Greetings from Amsterdam! I visited Amsterdam with my two abroad friends Gaby and Dylan the weekend of October 11th through 13th. Amsterdam was an absolute dream and I already want to return. The three/technically two days just were not enough! Friday: Unfortunately my one class that takes attendance started having a few Friday sessions. We can miss up to four classes before becoming a non-attending student (which would not be fun in this class), but I already missed two since I booked Thursday flights before realizing this issue, so I flew out of Milan later on Friday. I got to Amsterdam around 8pm and took a cab to meet Gaby and Dylan at our airbnb in a cute town outside of Amsterdam called Hilversum. Hilversum could have been pulled straight out of a fairy tale. If you could bottle up a feeling of Fall, the bottle would be produced in Hilversum. For someone who hasn't had a real Fall in two years because of New Orleans, this was the best possible thing ever. I have never been a Fall person, but Hilversum and Amsterdam definitely sparked a newfound appreciation for this season and all its beauty. After I dropped my bag off and met up with Gaby and Dylan, we walked in to town for a late dinner. We ate at this bar/restaurant/club that was fairly popular with the locals. The menu was all over the place so I had asian inspired chicken wings and ribs. We also all had the same recommended cocktail. The drink was horrible and we probably should have known not to drink it since there was egg in it, but we were feeling adventurous. After dinner, we went back to the airbnb since we wanted to get to Amsterdam as early as possible on Saturday for a full day. Saturday: We woke up early on Saturday to travel from Hilversum and our airbnb to Amsterdam. Our first stop was the MOCO Museum which is a modern and contemporary art museum known for the amount of Banksy works displayed. A few of my favorites were Banksy's "Girl with a Balloon," "Love is in the Air," and the detained Gummy Bear statue. The whole museum was a lot of fun to walk through to start our morning. After MOCO, we walked through Amsterdam trying to find a place to stop and eat brunch. The brunch scene in Amsterdam is phenomenal, but since it was around 11 am on a Saturday, most of the places listed as "must try" were packed. We ended up at a place called Little Collins which was delicious. I had there take on eggs benedict, potato, gruyere and spring onion waffle with poached eggs, bacon, and hollandaise sauce and a cappuccino. At this point, I hadn't had a real brunch meal since being abroad, so I was beyond thrilled. While we were eating, a woman sat down at the table next to us and began talking to us. She was an American from Texas living in Amsterdam for work and was eager to convince us to work abroad during our lives. I don't normally talk to or initiate conversations with strangers like that, but it was a lot of fun to hear about this random woman's life and experiences. She totally just fell into her job by talking to a woman at a wedding. Crazy! She currently is trying to decide whether she should stay in Amsterdam or if her and her fiance should move back to Texas. Anyway, after brunch, we headed over to the A'dam Lookout which is this lookout tower/experience that also has a swing with views of the city. The experience itself is fairly "basic," but since there was no line and it was included in our Heineken tickets it was totally worth it. After A'dam lookout, we took a canal ride from the lookout to the Heineken Experience. We also met up with my friend Becky and her two abroad friends. The canal ride was pretty, but it would have been nice if there was a little commentary by our guide (who had a microphone and wanted tips) so we knew what we were looking at. After the ride, we arrived at Heineken and did the brewery experience. I am so totally not a beer person, but Oktoberfest and this experience have definitely made me enjoy beer more. The experience guides you through Heineken's history and the whole process of brewing the beer. It ends in a bar tasting area and includes two free beers (in addition to the one you try earlier in the tour). Dylan, Gaby, and I then went and got thai food for dinner. Post dinner, I had a ticket for the Anne Frank House at 8:45 that I booked with Becky, so Dylan and Gaby went with me and were going to wait around till I was done since they didn't book tickets in time. Luckily, the security and staff at the Anne Frank House were in a good mood and let Dylan and Gaby buy tickets for the museum day off. This rarely happens unless you arrive at an off time in an off season, so we were super grateful. Truthfully, I have never read the Diary of Anne Frank. I know, very out of character. It was never required for school and when I had the option of choosing a heavy book to read in 7th grade I read "Night" by Elie Weisel instead. Obviously, I know her story though. An audio tour guides you through the entire house explaining the war, the Holocaust, and Anne's story. Going through the house is not easy, but I felt a little better knowing my desire to see it allowed Gaby and Dylan to learn more about a part of history they both admitted they did not know as much