After checking into our hotel, Hotel Tourisme, mum and decided to take a look around. Our hotel was only a short walk from the Eiffel Tower, which was incredible to see. Afterwards though, I must admit I was homesick enough to say, "Okay, I've seen the Eiffel Tower, I'm ready to go home." Paris didn't steal my heart like the English countryside and Scotland. It was dirtier, and everyone looked unhappy as they sat in the outside cafes, smoking and drinking. Mum and I were also scared to really go to far from the touristy places. We had the idea of taking a train to the country, but it was really expensive--in fact, Paris was extremely expensive in general. A little magnet that is around 2 bucks back in the states, was anywhere between 6 to 8 euros, which comes to about 10 to 12 bucks. Outrageous. Mom and I did extremely well navigating through the Metro system (thanks to our training in London!) and had no hiccups getting from point A to point B. The language barrier made us feel very isolated in Paris, indeed, we only had each other for conversation now. France reminded me even more of New York than London--and the guys there scared me--they didn't seem like nice men...(After returning-because I am now home-my mom's friend said she had watched this movie called "Taken" and thought of us the whole time. My mom and I were curious and rented it. If we had seen this movie before going, I don't know if I would have gone. The movie was about human trafficking and violent, etc., but I would almost recommend women planning to travel abroad to see it. My friend said it would probably make them paranoid, but I think it would make them cautious!)
Anyways, we visited the Louvre and were able to see the famous Mona Lisa. It was behind 2 plates of glass--very protected. I also viewed the largest painting I have ever seen...wow. In Paris, they really love the naked human body, so I don't really remember seeing much more as my eyes were fixed to the marble/wood floors of the Louve. That type of stuff makes me uncomfortable. Thus, I enjoyed the British Museum much more.
Following that we had a nice lunch at a cafe. Dehydrated, a milkshake sounded wonderful and we ordered a raspberry flavored delicacy--costing us 5.90 Euros. A few minutes later, the drink was brought to us--it was like a small in size and was literarly a milk shake. It was just milk with blended raspberries. What a letdown! After experiencing such disappointment (jk!) we decided to take a little rest in our hotel room. Mum read her book, and I read more of North and South. I had a hard time putting that thing down! I finished it just a 2 days after returning.
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