There was no way I could miss visiting the city of love during my time in London. So for spring break, my family visited me from California and we took the Eurostar to Paris. Unlike my trip to Amsterdam which took over 10 hours on bus, it only took 2 hours to get to Paris on the train. I was beyond excited for my two- day trip.
It was almost noon upon arrival, and we needed to get to our hotel but first, food! I was pleasantly surprised to see different options for food selection. I thought French food would be the main option; but I was wrong. We ate a delicious Turkish restaurant. Unlike London or even Amsterdam, not many people spoke English, so it was fun trying to communicate our order to the waiter.
In order to see as much of Paris as possible in the two days we were there, we utilized the services of a company called BigBusTours. It’s basically a hop on-hop off system. We got on the bus outside of our hotel and could track the bus route and the major attractions we would stop at. So first we stayed in the bus for the entire route to see all the attraction and then we actually got off for the places we really wanted to visit. I know this goes without saying, but pictures really don’t do the Eiffel tower justice, nor the Louvre. They were magnificent structures to see in person. It felt magical to stand by the Eiffel tower.
I am happy to say that my dream of eating a baguette, a crepe and cram brulee in Paris has been fulfilled.
ZJ Abroad 