Life Changement in Parigi

My humanities teacher Alessandro tends to favor this phrase life changement and I rather like it so I decided to make it apart of my speech as well. With our close vicinity to Sacre Coeur (Sacred heart) we headed up there to check out that pristinely white basilica on the hill. I definitely got stopped by a random African where he whipped me up this good luck bracelet haha and I will never forget that conversation. After Marmont we successfully located a pastry shop where I ate an apple turnover, mmm. Me, Emily, and Shannon could not pass up the amazing and very random carousel. It was exactly like the one from the Raleigh Springs Malls from my childhood maybe a little smaller. Notre Dame was our next desired location and is probably now my favorite Cathedral out of the thousands I have seen. I am saddened by the fact we missed going to Saint Chappelle due to cost and long lines but there is always next time. We were looking for a snack before we committed to a couple hours in a museum and stumbled upon this gem of a pastry place Eric Kayser where I dined on a parmesan and artichoke quiche. We sat overlooking the Seine River enjoying our delicious lunch. The Musee D’Orsay was life changing!! I have never experienced so much wonderful art in one establishment in my life. I was aesthetically pleased by Degas, Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh, Picasso, Cezanne, Matisse, Seurat, and an array of others. My favorites included Monet Haystacks, Luncheon on the Grass, and Picasso’s interpretations of Luncheon on the Grass, Degas Bathing Women, and Degas’ Dance class. To top that off we spent the rest of the afternoon and evening at the Eiffel Tower in all its glory. It was a definite highlight and the views overlooking Paris were breath taking. We even caught the sunset while we were up there. The Champs Elysees was the next stop for dinner but not before being wowed by the Arc De Triomphe first. We ate right on the Champs at a street café where we had the specialty of French Onion Soup. For dessert we dined on Nutella crepes!