about. We planned on going out after the Anne Frank House, but the weather had turned incredibly horrible while we were inside, so we decided to head back to the airbnb instead and watch Halloweentown. Sunday: We checked out of the airbnb early on Sunday and headed into Amsterdam to explore before our late flight back to Milan. We walked all along the inner canals and central area, enjoying the sunnier weather and the pretty buildings. For lunch we went to Foodhallen which is a giant food hall inside a warehouse space. It is pretty comparable to Smorgasburg or a much larger St. Roch Market. I wanted to try all the stands, but limited myself to "De Ballenbar" because I wanted to try local Dutch food. We each had different variations of Bitterballen, a sort of fried dutch meatball. I had two truffle bitterballen, two goat cheese bitterballen, and two original bitterballen. They were all delicious, but my favorite had to be truffle. After lunch, we continued to walk around, this time in search of another Dutch food poffertjes or little baby pancakes. I was not super hungry but still managed to eat my own order of poffertjes served traditionally with powder sugar and butter. Unfortunately, it was Sunday so we could not eat them fresh at the Albert Cuyp Markt, but the ones we had at Pancakes Amsterdam were tasty nonetheless! We then explored the outdoor flower market before going to the Amsterdam Icebar. We were kind of out of things to do at this point since we couldn't get tickets for the Van Gogh Museum which is how we ended up at the Icebar. It was a fun experience though. I was a little surprised because once you are actually in the freezing cold bar room the only drinks they serve is shots of flavored vodka or beer. After the icebar, we took a few more canal pictures before heading back to the central station to pick up our stored luggage. I also got to see my friend Emily Epstein who was also in Amsterdam that weekend traveling. Even though we only got to see each other for 5 minutes it was nice to catch up and we were able to plan a trip together to Dublin which I'm super excited about! Best Moments:
Amsterdam was such a beautiful city. It felt impossible not to immediately fall in love with it. Walking around the canals and just taking in all the cute buildings and flowers was probably my favorite part. I never wanted to leave! I also love Milan and Italian food so much, but the lack of a brunch scene or accessible "trendy" international food scene has been really getting to me. I probably could have spent all day in the Foodhallen or at brunch. Eggs benedict on savory waffles and truffle bitterballen. Need I say more. I don't think I want to live/work abroad (I'd miss my family and the US too much) but visiting Amsterdam definitely made me feel like it could be a possibility.
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Greetings from Milan! After spending two days in Cinque Terre, Rachel and I explored Milan on Sunday October 5th before she headed back to Prague. Thanks for being a tourist in my own city with me! Sunday: We got up fairly early on Sunday since Rachel was leaving for the airport around 5pm and we wanted to see as much of Milan as possible. Our first stop was the Duomo area where we saw the Starbucks Reserve Milano Roastery before having breakfast at a local chain, Panini Durini. We had capuccinos, a croissant with nutella, and a waffle with nutella. After breakfast, we had tickets to walk to the top of the Duomo and go inside the church. The views from the terrace were absolutely spectacular. Rachel was particularly happy walking around the roof since she took an intro to architecture class and was able to point out all the different details. Going to the terrace is definitely one of my must dos now for Milan. We didn't realize that Mass was going on when we entered the church's interior, but it was super cool to witness mass taking place in such a historic church. I'm definitely going to figure out whether I can be inside for Christmas Mass. There was also a downstairs museum area with artifacts they excavated that we did not explore for long, but was included with our ticket so we checked it out. Once we were done at the Duomo, we checked out the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II (the huge glass domed shopping plaza) and the pop up Louis Vuitton Time Capsule Experience. For lunch, we had pizza from Spontini (huge slice style fast casual pizza). We then went to Fondazione Prada, a modern art museum funded by Prada. I had never been, but a lot of people said that it was a must do experience. Rachel and I were both glad we went, but both wouldn't call it must see. The art was whack even for modern art, there was no descriptions of what we were looking at, there was a line to buy tickets that did not have to exist/was unclear, and it was a little pricy for the actual amount of art present in the facility. Despite all of that, there were some cool installations and we enjoyed our time laughing at all the different pieces. After Fondazione Prada we walked over to Navigli where we stumbled on a chocolate street festival (small but cute) and got more gelato. After gelato, it was already time to head back to my apartment, so Rachel could grab her bag and head to the airport. Best Moments:
