This past weekend was my lovely roommate and dear friends birthday. So what better way to celebrate Jessica's 23rd birthday than go to Paris! Though I went to Paris during my semester abroad, this time provided new adventures with great friends. I was able to see things that I wasn't able to see last time and revisit some of the beautiful things that make Paris so special.
Megan and Kelly bused in from their towns (Kelly in La Roda and Megan in Granada) on Thursday night. When they arrived Jessica and I took them for tapas in La Plaza de la Merced (a plaza very close to our apartment). On Friday at 1:50pm we took off for Paris and arrived in the early evening. We took a bus into the city and the metro to our hotel. Finding our hotel was a little challenging. We finally found it after what seemed like forever. We were extremely excited to finally throw our stuff on our beds and run to get food. There was a little cafe near our hotel where we stopped and ate dinner. After dinner we decided we would take advantage of the non-rainy weather and go see the Eifel Tower at night. The Eifel Tower was even more magnificent than I remember, especially all lite up. We called it a somewhat early night and woke up early to begin our day in beautiful Paris.
Saturday was sadly raining most of the day but that didn't stop us from venturing into the city with umbrellas, raincoats, boots, and lots of layers. We saw the Eifel Tower (again), the Louvre, and the Luzembourg gardens, taking pictures of about everything we saw. We wandered into the touristy shops, got coffee, ate crepes (claro), and simply enjoyed the city. It amazes me how clean Paris is...mind you, we were in pretty touristy areas, but the city as a whole is just kept up so well. It's also extremely quiet for being such a big and popular city but then again we are use to Spain where people are loud all the time.
Saturday night was Jessica's birthday celebration! We got dressed up and hit the town! First thing on our list was to see Moulin Rouge. After that we found a perfect place to eat dinner that SCREAMED Jessica. The restaurant had a jazzy feel and even had a pianist. All of the waiters were wearing typical french hats that were slightly tilted on their heads. We ordered a few drinks and devoured our dinner. When Jessica went to the bathroom we told the waitress that it was her birthday. When Jessica came out, the pianist sang happy birthday to her and the waitress brought yummy dessert. It was so fun! After dinner we headed back towards our hotel and hit up a few bars. At the end of the night we ended up at a cute little bar that played fun dancing music. We met about five SO fun guys that look turns dancing with us. They were from France, Portugal, and Finland. The best part of the night was meeting and hanging out with them. We danced until 6am and then said our goodbyes. Meeting new people is my favorite part of traveling :).
Sunday seemed like the world's longest day. We slept in until about 11:30 (not that long considering we didn't get back to the hotel until 6am) and checked out of the hotel at 12. We had a lot of waiting around to do since our flight didn't leave until 8pm and our bus to the airport didn't leave until 5pm. Sunday was significantly colder than the rest of the weekend and it was still raining. To eat cheaply and avoid the weather, we went to McDonalds :). We are so American. We went to visit Notre Dam and just hung out the rest of the afternoon. We finally arrived back in Malaga at about midnight.
All in all it was a wonderful weekend, full of great and funny stories. It was very refreshing to spend time in a different culture as well. Next trip we have planned is Edinburgh, Scotland for Thanksgiving weekend. I must say I am looking forward to this more than anythingggg!!! Until next time!
Besitos!
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