Viva la France!
I caught the train to Paris a few days before my flight out of Europe was scheduled to give me enough time for a brief glimpse at the legendary city. Originally I didn't want to go to France but I was forced to due to no seat availability on flights from Spain. I didn't know anyone in the city so I arranged through couchsurfing to stay at a nice girl called Charlotte's modest place. It turned out perfectly as her place was in a convenient spot, she was very kind and showed me some interesting places and it was free!
On my first proper day she took me to the Pompidou Centre for a few modern art exhibitions which were cool but I was more blown away by the building itself and the layout of the place. It also has a huge library with great books, study areas and computers which is people can use for free. I thought it was a great way to encourage education and culture in the community.
That evening we just relaxed and watched the DVD of "Paris Je t'aime" which I thought was very appropriate. The next day I was ready to hit up the great museums like the Louvre and another Picasso museum but when I arrived at the famous glass pyramid I found out that it and all other museums are shut on Tuesdays... shit!!! Oh well nevermind, so I hustled around checking out the areas Charlotte had recommended to me then in the evening we did the proper tourist thing of going up the Eiffel tower to get a beautiful view of Paris.
Missing the Louvre was a bit of a bummer but it gave me the chance to walk around Paris's streets and get drawn in by the city's charms. It really is as beautiful as its reputation; the buildings are all old and stunning, the streetlights are charming, the cobblestone roads and great boulevards are pretty, even the subway stations a re nice and the whole city is laid out so well its very easy to navigate and get around. I was only there briefly but I liked what I saw, I mean it's beautiful, the food is amazing, people dress well, the French language sounds great and is fun to have a crack at, definately a very romantic place to come with someone special. I would like to spend more time there but when I am older and don't have the energy to backpack around exotic countries and have more money to do it properly.
On my first proper day she took me to the Pompidou Centre for a few modern art exhibitions which were cool but I was more blown away by the building itself and the layout of the place. It also has a huge library with great books, study areas and computers which is people can use for free. I thought it was a great way to encourage education and culture in the community.
That evening we just relaxed and watched the DVD of "Paris Je t'aime" which I thought was very appropriate. The next day I was ready to hit up the great museums like the Louvre and another Picasso museum but when I arrived at the famous glass pyramid I found out that it and all other museums are shut on Tuesdays... shit!!! Oh well nevermind, so I hustled around checking out the areas Charlotte had recommended to me then in the evening we did the proper tourist thing of going up the Eiffel tower to get a beautiful view of Paris.
Missing the Louvre was a bit of a bummer but it gave me the chance to walk around Paris's streets and get drawn in by the city's charms. It really is as beautiful as its reputation; the buildings are all old and stunning, the streetlights are charming, the cobblestone roads and great boulevards are pretty, even the subway stations a re nice and the whole city is laid out so well its very easy to navigate and get around. I was only there briefly but I liked what I saw, I mean it's beautiful, the food is amazing, people dress well, the French language sounds great and is fun to have a crack at, definately a very romantic place to come with someone special. I would like to spend more time there but when I am older and don't have the energy to backpack around exotic countries and have more money to do it properly.
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