PARIS JOURNALS

IN PARIS I KEPT A JOURNAL OF EVENTS SO I COULD KEEP IT AND POST IT IN MY SCRAPBOOK AND BLOG THEM... SO HERE IS WHAT WE DID!
(IVE ADDED AUTHERS NOTES IN CAPS. AFTER SOME ENTRYS... A REVIEW)

April 11th, 2009

Its monday morning and our first DAY in Paris starts now... but getting here was a journey in itself! Our flight from Venice got us in at 11:00pm! Of course we weren't in the airport till 11:45, we ran across the airport only to hop on the last train that night. Then after being total tourist we got off at a random stop with our fingers crossed and asked these 2 employees, who were no older than 20. They were the frist nice frenchies we met. They tired their very best English and helped us out. Only to send us on a rat race because all the trains were on there last run. AND Paris has 14 metros, 4 trains and 5 rail lines! Also all gates are protected by a glass door and a metal bar you need to open with a ticket... which we didnt have and thats where nice frenchie #2 comes in. This nice woman saw us without our tickets and scanned her card in the exit door... opening the glass so we could hop the metal gate. Now why didnt we get a ticket? Its not our fault the office was closed, it was 1:00am by this point. Now we knew we were 5 mins away from our room byt were sooo lost we asked a couple on there way home for help... they proceeded to walk with us to our hostel, along the way giving us tips and advice on Paris. NICEST WOMAN EVER! Only to get to our hostel who usually close its dest at 12:00... to be shutting its gate, we knock knock knocked... bag bag bagged and were HOME SWEET HOME at 2:00am! We got so much luck, now Cassie is finsihed up getting ready and we'll head into the city!

April 11th, 2009 (evening)

What a first day... WOW! With a great end too! Cassie and I just called Dan and Mom/Dad for 3.90 Euros. The first sight of Paris we saw was the Arc Du Triphume (sp), amazing! It blows all London momuments out of the water. From there we walked through posh town to get to the Effil Tower, which was also crazy but not as nice. After seeing the monuments we decdied to spend the afternoon in Montmarte (home of Moulin Rouge). Along with shops we found this amazing basilica that had at least 200 steps up to it! Once we entred it there was an African man and groupies jamming while at least 200 onlookers listened. They had guitars and bongo etc., we watched for a solid 1.5 hrs BEST EVER! After a little more roming we found this cafe/bar that had happy hour... what a "HAPPY" type... cocktails = 6 EUROS with at least 3 shots. It was so chill, we're gonna go back for a later night Wed, when we left they were evening doing salsa. So that day with that ngiht = BEST FIRST NIGHT EVER!

LITTLE DID WE KNOW AT THIS POINT THAT THOSE SAME FABULOUS COCKTAILS WOULD MAKE US SICK 2 NIGHTS LATER... HAVENT BEEN THAT DRUNK SINCE I WAS LIKE 19!

April 12, 2009

OMG im so exausted, Cassie and I even decided to reschudule a few things (1 thing) because we just weren't up for it. I dont know how anyone can backpack for month(s). I have really started to appricate how i'm doing it; having a central home base in Europe. Its been 5 days and were beat... but we're just gonna get a good/great sleep tonight and start 110% tomorrow. Today was a bit of an annoying dayy because we heard about this 'cool' shopping area The Passages so we were pumped and it was like a glorifed mall. But oh well everyday cant be THE BEST but we did make it to the catacombs, after an hour wait in line, but it was worth it! Its 130 steps in a spiral down to caves wehre the remains of 3 million people lay. Its freaking creepy; but so cool (got some good pics!) I dont know how people are constantly travelling (unless its like an all inclusive vacay), but I'm in Paris... only live once!

I REALLY ENJOYED WRITING ABOUT THE STEPS... MAY SHOW HOW UNFIT I AM!

April 14th, 2009

So I skipped writing on the 13th because we were to bsuy with our heads in the toliet to function. Yesturday we had another great day, with a memorable ending. We went to Notre Dame top, which meant climbing 422 stairs in an upward spiral! OMG Paris is one freaking stair after another. But it was well worth it, in line we ended up meeting Amanda and Katy a mother and daughter from Sydney! They made the line go so much quicker, and we exchanged emails! From that we went to Sainte Chapel, WOW it was breath taking... so overwhelming (a new personal fav) it cant even be described. Beside it was the jail where Mary Antoinette (sp) was kept in for 76 or 86 days before she was sentence to death! We ended our site seeing at The Lourve. Then came to our demise... happy hour round two, so mcuh fun but got a LITTLE out of control and consquently made us have a very low key day today. We only went out from 12 - 5 shopping, which was enjoyable, but it took all our energy. We had to coem home for a nap till 8 then we just went out for dinner and now are in bed again. Tomorrow is our last full day here, were gonna take full advanage of all our hours!

April 16th, 2009

And so its come to an end... our baga re packed and we are catching a plane back to England tomorrow, and were ready to go. Travelling vactaions are draining, but so amazing. To end our trip we went and watched the Effil Tower light up. Those are the best moments; free just enjoying your surrounding feeling completely free and relaxed. it even so happened that for the frist apx. 10 mins it twinkled. We were busy in our last day we went back to Montmartre and found a spot wehre artist sell and creat there work...and before that we went shopping by St. Denis basilica and I got sweet sweet heels!

IT WAS A QUICK END BECAUSE I WAS SO TIRED AND DIDNT WANT TO WRITE LOL!

(cassies add on...)
*sign* Where has the time gone?!?! I waited for what seemed like ever for this trip to arrive and tonight is the end of an unforgetable trip! I got to expereince SO many amazing things. This expereince has brougth me closer to Jenn unbelieable - unfortgetable!!! Great times - great buys - great sights - great all around! We ende with the Effil Tower light show and a crepe! My only hope is to have another sister/friend trip in the future... maybe Sydney Australia to visit Katy and Amanda!

IT WAS A GREAT TIME... AND IM MISSING IT ALREADY!
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MISSED YOU ALL, HOPE THIS SHOWS YOU HOW MY PARIS WEEK WAS A LITTLE!