Girls Trip to Paris
Megan, Melissa, Heidi, Brittany and I left for Paris on Thursday morning and had such a great time. My girlfriends and I had all been to Paris several times before so it was just a very relaxed trip. We joked about the fact that we only spent about 8 minutes planning this trip. Heidi drove us right into town and we checked in at the French Servicemen Hotel and were ready to head out at 3:00. We went to the Paris Opera House (never been) which was really gorgeous and inspired the writing of the Phantom of the Opera. Then on to the Orsay Museum, which I had never been to either. Lots of Impressionist art... Monet and Renoir. Beautiful. We found a cafe and ate dinner. I had quiche Lorraine. We sat there for 2 hours and then headed back to the hotel. From our hotel room we could see the top of the Eiffel Tower sparkle but Melissa asked the manager if we could see it from a higher window and he gave us the key to a room on the 6th floor, which was so fun. Friday we slept in, saw the St. Augustine Cathedral right by our hotel, spotted a poodle, grabbed our bakery items for breakfast -- I had a chocolate du pain with almond spread inside that was quite possibly the best pastry I've ever tasted. I had several. Then off to the Sacred Heart Cathedral and Montmartre area up on the hill... truly Paris. I'd been there a couple times before but some of the gals hadn't. We wandered through the art market, made some art purchases and then ate lunch at a little cafe and stayed for an hour. Then off to L'Orangerie Museum with more Monet Water lily paintings. (Had never been) Then we went over to peak at the Eiffel Tower before heading over to the Rue Cler... remember that pastry shop there, Dan, Sarah, Scott Elisha?? I got the raspberry tart -- delicious. The gals loved it. We ate dinner kitty corner from that pastry shop and sat for two hours enjoying our meal. Then back to see the Eiffel Tower sparkle at night and then back to the hotel. Saturday we went to the Shakespeare Book Company across from the Notre Dame Cathedral and it was really neat. I'd seen it from the outside but never been inside -- but since I was with a bunch of book lovers we had to spend awhile and it was great. Then we toured the Saint Chappelle. I'd seen that one before -- and then headed back to the hotel to head home. Heidi drove us right into the MIDDLE of Paris around the Arc de Triomphe and down the Champs E'lysse . She's a bold driver... it was so much fun.
Paris Opera House
Orsay Museum
The Eiffel Tower from our Hotel Room
St. Augustine Cathedral
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Montmartre
Le Fournil du Village for Lunch
L'Orangerie Museum
