next day!