Paris

After a 3 hour ride on the Chunnel, we arrived in Paris! A bit of a rainy afternoon, we relaxed and enjoyed a lunch/dinner of crepes (oh so good!). Knowing little about the city we then set out walking towards the Seine river. Passing through the Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, a million Palaces and beautifully constructed buildings, museums, gardens, and quaint streets (basically everything that Paris is known for!) we arrived at the Eiffel Tower. We stood there just gazing at the tower in awe, hardly able to believe that we were actually there!

Visiting this monument, the Louvre, and just walking around the city, it was the first time it actually hit us that we're in Europe! Yes, we've been here for a few weeks, but just now we are finally entering countries where we don't speak the native language, don't know our way around (till we figure it out, of course), but where culture and history is truly different than our own. The UK was an "easy transition" to Europe because everyone speaks English there and we could always find our way around. Here, however, customs and culture, language and everyday life are unlike anything we have experienced. I am incredibly excited to be here and look forward to this next segment of our trip... in France!

Oh, and it's true, everyone in Paris is completely fashionable....
and the guys are cute? but smelly.... haha.