Last week in Paris

So, we got home from Paris 2 weeks ago but since then I have been trying to relax AND am now currently roadtripping through the west with Cole, so I will try to remember some things about my last week in Paris!

First of all, we were completely and totally exhausted after our trip to Amsterdam, but we couldn't stop talking about how much fun we had! On Monday back in Paris, Cole went to Versailles (without me) but we had a picnic near Trocadero afterwards which was really fun! Cole whipped up some pasta salad, a green salad with avocado, and we brought a bottle of white wine along as well. It was delicious and lots of fun! I was sort of sad we didn't have more opportunities for picnics during our stay, but it was a great way to start off our last week there.

As it turned out, Wednesday was Bastille Day (July 14th) so everyone had the day off! We wanted to head to the Champs Elysee for the parade and to Trocadero for fireworks afterwards, but it was POURING all day! So, we got to sleep in for once and lounged for a few solid hours. It was pretty nice to just relax, no work or sightseeing.

On Thursday night we finally made it to the Musee d'Orsay. Since we went at night, it was only 5.5o each (they keep the museum open on Thursdays from 6-10 pm). That was definitely one of my favorite museums-- some Van Gogh, Monet, and lots of other awesome art, plus the museum itself is really interesting.

On Friday night we decided to go all out at hit up the Louvre which we hadn't been to at all yet. It was also cheaper on Friday nights, plus some random guy gave us a free ticket on the way in! So 6 euros wasn't bad at all for both of us to see the most famous museum in Paris. We saw the Venus de Milo and the Mona Lisa and all that good stuff. It wasn't my favorite museum of the trip, but I was glad we got to see everything!

Saturday was also our last day in Paris. We packed up everything and cleaned the apartment. We also went to the post office in the morning to send my umbrella and our posters home (wrapped up in bubble wrap and tape). Finally, after our cleaning session we went out for a nice dinner nearby the apartment. Chez Paul was a pretty darn fancy French restaurant and it was delicious-- especially the creme brulee which was AMAZING!

Anyways, we headed out on Sunday morning pretty early and caught our flight to Chicago through Montreal. Everything went pretty smoothly and I watched 4 movies over the course of the trip since it was daylight the whole time and I didn't sleep at all.

So, we are back in the USA with plenty of A/C everywhere we go!