Spring Break Series III: Lovely Paris

After the group's scheduled excursion in London ended, t was time for the great spring break diaspora. Most of us headed for then hitherto unvisited locales. for Ryan and I, the first stop was Paris.

So we climber aboard the lightening fast Eurostar and in before we could say " Je ne sais quoi" we were walking the Champs-Élysées and taking pictures like it was our vocation.

Paris is good for many reasons. But, what we found most enticing was the food. Coming from the UK was like emigrating from Ethiopia to Naples. We were finally able to put to our mouths items that hadn't been fried nor battered. And what a relief it was. We may have spent most of our time eating. But this I am not ashamed of. Crepes, Sushi, authentic Italian Pizza, banquettes and cheese were all on the list. And perhaps it's my perpetual hunger, but our Parisian food was splendid. If nothing else, Paris was a great spring break culinary pit-stop.

We didn't just eat, though.

Art was also one of our primary concerns. But when we arrived at Le Louvre and found it closing for the day, we needed to think quickly. Fortunately, our friends were aware of a fantastic modern art museum near by that fed our curiosity and desire for the Parisian art scene.

We indulged our latent touristic tendencies, too. Thanks to a whirlwind schedule (and a pretty efficient public transportation system) we managed to see most of the old stand-by's: Eiffel Tower, Champs-Élysées, Sacré-Cœur Basilica. Paris feels much different than London for many reasons. It's a more well planned city, certainly. It's well known "well and spoke" design makes for some pretty swell linear views (especially from the Champs-Élysées). It also feels like a city with a bit more culture behind it. And in this sense it almost feels a bit more Bohemian. At first I didn't, per se, like this about Paris. But, as I've had my fill of London, the Parisian charm is something I look back upon fondly.

Tuesday's post will cover our journey from Paris to Norway.

Be well.

JS