Lady in Spain: Paris.. also a leeettle bit late.

Okay so two weekends ago a few of my friends and I headed to Paris. Little did we know that is would be such an action packed weekend. Unfortunately, I cannot tell you every detail. I would love to be able so share everything with you, but I think we may have done everything you can do in that city in three days so I will condense it into as few words possible and put up more pictures. DAY 1.. we flew in on a Thursday night and found our little hostel in Bastille. Caroline, my wonderful navigator, got us safely around on the Paris metro, and we were switching trains and hopping turnstiles like pros after 30 minutes. We grabbed some Subway (side note. I have somehow managed to eat Subway in every city I have visited so far, kinda sad) and realized how little French we really know.. and by little I mean, none. After Subway, we headed up a few train stops to meet up with our friend Molly and her friend, Sarah, who is studying in Paris. She has a cozy little apartment and we hung out with them for a little in typical French fashion, eating bread and cheese and drinking wine. DAY 2. The next day Carol and I woke up early, met up with Liza and went to the Eiffel Tower to go on a Fat Tire Bike Tour. It was pretty freezing outside, but it was one of the things my sister said I HAD to do, so I knew it would be fun. Our tour guide Andrew was awesome and we had a blast. We saw so much of the city in 4 hours that I really started to feel oriented and felt like I knew my way around a little bit. After the bike tour, we went down Champ Elysees and walked in Gucci, Prada and Louis Vuitton, and ended up next to the Arc de Triomphe. We then went to a little bakery and got more bread, cheese and coffee while we waited for Grace to get in. After meeting her at the hostel, we took a little nap then went to the Lourve because on Friday nights, students get in FREE! There weren't that many people there at all so we got to take our time looking at things which was nice. After the Louvre, we went to a delicious little restaurant tucked back in one of the streets near our hostel. The street was highly recommended by our bike guide and he said to just pick a place that didn't have any English on the menu and it would be good. And it was so gooood. DAY 3. So Saturday morning, we woke up and went up to Sacre Couer and Montmarte, which I think was my favorite area. I got some really delicious gelato. After, we walked over to Marais (the Jewish district) and got some really great falafel (again, recommended highly by Lauren) and stopped in a cupcake shop (just to add to the 10 lbs I have already gained whilst studying abroad), then walked around in the Latin Quarter. Next we headed to the Luxembourg Gardens, then to Notre Dame Cathedral, and then to Shakespeare and Co. (a great little bookstore near the Cathedral). For dinner we ate a delicious Mexican place where the owner gave us free margaritas because we spoke Spanish to him! That night we went to a fun bar, Polly Magoo's and listened to some live music. Another successful day. DAY 4. Our flight on Sunday didn't leave until 4 so we had some time to kill. We got up and went to the Rodin Museum (my favorite) and then to Musee d'Orsay. Orsay had a really long line so we actually didn't go in. Then we were kinda beat so we went to get some crepes and hang out in the garden next to the Louvre before catching the RER to the airport. All in all in was a GREAT trip.