Paris (Spring Break City 1 of 4)

I have so many adventures to recount! Sorry I've been so behind. 

I was in Paris for about a day and a half at the start of my spring break week on late February the 25th until Monday February 27th. We made the most of our short time though as we spent about ten hours on Sunday walking to all of the main (and a few obscure) tourist attractions that Paris had to offer. 

Of course we saw the Eiffel Tower...

... a lot of the Eiffel Tower. 

But of course we were still able to enjoy the rest of the popular tourist sights. 

Because we are studying abroad in France and have the Visa's to prove it, we are technically legal residents of the European Union. This fact, combined with the magic student age group of 18-25 meant we got to do a lot of things for free. 

L'Arc de Triomphe allowed free access to the small museum and view from on top of the Arc. The panoramic view of Paris was beautiful. 

We then continued on our walking tour to see Place De La Concord, the oldest monument in Paris. The obelisk was a gift from the Egyptians and was placed in the square to indicate where certain members of the bourgeoisie - shall we say - lost their heads. We also stopped to take pictures in front of The Louvre. 

 

After that we saw a few sights around the Seine River. We visited the famous love-lock bridge, The Pont de l'Archevêché. You are supposed to visit the bridge with your lover and a lock. You fasten the lock to the bridge and then throw the key into the Seine. Very romantic, although I wondered if all those keys make an impact on the environment. just sayin. 

I took pictures of my two favorite locks that I found. 

This one is a bit harder to read. It says: 

Trey & Kindle                      Which means:

Je t'aimais                       I've loved you

Je t'aime                                I love you

Je t'aimerai                      I will love you

We visited Notre Dame and The Shakespeare Company Bookstore. The bookstore is famous because Victor Hugo and other French writers used to frequent the store for a place to read and share materials. I bought a copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and got the Shakespeare Company stamp on the inside cover. 

After dinner we saw one final attraction, the miniature Statue of Liberty. The one in Paris is looking in the direction of her large-scale counterpart in New York. 

But we had a lot of spring break left to go. More posts to come!