My adventures around Europe : Trip to Paris and then back to Prague again!!

Week 12: Paris and Prague

Paris

We finally made it to Paris! After navigating our way through the big city of Paris, we made our way to our hostel. I was so surprised and happy with our hostel, it was so new and clean and probably the nicest hostel I have stayed in my entire trip. Our first adventure in Paris was a wine tasting tour! It was a blast!! We had the best wine expert and we all learned so much about French wine. After that we made our way to the grand Eiffel Tower! What a sight! We spent a long time just lounging in the grass and admiring the Eiffel Tower. While in Paris, we did a lot of walking! Our trek from the Eiffel Tower to our hostel was two hours long. We were all worn out that night and fell asleep right away when we got home since we had been walking all day. The next morning we did the free walking tour, which was great! The rest of the day was spent enjoying some time at a cafe, visiting Notre Dame, roaming around the Latin Quarter, and eating lots and lots of crepes. Our third day of Paris consisted of pouring rain the entire day. It was absolutely miserable to be outside, but we still had a great day! We spent the entire morning at a delicious cafe! Next we went to huge high-end department store in Paris. We could not afford anything here because of all the top name brands of clothing, but it was fun to roam around and look at all of the expensive price tags. Next, we made our way to the Louvre. On our walk to the museum we got completely soaked, but we finally made it. The Louvre was great! We saw the Mona Lisa and lots of other great art work. After this, we found a cute restaurant, and spent the rest of our evening drinking wine at our hostel and talking to all of the other travelers that were staying at our hostel also. We decided to make a day trip to Versailles on our last day in Paris. The castle here was absolutely astonishing! It was the biggest and most beautiful castle I have ever been in! Since it was raining and very muddy, we were not able to walk through the beautiful gardens, but we still were able to catch a glimpse of them through the castle's windows. Since our time in Paris was coming to an end, it meant that this was Therin's and I last time together. We have spent every minute together for the last 3 months and have become best friends. We have had so much fun together and have made so many memories! It will be weird to not travel with her for our last two cities, but I am excited to see her back in Nebraska! I couldn't have asked for a better roomie abroad! Overall Paris was not my favorite city, but we still had a good time! Our time here was full of a lot of walking, plenty of crepe eating, and just enjoying a little bit of relaxing time! Next stop: Prague! (Back to my 2nd home- the Czech Republic) :)

The wine tour was a blast!

sister

roomie

The group

All of the locks were taken off of the old lock bridge but this is a new lock bridge!

The Louvre

The Mona Lisa

We had to have macaroons!!

Notre Dame

The large and expensive department store we went to!

Palace of Versailles

Prague

We were blessed to have amazing weather in Prague!! It was always beautiful out! When we first arrived, we enjoyed a great traditional Czech meal with the world’s best beer. I was able to show the girls all around the streets of Prague, and it was fun just roaming around. That night we went to the Prague Beer Museum and enjoyed having some crazy flavored beer. The next morning we did the free walking tour and listened all about the history of the Czech Republic. For the rest of the day we enjoyed the views of the Charles Bridge, went to the John Lennon wall, and walked all the way up hill to the Prague castle. Friday we spent the day eating lots of delicious food and shopping around. We made our way to Lucerna that night, which was a blast because they played 80s and 90s music all night! Our last time in Prague included eating lots of trdelniks and gelato! I was very sad that this was my last time in the Czech Republic, it will always hold a special place in my heart. Next we were on our way to Dublin!