Last moments in Paris

Despite my lack of blogging, I have been pretty responsible when it comes to taking pictures of everything I eat,do,see which makes for a easier time recalling what the last weeks in Paris were like. Not having the energy to type out every detail, these pictures highlight many moments worth documenting.

Shooting with the 4x6 film camera in photography

L'as du fallafels- the best fallafels in town located in the Jewish Marais..it became one of our favorites

         

Night out to a new area, Poisson, with the roommates

Trying food from all over the world

Cuban food

Lebanese food

Colombian food- Mayra, one of our roommates who is Colombian discovered it and took us there

Lulo juice- made from a Colombian fruit

Mexican-so missed that we asked out teacher if there were any Mexican restaurants in Paris and she recommended here

Cafe de Fleur- the famous chocolate chaud! 8 euro hot chocolate, but so worth it!

 

Another night at O'chateau..the reason we missed our bus to the Loire Valley

Paris Plage- the Seine is turned into a beach late July to late August for those who cannot afford to go on Vacation..the perks to socialism

Las Durée- the famous macaroon shop

A salad with a wheel of carambert cheese on it

Printing out pictures for final project in photography!

Farewell dinner at a Mosque- complete with lamb cous cous

Final night with everyone at O'chateau

 Olympics opening ceremony

followed by meeting Kate Moss's agent..who bought us a 250€ bottle of champagne

Making our way up to Mont Marte to see the Sacré Couer..one of my favorite churches ever

Bastille Day!

We started Bastille day off slowly because we were exhausted from the night before. Spending the early part of the day in bed, I went down to the supermarche below our apartment and got some goodies for lunch.

my personal picnic

We then got dressed and some friends came over to meet to us before we headed towards the Eiffel Tower to the Bastille celebrations. We grabbed some dinner and a bottle of champagne and headed to the yard of the Eiffel Tower. 

We got there around 8 but the fireworks and show didn't start until 11 but we secured our group a spot right in the middle and just waited. We enjoyed some ice cream from one of the stands then assumed our position again. We made friends with some Americans that were sitting right by us who came with a program from Boston University. They had been here for 2 months and were leaving the day after Bastille Day. We got to talking with them and they recommended several places and told us how sad they were to be leaving and to cherish every moment. 

trying to keep warm..Paris weather is bipolar

borrowing umbrellas so that people could locate us..making a scene, Americans

admiring the Eiffel Tower as it began to light up

And then it turned 11 o clock, music began to blare from speakers and the show began! The light show went on for about 30 minutes and various American songs were playing. It was so amazing, we could not believe where we were and what we were watching.

 

This morning we woke up and all wanted a good, hearty American breakfast. Our teachers had told us about a restaurant called Breakfast in America (how original) and so we had our mind made up of what wanted. We waited in line for about an hour to get a seat and eat. It was well worth the wait...

a breakfast burrito (tabasco sauce included) and home fries with a bottomless "cup of Joe"

Recap of the week

Monday consisted of...

Cafes and reading before class

Grec Kabobs after class

Sunsets at 10 pm

thinking of little E on her 5th birthday

Drinking Mooseheads at a Canadian pub...2 for 5 euros on Monday

and Dr. Pepper shots on the house..we made friends with an American bartender

 hanging out with friends

Tuesday consisted of...

chocolate cravings between classes

a cheese tasting at school (I liked every cheese and got seconds...)

Wednesday consisted of...

a fried goat cheese salad and spray bottles of oil and vinegar

visiting Jim Morrison, Gertrude Stein, and Oscar Wilde's graves at Pere Lachaise Cemetery..even leaving a kiss on Oscar Wilde's

apartment chillen before going out

Andy Wahloo with all the locals

...and pretending like we were

going the wrong way on the night bus

Thursday consisted of...

going to the Musee Carnavelet with photography class to see Eugene Atget's exhibit

embracing our middle school years with this chic "Attitude" straightener since I blew mine the first day..15 euro purchase

Friday consisted of...

le Pain Quotidien (a french restaurant chain, me and Tori went here in NYC a few summers ago)

Brooke enjoying the salt and pepper grinders

the Louis Vuitton and Marc Jacobs exhibit at Les Arts Decoratifs

sneaking pictures in a "no photographs" area

meeting KELLY RIPA at "Colette"...she was in town for 2 days for the Madonna concert with her husband Mark Consuelos..I can't even put into words me and Brooke's reactions after this..

"cocktails" during our first laundromat experience

drinking from baby bottles at le Zero de conduite...you were given a dry erase board and had to draw your drink of choice..every drink was a cartoon character

selfies from the roomies back at home...a video included but I may get in trouble for posting..

Bal de Pompiers..all of the firestations had celebrations for Bastille day Eve!