Definitely the Duomo's rooftop / terrace area. Hands down. The views of the plaza and just of the Duomo's roof are breathtaking and worth the steps. There is also an elevator up but the stairs are not as crazy as other tall buildings. It was so nice spending the weekend traveling with Rachel and I can't wait till I visit her in Prague (for Halloween weekend!) Greetings from Cinque Terre! I visited Cinque Terre Friday October 4th and Saturday October 5th with my friend from Tulane Rachel Towe (hi Rachel thanks for reading lol). We spent all day Friday and Saturday in Cinque Terre and only stayed one night in a Hostel right outside of La Spezia. The weather was perfect for hiking around all five towns over the course of the two days and visiting outside of the touristy season meant that crowds were at a minimum. Thursday: Rachel arrived in Milan super late Thursday night, so after I picked her up at Milano Centrale, we went back to my apartment since our train to La Spezia was early Friday Morning. Friday: We took the train from Milano Centrale to La Spezia at 8:10. We almost (lowkey) missed the train. We were in line in Milano Centrale getting breakfast and coffee at 8:03. We managed to make it though AND we had delicious croissants filled with nutella and pistachio cream and large capuccinos for the 3 hour ride. When we got to La Spezia, we purchased the two day Cinque Terre pass which got us access to the train line, the bathrooms in the train stations, and the hiking trails between the towns. Our first stop was Corniglia. Corniglia is the only town out of the five that is not directly on the water, instead its up along the cliffs. The town was super adorable. There were even street portraits along the streets of famous figures with scuba gear. After we walked around the entire main area (it was pretty small), we got gelato at a place called Alberto Gelateria. I had a cona picola con crema portofino e miele de corniglia, which is a small cone with a scoop ricotta gelato with chocolate chips and pistachios and a scoop of local honey gelato. It was very refreshing and tasty. From Corniglia we took the train one stop to the town of Manarola. Manarola was even more beautiful than Corniglia. We explored the town again before climbing on the rocks in the marina for some of the best views and photos. After we got a late lunch / snack at an aperitivo place called Nessun Dorma. Nessun Dorma is insta famous for all the right reasons, its picture perfect and has delicious food and drinks. Rachel and I shared the Ligure Bruschetta (pesto bruschetta) and a Volastra Foccace (sandwich with mozzarella, arugula, and tomatoes). I also had the "alchemy" to drink which was basically the best vodka sour I will ever have in my entire life with passion fruit. If I could only have one cocktail for the rest of my life it would be this one. It was that good. After Nessun Dorma, we went to the last town of the day, Riomaggiore. Riomaggiore was much bigger than the other two towns and was just as beautiful, if not more. We climbed along the rocks in this marina as well. Riomaggiore's rocks were much harder to maneuver around than Manarola's, but that made it that much more worth it. We stayed on the rocks, hanging out until the sun was mostly set. Then we went back into town and got dinner at a place called La Lampara. I had green gnocchi with seabass, chickpeas, a little mozzarella, and bottarga. Rachel had a margherita pizza. Post dinner we walked up through Riomaggiore's main street to where the Hostel's shuttle was picking us up and went back for an earlier night. Saturday: On Saturday we got up early and had a walking breakfast in Riomaggiore, cappuccinos and little pastries. We took the train from Riomaggiore to Vernazza. In Vernazza we walked around, exploring the town. We also went up to the top of the old castle. Castle wise, it was fairly simple, but the views of the water and the rest of Vernazza were wonderful. We also got gelato at Gelateria Vernazza. I enjoyed the gelato in Corniglia, but this gelato was among some of the best I had ever had. I had a small cone with bacio (chocolate and nuts) and crema cinque terre (sciachetra - the sweet wine - cream). Once we finished our gelato, we hiked from Vernazza to Monterosso Al Mare. This hike gave us the best views of Vernazza and was incredibly challenging and rewarding. Rick Steve's calls it the most challenging hike of the bunch. Rachel and I did not do any of the other hikes, but this one was super difficult so I have to agree. There were a lot of stairs and narrow pathways up the cliffs. There were also points where hikers in the opposite direction tried to get past you and there just simply was not enough space on the path. Most of the hikes between the towns are now closed off because of safety reasons and the possibility of falling rocks. I honestly think that this hike will eventually be closed off also, so I am especially glad that Rachel and I were able to experience such a rewarding hike. After just under 2 hours, Rachel and I arrived in Monterosso Al Mare and went straight to the Hostel's recommended restaurant in the old