Europe Update! 5/26 Paris Day 3 Today I started the day out strong by sleeping in a little, hey I was out late and my feet had walked possibly more the day before than any other day of my life. Ginger and I decided to take today more low-key, we had been thinking Versailles but the gardens were reportedly closed, the trains on strike, and unbearably humid and hot. So we decided if we ever hit up Paris again later in life, it was a must-see. Instead we did something I really wanted to do from the day before, we climbed the Towers of Notre Dame. I got to see the famous gargoyle, see the bells (the bells of Notre Daaame!), play Hunchback of Notre Dame, and get a great calf workout. I really just wanted to see the city from above since we weren’t able to climb the Eiffel Tower the day before, and also, I love cathedrals? A cathedral a day keeps uh, Macy really happy? I couldn’t think of anything puny for that sorry. After some breathtaking views and a million photos later we headed back to the apartment for a while and gorged ourselves on pain du chocolates, or the chocolate filled square croissants, like the ones Starbucks sells but 1000% times better. I also got a ham and butter sandwich and I was shocked by how good it was, who knew!? I was also quite happy because I remembered how to order in French, “je voudrais un pain du chocolaté, s'il vous plait”. After that buttery, flakey goodness of a lunch, wandered off on my own down the Champs-Élysées. I had been here earlier in the trip but I hadn’t brought my camera previously so I wanted to go around and snap some photos. I had a great time wandering down the broad avenue, and it was nice and sunny out so that just added to the whole magic of the day. While I was strolling along, Ginger was waiting in line for the impossibly delicious macarons from Laudrée- possibly the most famous macarons in all of Paris. When I got back to the apartment later we sampled them and wow…..that was an amazing food experience. I got to try a black current violet, strawberry poppy, and lemon! It was amazingly light, with authentic, rich filling that wasn’t necessarily sugar. Definitely amazing! After having a small food coma, I managed to work out with my friend Katie to see her while she was still in Paris! She was in Paris studying with an NAU French Language and Arts study abroad, but we found time later in the night to meet up and take the metro to the Eiffel Tower. Despite the rain the two of us huddled under my umbrella as we ate crêpes and watched the start of the hour’s light show. After all, Audrey Hepburn once said about Paris, "This is what you do on your very first day in Paris. You get yourself, not a drizzle, but some honest-to-goodness rain, and you find yourself someone really nice and drive her through the Bois de Boulogne in a taxi. The rain's very important. That's when Paris smells its sweetest. It's the damp chestnut trees." It was definitely a dreamy moment with my best friend!
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