Biggest discovery of the day: at 6:50 pm the Eiffel Tower lights up and then at every hour after that for 5 whole minutes it TWINKLES. Saying it was beautiful would be an understatement.
Today, Me, Torey, Christine, and Courtney all ventured to the other side of Paris to see the Eiffel Tower. We got there during the day. Seeing it in the flesh really solidified that we are HERE! WE ARE IN PARIS! We wandered around there for the day and a Golden Dome caught Courtney's eye so we decided to follow it. It led us to this old French Military training site which was really pretty! I'm not really an architecture buff but I thoroughly enjoyed it. We then went to a cafe for hot chocolate where we will reach our French Word of the day: chocolat chaud = hot chocolate. It was soooo good I can't even put words to it. After that we went to see the Eiffel Tower twinkle. Going to the Eiffel Tower was a breath of fresh air: TOURIST CENTRAL! We fit in perfectly and it was beautiful. We fit in so well that we were able to spot other Americans (Torey spotted them) and as we passed Torey goes "Hey, are you American?" The response of "Yes" was then celebrated by a "SPOTTED!" from Torey's end. His North Face jacket was a dead give away. He obviously didn't get the same memo as us.
Sidenote from yesterday: Culture Barrier-> the French bag their own groceries, I did not find this out until after I had the lady bag all of my groceries (thanks friends). That explains the dirty and confused looks I got from her. Awkwarddddd. You live and you learn.
Oh and for dinner I had FRENCH ONION SOUP FROM FRANCE! Needless to say, it puts Panera and even Houlihan's to shame. mmmmmm. These places better step up their game if they want me to purchase their soup again.
Well, I best be getting to sleep. We didn't make it out tonight because we were having some hardcore female bonding in Christine and Courtney's room. We broke the cardinal rule #1 and #17 of Accent "No Parties" aka drinking in this place. I'm trusting you guys, don't tell. Well, we all know I didn't partake because I need my liver to get its heal on. Is it February yet? They all went to get crepes (Hey Julie and Amanda! #AfghanCrepeStandMan).
Off to bed! Tomorrow I am experiencing my first mass at Notre Dame! Get excited!
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