Paris
- The Eiffel Tower
I just got back from an awesome weekend in Paris with Travel Active. I can’t even express the beauty of the city itself. It truly is something one must see for themselves. Well, we left on Friday morning from our local train station. I never thought that France was so close to Holland, but apparently everything is close to Holland. I actually really liked the bus ride to there, because we were able to see all the country and scenery we passed through. We went through Brussels and other cities in Belgium. These are things I expected I wouldn’t have ever seen during my stay.
- Paris
We got to Paris at around 6:00 in the evening. We then had dinner at some fast food restaurant in the city. Oh, let me share something with you about French culture. Very little of the people speak English. I kid you not, when I was ordering my fries from the restaurant we ate at at the evening, I had to explain what French fries were to the cashier. What???!!! I think I was shocked by the fact that we were in Paris, a huge tourist destination, and the employees at a fast food restaurant could barely speak English. Anyway I survived.
- Basilique du Sacre Coeur
It was kind of weird for me to go from speaking and hearing Dutch all the time to just French. We did not have much time to see the museums of Paris. We only had a few spare hours of free time leftover from the bus tour and boat tour, so I definitely think I will go back before I leave. Another tip about Paris; you MUST have the crepes while you are there. I had the most delicious nutella crepes during my visit. There is nothing like them!
