Paris – first few hours

A few notes on Paris in the first few hours…

  • cab was cheaper than expected…
  • my bank isn’t giving me enough money
  • the city is every bit heartbreakingly beautiful as i remember. how i long to live here one day….
  • wherever you walk, there’s history. the buildin in which our apartment is housed is from the 17th century. they renovated it but left the original beams in.
  • paris is clearly a city of fashion. looking out the window it looks like theres a sewing school – there is a room full of dress makers dummies
  • K found the best place to stay. louvre is literally 2 minutes away; i accidentally walked there when i was looking for a supermarket.
  • when i was walking away from louvre, a woman stopped me and started asking “Louvre?? Louvre??” and i politely replied “Uhm, oui – parlez vous Francais..? Anglais?..” to which she again said “Louvre?? Louvre?”” so I asked “Do you speak English?” and she said “Yes! English!” so I explained where the entrance is, and how to get there. She thanked me and then said that my English is “beautiful”. I honestly replied that I’m from Canada. But – sweet! I look French!! At least to non French people!! :-)
  • the bread is so freaking awesome its not even funny. i’m afraid to try the croissants.
  • jet lag is totally messing with my head. its 1:30pm and i’m crazy sleepy. going to go nap soon.
  • i love, love, love, love LOVE this city. it pains me how much i love it. the building across the street from my balcony has a stone medallion at the top that says “1840 1917”, and is madly decorated with carvings. too gorgeous.

    • 2 thoughts on “Paris – first few hours”

    1. Wow reading that actually makes me want to go to Paris even more, amazing. Anyways, how long are you in Paris for?

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