Parisian Delights

 Exploring the Heart of France

I wasn't sure what to expect from Paris prior to going due to the amount of mixed reviews I got, it was either amazing or labelled a dirty, boring city. My opinion is that Paris is definitely worth the trip, it is a remarkable city, might be full of rude people, but when you work in hospitality you're used to that anyways. Our first day in Paris we had to make the stop to the famous Eiffel Tower. It was larger than I had anticipated, we did not go up it because quite frankly I don't have the patience for that... but it was interesting to look at it from ground and study all the architectural thought that went into the design, crazy to think that it was fully built in 1889. That night we decided to experience the clubbing atmosphere in Paris, the Parisians certainly do it different, although the night was very blurry with no pictures to prove, I remember holding sparklers and waving them about in a club (no health and safety measures here). 

Our second day we decided to visit Pere Lachaise Cemetery, where we visited Jim Morrison's burial ground. (Thanks to my mother I love the Doors), so we needed to make a stop there. The cemetery is full of poets, artists, and the rich. Compared to all the other burial grounds, Jim Morrisons is one of the smallest, but one of the most visited, it was quite an eerie experience to say the least. We also had food near this cemetery which was the best pasta I had ever tried, truffle pasta if you know, you know.

No, I didn't visit the Mona Lisa, I couldn't think of anything worse having to wait for ages to see a small underwhelming painting that I have to try view over the mountain of tourists. However, we visited the Picasso Museum, one of the weirdest art galleries I had ever been to.. I enjoyed it though, some of the art was pretty amusing. 

Overall, I wouldn't say Paris is my favourite city in Europe but it is definitely unique, and there is a great deal of activities you can get up to. My French that I learned from secondary school was definitely tested to the extreme (my pronunciations are awful)… Paris also has the prettiest cafes, if you're a coffee connoisseur.