Paris Part II
On Sunday we woke up around 7:30 to get ready for the day. We had to fly home that evening and wanted to make sure we made the most of the time we had. Originally we were going to take the double decker bus tour around to the sites. The two options available just didn't suit what we were looking for, so we opted for just walking and taking the metro.
We had an amazing breakfast consisting of extremely fresh croissants and then headed out. We were a little early for shops to be open and since it was Sunday, virtually none of them were open. I was pretty bummed about that because I wanted to do a little shopping, but we still managed to find some touristy shops to browse through.
Love love love the streets of Paris. So stinkin cute!
We had fun window shopping at all the different stores.
We walked through the Jardin Des Plantes which was nice... but just like any other large park. They did have some crazy greenhouses though!
We popped into this cute little place for some hot chocolate and to warm up.
Our hotel was like a ten minute walk from Notre Dame. It is an absolutely fascinating church. I would have to take like ten pictures to show you the whole thing. I'm still amazed thinking about how they created all the details and statues on all the old cathedrals back in the day.
We found this ice skating park surrounded by gigantic old buildings. I sometimes wonder how those things can really be filled up... and for what?!
And we made it to the Lock Bridge. I was so excited to do this with Marshall. If you have never heard of it, you write or engrave the names of you and your loved one on a lock and lock them onto the bridge.
He is hooking onto mine... looks like he is stuck now!! :)
For me, it was really special and memorable. I'm so excited we were able to do it. I will stand by this man forever...
And then we threw the keys into the river!
The Lock Bridge...
Next, we made our way over to the Louvre. We didn't end up going inside...mostly because neither of us are really museum people. I know it would have been cool to see the Mona Lisa and other famous artwork, and I sound like a complete snob right now... but for us, we prefered to spend the time roaming around instead.
There was a period of like ten minutes that the sun came out. This picture makes it look like we actually had a beautiful day!
Ok... so to me this story is kind of sad. To shorten it... there are many guys who hang out around the Louvre selling little Eiffel Tower statues. I'm not sure if they are African, French, migrated, citizens, whatever... but they are just trying to make a living. Well anyways, we were standing in the middle of them and all the sudden a cop comes flying past us on a bike.
The guys all start to run...but like crazy fast. Most of them stuck together in a pack. The few smart ones broke off and went their own way. Well the cop ended up tackling this guy onto the ground and taking him away. I know its illegal and for that its not right, but living in Africa and countries where they really struggle to find money for food... my heart just went out to this man.
He even dropped his collection as he was running away!
Hahahah... I loved this! :) Isn't it true girls?! It pretty much can brighten any day!
One last thing... as much as I love my European friends... I dont know if I will ever be trendy enough to understand your fashion. I mean why is this man wearing teal pegged pants?! Aiyaiyaiya.
Much Love...XOXO