This past weekend I went to Paris with a big group of girls from Wofford and one of our friends from Nantes. It was truly one of the best weekends of my life. It’s going to be hard to put into words how amazing it was to be in PARIS with such great friends.
On the train from Nantes to Paris I was very excited to say the least, but I had no idea how happy I would be when I finally saw friends from home. Charlotte and Amy, two of my friends from Wofford who are studying in Barcelona this semester, got to Paris Thursday and were waiting for me, Claire, Meredith, and our new friend Emma at the metro stop by our hotel. I cannot explain how excited we were when we saw them! It was such a crazy feeling and after lots of screams and hugs we decided to go be very French and eat a crêpe. We checked into the hotel and waited on Sara and Lizzy, my Wofford friends who are in Madrid, to get to the hotel. Claire and I went outside to meet them because the hotel was kind of hard to find. When we finally saw Sara and Lizzy crossing the street we literally started screaming! We were just as happy to see them as we were to see Charlotte and Amy and couldn’t stop smiling.
Friday night we tried to go to a fondue restaurant we had heard about but it was too crowded. Our big group of 8 ended up splitting up because there was no way all 8 of us were going to fit in one restaurant on a Friday night. Sara, Charlotte, Claire, Emma and I ended up finding this AMAZING Italian restaurant. Claire and I split possibly the best pasta we have ever eaten. After dinner we walked around and found this bar. We ended up making friends with this couple from England, Miki and Ed. They were HILARIOUS! As we were sitting in the bar talking with them, a man playing the bagpipes walked in with a group of other Scottish men in kilts. They started playing songs for us and even played songs that we requested! It was so much fun!
Saturday we woke up and all had different plans. Charlotte, Claire, Sara, Emma, and I all wanted to go sightseeing. We went to the Notre Dame first. It was of course incredible and as soon as we got there the bells started ringing. It was amazing! We grabbed a quick bite to eat and then went to the Arc de Triomphe. This is my favorite place in Paris because from the top of it you look down the Champs Elysee at the Louvre, and you can also see Sacre Coeur and the Eiffel Tower. It is such an incredible view of Paris and it was so neat being able to see all of this with some of my best friends! After the Arc de Triomphe we walked over to the Eiffel Tower. It was absolutely incredible and we had the best time watching all the other tourists taking pictures and stuff. One girl was literally having a photo shoot—it was hilarious! After the Eiffel Tower we went to a little bar/restaurant and got French beers and French fries—they were delicious!!
We went back and got dressed and then went back to Refuge du Fondue. We split our group into two smaller groups and we were finally all able to get in. It was the coolest restaurant ever! For 17 euros each we got a little appetizer plate, a meat fondue, a cheese fondue, and got to drink wine out of baby bottles all night! It was so much fun!! The restaurant had two long tables and the waiter would literally pull you inside and you had to walk over the tables to sit down. The food was really good, the atmosphere was so much fun, and we had the best time drinking French wine out of baby bottles—I mean when else can you do that??
After dinner Meredith, Emma, Lizzy, and Amy wanted to go find a club because Meredith had just turned 21. Sara, Charlotte, Claire and I decided to go to the Eiffel Tower. We stopped at a grocery store on the way and picked up a bottle of champagne—we were being so French—and went and sat on the lawn in front of the Eiffel Tower. I can’t put into words what an incredible experience it was to sit at the Eiffel Tower with three of my best friends. It was amazing and truly something I will never forget. The Eiffel Tower is lit up at night and looks gorgeous. Then every hour it sparkles—I don’t know how else to describe it but that it sparkles haha It was so neat being there and seeing that with Sara, Charlotte, and Claire. We all realized how lucky we were to be able to have this experience and spend a night “hanging out” at the Eiffel Tower!!
I cried Sunday when we had to say goodbye to them. To say the least the train ride back to Nantes was very long. But after such an incredible weekend, we were all excited for all the weekends yet to come this semester. We’re already planning our next trip to see each other!
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