town for a slice of a traditional dessert pie. The pie was DELICIOUS and such a perfect reward following the demanding hike. After our pie break, we walked over to the newer section of Monterosso Al Mare to lounge on the beach and eat lunch until it was time to head back to La Spezia for our train back to Milan. Cinque Terre is known for its fried anchovies and fish, so I braved a slightly ridiculous line at a beach shack for fried fish as my lunch. I was hesitant to only get fried anchovies in case I did not like them, but they were definitely my favorite item out of the cone. The cone also had calamari, shrimp, salmon, and mussels. Delicious and so beachy! Rachel and I relaxed on the beach in our bathing suits even though it was not quite the right weather and enjoyed our last few hours of "summer" weather. I can only imagine how wonderful the beach is over the summer and how absolutely overcrowded it is with tourists. Before we left Monterosso Al Mare, we got one last pesto pasta to eat on the train ride home as our dinner. Our train was at 6:38 and even though we were sad to be leaving Cinque Terre, the past two days were extremely exhausting so we welcomed the rest. Best Moments:
I greatly enjoyed visiting Cinque Terre in the "off-season" even though it was not super warm at the beach. There were SO many less tourists running around which definitely helped us see all 5 towns within 2 days. I also can not imagine doing that same hike in warmer weather. My favorite town was either Manarola (it was beautiful but also Nessun Dorma and my cocktail ugh) or Vernazza (equally as beautiful and exactly what I pictured before doing any research on Cinque Terre). I am so glad Rachel and I managed to fit this action packed trip in to a two days, one night!! Greetings from Oktoberfest held in Munich, Germany! I visited Munich for Oktoberfest from September 26th through 29th. I had a wonderful time at the festival and seeing all my Tulane friends. We decided that Oktoberfest is a cross between Mardi Gras and Disney World, so I hope you can understand why all college students flock to Munich while abroad. Thursday: I left Milan for Munich early on Thursday, arriving around 2 and checking in to the airbnb around 3. Rachel and Tyler were not arriving till later that night, so I ventured into the city center myself to explore, eat, and buy myself a dirndl. I started in Marienplatz at the town hall, Neues Rathaus and walked around, stumbling upon an outdoor food market. I chose one of the many spots for a quick, extremely late lunch, having a delicious sandwich "Ochs'n-Semmel mit Zwiebeln'." I had asked the people behind the counter what they're favorite was which is how I ended up eating the above sandwich, ox with onions. It was absolutely delicious. After I ate, it was around 5'oclock so I went back to Neues Rathaus to see the Glockenspiel. I'm not really sure what I was expecting from the Glockenspiel, but it was both cool to see and underwhelming. The figures moving around reminded me slightly of the scene in the first Shrek movie where Shrek and Donkey listen to the Far Far away puppet song. Post Glockenspiel, I walked to Angermair to buy a dirndl to wear at Oktoberfest. Angermair was packed and overwhelming to shop at alone especially since I had absolutely no clue what I should be looking for size wise. I ended up spending 3 hours (till closing) in the store trying on different options. Most of the time was spent waiting in line for the dressing rooms which was frustrating but understandable since my hands cramped trying to do all the buttons on each different dirndl by myself. By the time I was done with dirndl shopping, I was hungry again so at my Cousin Vicky and her boyfriend Thomas' suggestion I went for dinner at Augustiner Stammhaus for more authentic Bavarian food. I ate schnitzel and a beer. Friday: Our day started early on Friday so we could experience as much of Oktoberfest before the festival became insanely crowded on Saturday. Oktoberfest takes place in Theresienwiese where there are 14 tents each with their own traditions and character. We started in Hofbrau Festzelt, one of the most famous tents associated with Oktoberfest. The tent has standing room only in front of where the band plays which is probably why exchange students spend most of their time here because other tents require reserved tables. Upon entering the tent, we ran into so many exchange students also in Munich for the weekend. I even saw some friends from home who are also in Europe studying abroad. We spent an hour or so in the tent enjoying our beer and the tent's atmosphere before leaving to find food and explore other tents. The good thing about Friday at Oktoberfest was that it wasn't too crowded so we were able to enter and exit the different tents as we pleased since they weren't filled to capacity. Rachel, Tyler, and I shared cheesy bread, a bratwurst, and pretzels. We also popped in to the Hacker Festzelt tents and the Ochsenbraterel tents which felt much more local and calm than Hofbrau, but since we couldn't get seats inside the tent to be served beer we kept on moving. Oktoberfest is also a full blown carnival asides from the beer tents, so we explored the rides and