Gentilly

I was supposed to go to the Musée d’Orsay with Natascha this morning but she slept through her alarms LOL but it was alright! I headed out around 10 to go see the Eiffel Tower again, and embarked on a long and leisurely stroll along the Seine to meet Keerthana!! Who’s a friend from high school, and we were originally supposed to go to Europe together with our school in 2020. So, I walked for about an hour and a half, through the Jardin du Tuileries as well, and made it to the Spanish Quarter area which is near the Notre Dame. On the way, I also walked by the Petit and Grade Palais as well! When I arrived, I got to see her mom as well who was one of my teachers in high school from grade 10-12! After, I got a huge ham and cheese crêpe and we sort of just wandered around Paris, got some ice cream, caught up and chatted lots! She’ll be moving to the south of France for the next few months for an exchange semester for school which is super cool! Stopped by the Louvre again, and you could see some of the inside from the big window which was nice for me since I won’t get to see it :( after that, we headed over to the Arc De Triomphe where we got tickets to see the view from the top. After 200 something steps, we made our way to the top. The view went crazy! You could see the Eiffel Tower from here. We took some pictures from the bottom, and then headed out. We went to get some bubble tea to quench our thirst but it wasn’t very yummy. We just sat in the garden and relaxed for pretty much the rest of our time together. After, we went to the supermarket to get another sandwich for dinner, and I picked up some wine. I headed back to my hostel, where I watched the sunset go down for the very last time on this journey. Yes i did cry. But no time to be sad, it’s time to celebrate. I washed myself up and headed back out to the city to meet Irène and Catherine, who were two girls that I met in Milan- my first solo destination! We shared wine and snacks in the Champ de Mars in front of the Eiffel Tower. We watched it light up and sparkled at the top of every hour. It really felt like a full circle moment, getting to see them first at the beginning of this journey, and now in my final moments. It was really nice to see them again, but as always, sad to say goodbye. It feels like I didn’t have enough time in Paris. I will be back!!Read more