It's not often that I can sit and ponder life at 3 in them morning in a friend's flat in Paris. But that is where I find myself. This post will be short and sweet, because I'm about to take full advantage of her (acclaimed) comfy couch. But first, a brief update on the past two days.... my life as "an american in paris!"
This week presented me with a long weekend, so earlier this semester I planned a trip to the city of light, Sarkozy's home sweet home, the center of French revolution and monarchy, the place "you just HAVE to go to." Paris and I are quickly becoming best friends (as cliche as that sounds, because everyone loves Paris right?). My friend Elisabeth and I stayed in a small but cozy black-and-white themed flat the first two nights here and have transitioned to a student friend's flat for these next two nights (thank you, Julie Anne! soooo gracious). Since arriving at the Gare de Lyon, our time has been non-stop sight-seeing, people-watching, city-slicking..... it's a dream, to say the least.
Take a moment tonight for example, when I was on the cusp of the Champs-Elysees near la Place de la Concord.... the temporary white and blue gleaming ferris wheel they put up just for the holidays was whirling around to my left, the Arc de Triomphe was looming in the distance, Le Louvre was shining in all it's glory, and the Eiffel Tower was in a frenzy of flashing colored lights as it began it's nightly light show. I turned to Elisabeth and told her I was feeling a bit over-stimulated... as if I just wasn't given enough senses to take it all in!
Tomorrow I'll meet up with Jessie Elledge who arrives in this grand city at the ungracious hour of 8:30am. We'll have a good 36 hours together (eeeeee excited!!) before I have to be torn away from Paris like a child torn away from a cookie jar. There are just toooo many sweet tastes of life in Paris that I want to taste for myself. ; )
I'll definitely write more when I return to Grenoble (home sweet home) but I thought I'd take advantage of the opportunity to express my where-abouts and document, for memory's sake, just how much I am charmed by France's capital.
Bon nuit!
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