games area, deciding to spend the euros on the swings. The view from the swings of the entire festival from above made the ticket price worth it (there was also no line which was a plus). After we explored, we sat down in the (Hofbrau?) beer garden, enjoying another beer and talking with an older local couple who lived in Munich and were going to Oktoberfest for 30+ years! We then met up with some of our other friends from Tulane who had been touring Munich earlier in the day for some more beer. We ended up all heading back to our air bnb post Oktoberfest on the earlier side since we wanted to get to Oktoberfest super early for Saturday Morning. Saturday: Oktoberfest does not open till 9 am on Saturday's but the line to get in is insane. Its recommended to get there super early so you can run in and get a table at the tent of your choice. We knew a lot of people were going on Saturday so we ended up sleeping in past our early alarms and arriving at 9am. The line was absolutely as crazy as everyone said it would be but it moved quick and we were in the festival by 945. We went straight to Hofbrau to find all our friends that were also in Munich that weekend. Surprisingly, we found them right away and got to enjoy the table that they waited in line to run to. We spent all morning in Hofbrau drinking, dancing, and taking pictures. It was so much fun to see everyone and experience Oktoberfest with them. At one point, the band played "New York, New York," "Country Roads," and "Sweet Caroline" in a row and the entire tent (or atleast the entire contingent of American exchange students) scream singed along standing on the benches. Such a fun and crazy experience! We also sang along to the "prost" song which was stuck in my head at the time, but I honestly don't remember any of the words now. All in all a really great time in Hofbrau. Around 230 we vacated our table to explore the festival and eat again. It was so much more crowded on Saturday so exploring was a much different experience but it was a lot of fun people watching and running into people from Tulane all over the festival. I became Oktoberfested out by 5 and went back to my airbnb where everyone I had been with on Friday were already passed out and making dinner. Since I had an early flight on Sunday I did not end up going back out to Oktoberfest but I think the amount of time I spent on Friday and Saturday were sufficient. If I were to go again I would honestly rather go during the week when the tents aren't super crowded since you become stuck in one place once the tents hit capacity on the weekends. Sunday: My flight back to Milan was at 10 am so I woke up and went directly to the airport. I flew Lufthansa round trip (and somehow my cheapest ticket option when I booked put me in Business Class on the way back?) and the flights were wonderful. My favorite thing is flying into or out of Milan heading north because you have to fly over the Alps and Switzerland and the views are out of this world. Best Moments and Final Thoughts:
By far my favorite moment in Munich was on Saturday during the festival when the band started playing the three songs and everyone in the tent sang along. It reminded me so much of home and was a lot of fun. I would go back to Oktoberfest in the future (I need to wear my dirndl again!), but I would definitely dedicate more time to exploring more of Munich. It was my first time in Germany and Munich and the city's history was not lost on me. The cab took me past the Olympic park on the way to the airbnb from the airport. Its important to me to experience and see Jewish history while abroad, but this hit a little differently. Honoring the Israeli athletes during the Maccabi games and knowing Shep Messing (a Soccer Olympian who lives in Port Washington and was down the hall from the Israeli athletes in Munich) made me more sentimental than usual. There was a plaque about the athletes in Neues Rathaus also that I never translated from German, but thinking about all these aspects definitely made me that much more appreciative of the fact that I could enjoy and experience Oktoberfest that weekend. Greetings from Paris! I was in Paris from September 19th through September 22nd with my mom. We had a wonderful weekend together and I am so happy I got to see her and spend her birthday together in Paris. Thursday: My flight from Milan to Paris was around 1, but it was my first time trying to get to the airport from my apartment in Milan (which is not close), so I woke up early. Getting to the airport was not that difficult and I was surprised by how empty the terminal was. Once arriving in Paris, I took a cab to the hotel to meet my mom. When we went up to the room, there were still suitcases and a backpack inside in addition to a bouquet of flowers and roses and hearts strewn over the bed. We thought it was very odd, so we went back down to the desk to explain the situation. The hotel ended up switching our room and putting us into their best suite, "the dreamcatcher." The room was huge and had a weird dreamcatcher like piece of art in the middle of the room and a giant bathtub in the same room as the bed. Very strange. The amount of space we had was very nice though. While we were