I suppose I shall recap the wonderful first weekend that I had in Paris.
To start things off, Tessa came into the city around noon on Saturday and from there we had a lovely time. The first thing we did was obviously the most touristy thing that you can do in Paris – we went to the Eiffel Tower. And had a picnic on the lawn. It was beautiful. There was a man blowing bubbles for the kids, a dog running around, people everywhere and it was just beautiful outside. Just people watching in this city is wonderful. Speaking of, there was a completely adorable little boy obsessed with the bubbles who couldn’t contain his excitement around them. He would run up to a gigantic bubble and want to pop it but then got himself so excited that he just couldn’t bring himself to do it, so he’d scream at it with happiness. Absolute cuteness overload.
After this magical picnic on the lawn of the Eiffel Tower, we decided to wonder around. We found ourselves drinking wine on the Champs Elysées and having a grand ole’ time. And then it began. The horrendous harassment that I remember from last summer here. Cat calls and whistles and oogly eyes out the wazoo. Not so much that we couldn’t handle but just enough to get us on edge for something to go wrong (don’t freak out over that Momma, we’re big girls). Arriving at dinner at a cute little cafe near my apartment, we decided to get some dinner before going out. Little did we remember that dehydration is terrible here considering all of the wine and beer that’s drank at every meal, with little to no water. Therefore, the going out part of the weekend was a fail – thanks to me. Sorry Tessa!
Anyway, dinner was quite fun, especially considering that the waiter and bartender fell in love with us and told us their work schedule so that we would return. They were absolutely adorable.
And now for Sunday.
Sunday was absolutely breathtaking. We began our day at Montmartre and walked up the 300 stairs to get to the top instead of being weak and taking the transportation like everyone else. That being said, my legs are KILLING ME today. But still, we did it. And once we got to the top, we could see the entire city of Paris and even though it was incredibly foggy, it was still beautiful.
Then after lunch, came my favorite part of the day…
We went to the Montmartre Cemetery. And anyone who knows me knows just how in awe I was over seeing such an old Parisian graveyard. I felt like I was in a movie and was so excited that I Facetimed my parents and woke them both up just to see it. Seriously though, it was my favorite thing I’ve done/seen so far in the week that I’ve been here.
After that and dinner, it was time to say goodbye to Tessa for the week. We had such an incredible time together and I can’t wait for next weekend with her to have some more amazing adventures! So thankful to God that I have someone here to share in this experience who gets everything I’m going through. Our lives are identical right now in so many ways both here in Paris and back home in the States, it’s crazy. So I’m so thankful and grateful that she’s here with me.
And now I’m ready for this second week in Paris to begin and to see what awaits me now!
The Wandering Sunflower 