Paris Je t'aime

Last wendsday max and i left Germany to spend a few days in paris together with my sister and her boyfriend who live in Neuilly. It was his first time in Paris so we hit up all the big tourist attractions lol. That thursday we saw the Louvre, Notre Dame, Ile de St Louis, The Marais, L'arc de triumph, Champs de lysse and Sacred Couer.


I love Paris even if the summer is almost unbearably hot here lol we also went to see the eiffle tower but it was too hot and the lines were too long for us to go up. That evening i lost my camera which was pretty upsetting but my sister gave me hers since she just upgraded to a new one.


To make up for the lost pictures, on friday max and i got up extra early to go see the eifle tower, thursday was like seriously blisteringly hot so i was wearing only shorts and a t shirt which was a very wrong move since it was only in the 40s that day and incredibly windy. we took the stairs to the first level where i thought i was going to die from being so cold lol i made max go up to the second level alone while i warmed up in the gift shop. He eventually convinced me to suck it up and climb to the second level where we could take an elevator to the top. The view was obviously amazing and even though i was still cold i had a lot of fun.

after the eifle tower we went to the tulierrie park where they are curently having a carnival, i love the food stands, i cant get over the crepes and pastries i will probably gain 10pounds this week.


That night we went to the muséé at the louvre. if you are under 26 then the muséé is free for you between 6 and 10 pm every friday night which is awesome, it is called "party at the louvre" lol.

We got to see the mona lisa, venus di milo, napoleans quarters and lots of other exhibits.



After the Louvre we went bqck to the chqmps de lyséé for food. In france Quick is the equivalent to McDonalds lol so we decided to try it out (soooo good lol i had a triple cheeseburger lol).


Saturday we went to the luxemburg gardens. we brought wine, books and snacks and listened to an orchestra that was playing. We were also accosted by pigeons (they are seriously the size of small cats here lol).

After the gardens max and i went to the Pompidou, it is a new building in the marais that is housing a kandinsky exhibit and is basically a media center and library on one side. We got to take in a lot of street performers and and the surrounding architecture as well. there is a lot of controversy over the Pompidou at the moment because it is very modern in design and many parisians think it is a blight on the city lol, it is not the most attractive site in the city but it has its own charm.

That night we went to the red light distrtict to see the moulin rouge lol it was pretty crazy and my sister and her husband were even propositioned on the street (i am pretty sure it was a random person and not a professional though).

Sunday we went to the market in Neuilly, i love how fresh everything in France is, the patriserie for pastries, the boulangerie for breads, the boucherie for meats, i like the idea that everything is specialised and made by the people selling it to you.

I got the most amazing fresh goat cheese (chevre) at the market by a vendor who raises his own goats, it was so light and creamy, we picked up some baguettes and ate them with the cheese for lunch.

later that day we explored Montmarte


afterwards we went to Concode and saw Madeline, a parthenon like chaple where they were holding a concert.

On the way home we went to see the us embassy and cleopatre's needle.


I also got to try macaroons from Ladurre, that were absolutely to die for, i got rose, coconut, menth and citron. the line for these is out the door and around the corner, but it was totally worth it. I dont think i can say enough for the food in Paris so maybe i will wait for a later post lol.

Max caught a train back to germany that night, but i will stay in paris untill thursday when i head back to germany to see him..

The Weather in Germany

Hooray! i have made it to Germany safe and sound. I am not staying in Frankfurt actually, but Mannheim, which is about a 30min train ride away. IT is very diverse in terms of people and everyone seems very friendly. I am also trying to learn some german lol i can now ask where the bathroom/my street/train is :) i am also learning the basic prepositions ich bin du bist eir sind etc, very useful.
my first day here, my boyfriend took me to the ARENA OF POP, which is one the largest musical festivals in Germany which just so happend to be held in mannheim this year!!!!!!!

it was very exciting, there were so many people and so many awesome food stands, i tried the most amazing fried dough square covered in this weird sourish cream thing and topped with curling cheese. It was sooooooo good, i wish i had brought my camera (sigh)

there were also many bands playing but i enjoyed silbermond the best

i am going to go look for their cd later today.

yesterday, when i had recovered from my jet lag some what (6hr time difference) max (my boyfriend) and i went to luisen park.

it was soo big and very beautiful. They have lots of lakes and gardens (citrus, medicinal, iris, etc) and lots of animals both in cages and some ranging free. i really enjoyed it. we had dinner in a nice restaurant at the park where i got to watch max expertly order everyhting in german, i am slightly jealous of how well he speaks it, many native germans think he is actually german lol. That night we watched flight plan with jodie foster in german with max's roommates lol there are so many beer commercials in germany and way too many commercials in general. I was very amused and impressed with the dubbing though, which although not entirely beyond a required a suspension of disbelief was very very passable.

today is my first day traveling around mannheim alone while max is at work, i am very excited to work the train system and maybe do some shopping :)