in the room, the front desk person brought up the flowers, which is when we realized that the original room with all the flowers was supposed to be for us. We lucked out though! Around 5 o'clock we headed over to the Eiffel tower and relaxed in the Champ de Mars. We bought a really cheap bottle of rose and enjoyed as the sun set. Since it was my mom's birthday, I treated her to a very nice dinner right off the Champ de Mars at a place called Arnaud Nicolas. It was absolutely delicious. After dinner, we watched the Eiffel tower sparkle before heading back to the hotel. Friday: We woke up bright and early on Friday for a full day of touring Paris. Our day started on the Ile de la Cite at the Sainte-Chapelle Church. The stained glass was absolutely beautiful and stood up to our expectations. After Sainte-Chapelle, we walked around the island and got as close as possible to Notre Dame. Staring at the front of the Cathedral its hard to realize that anything happened only a few months ago, but then when you switch angles you can already see the progress they've made on restoring it. If only they made that quick progress on everything. After we tried to go to this cute cafe called Au Vieux Paris, but it was surprisingly closed. We ended up getting crepes at a little side street cafe and they were so tasty. We had a savory one with ham, cheese, and a sunny side up egg and a sweet dulce de leche one. Post breakfast/lunch, we walked over to Shakespeare and Company, the famous book store. Friday happened to be the global climate strike and the bookstore was closing for the afternoon as we got there to participate in the march. We did not get to go in, but it was very nice to see the bookstore care about the march. The juxtaposition of the store underneath the looming Notre Dame on this day was not lost on me either. We left the Ile de la Cite and walked over to the Musee d'Orsay and spent time wandering around the whole impressionist upstairs. I'm not a huge huge art person but impressionism is definitely my favorite. We continued our impressionism afternoon down the road at the Musee de l'Orangerie. The Musee de l'Orangerie houses Monet's famous water lillies and was the most tranquil retreat after walking around the rest of the day. You can't help but feel at peace inside the space admiring these works. Once we soaked in the water lillies enough, we took a cruise around the Seine River. We went on the water taxi because we did not really care about having a tour guide. The set up worked perfectly for us and we got to cruise around the whole River in about an hour and a half. Our day ended up in Montmartre district, watching the sunset on the steps of the Sacre Coeur. The view was breathtaking! We also met up with my friend from Tulane, Dani, who is studying abroad in Paris. It was so nice catching up with her over dinner! Saturday: Our day once again started early as we headed to the Louvre to admire its architecture. The view of the modern pyramid against the historical palace could never get old. After, we walked over to Angelina for breakfast. I finally got to try their famous hot chocolate which definitely held up to expectations! It was like I was drinking melted chocolate and I loved it. We had planned on walking from Angelina up the Champs-Elysees to the Arc de Triomphe but they had blocked up the Champ because of protests. Instead, we walked around what was not blocked off, including seeing the Hotel Ritz. For the afternoon, we switched neighborhoods and explored Le Marais. We totally forgot that it was Saturday so most of the stores were closed for Shabbat, but we still loved exploring all the different streets. We rested in a hidden park for a bit also that had a French memorial for all the children from the area that died during the Holocaust. We stopped for a small Falafel snack after exploring Le Marais to hold us over before a late dinner. At this point in the weekend we were super exhausted so we returned to our hotel to nap before dinner. For dinner we went to Le Relais de L'Entrecote for steak frites. It was a very lovely nice dinner in Paris. Sunday: Our last day in Paris started at the Arc de Triomphe. It was still fairly closed off because of the protests and since we did not want to go up to the top we were limited in what we could do. We walked down the Champ-Elysees which was a very different experience than normal since most of the street was still blocked off by the police. After wondering around for a while, going in to some of the luxury stores, and stumbling upon the flame of liberty and infamous tunnel, we went back towards the hotel in Montparnasse for a last lunch before our car came to take us to the airport. We got crepes again at a cute local Creperie. Best Moments:
I had such a wonderful weekend exploring Paris with my Mom! My second time in Paris did not disappoint and I am so grateful I got to be with my Mom on her birthday and during her first trip to Paris. If I had to choose my favorite places, I would probably say that my favorite view was the sunset at Sacre Coeur, my favorite meal was at Arnaud Nicolas, and my favorite neighborhood to walk around was Le Marais. |
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