Paris

SO, I am going to try and start a new method in writing these blogs. I am going to try and keep them a little more short and sweet. That way they are easier to read and write, and I'll be able to do them quicker and on the run.

A week and a half ago I went to Paris.

Despite being extremely expensive it was well worth it. Here is a list of everything I saw and how cool it was.

Eiffel Tower - lived up to all expectations. When it lights up at night it is awesome. Only draw back is there is these guys selling you stuff and harassing you everywhere. Avoiding eye contact is a must, because if they sense a slight interest they will tail you for at least 5 minutes. One guy from U of I with us got in a fight with one, but he scattered when the cops came running over.

Louvre - Most amazing museum ever. The building itself and it's history may have been my favorite part, but seeing Venus de Milo, the Mona Lisa, and Nike were sweet too.

Mount Mart, Notre Dame, Arc de Triomphe - Were all sweet. We walked into the Notre Dame and they were in the middle of a service which was interesting since there are tourists and gift shops surrounding the pews.

Despite all the sight seeing my favorite part of Paris by far was just walking down the street, grabbing a baguette or a crepe and attempting to mingle. Its pretty wild when your just walking around and you stumble upon things like Notre Dame or the Pompidue.

Despite all the fun we had there was one thing that stood above the rest, Nutella and Banana Crepe. Better than the Eiffel Tower on top of Mount Mart.

While baguettes are all good, after about 3 your jaw starts to hurt and eating becomes painful.

While there were a lot of beggars and people trying to sell you stuff on the street, some of the street performers were fun to watch. You'll see some of them in my pictures, but my favorite was definitely this guy who juggled a soccer ball while doing acrobatics, and even climbed a lamp post on mount mart while keeping the soccer ball on his head.

I owe a big thanks to Korey White, Maggie Stremmel, and Adam Goldblatt for showing us around and housing us. Based on Paris pricing I probably owe u all about 350 euro.

Since then I've just been bumming around Leeds a bit. I'm getting ready for my 4 week spring break and my big trip to Italy which is a week from today. I took a weekend trip to Nottingham where my friends Haley and Arianna are, and we had a great time. It's another fun city in the UK. However, I am so excited to go somewhere there is sun! Verona and Venice here I come.

Here is the link to my Paris pictures...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27735608@N07/sets/72157623546892500/detail/

Until next time.