To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one 

of the pleasantest sensations in the world. 

– Freya Stark

So this is the final trip that I got to go on while on my study abroad adventures. I had 28 hours worth of traveling and 15 hours to spend in Paris.  Paris had its ups and downs. It was great getting to see at the sights there but the locals were mean and it was raining so our feet got really wet, but it was worth it. We got to take the ferry over instead of the chunnel because we were on a bus so that was kind of a let down. 

The first thing we went to see in paris was the Louvre, which was closed but we still got to see the outside of it.  Right by the Lovre is an arc. This arc was build at Napoleon's request because he wanted his troops to pass under an arc, but the arc de triomphe was not yet finished (he actually died before it was) so they built this smaller one for him. 

I even went to the love lock bridge and put a lock on there. It's said that if you put a lock on there and throw the key that it is a symbol of everlasting love.  Funny thing is that there a combination locks on there! Don't need a key for those! The locks are so varied from padlocks to fuzzy handcuffs!

This fountain is the St. Michel (pronounced Michelle). This is like a meeting place for the city. So if someone wants to meet for coffee they use this fountain as a meeting place. The sculpture is actually of St. Michel defeating the devil.

This statue is Henry IV who was actually very loved. He made sure at Christmas  everyone in the city received a special dish, even the poor people. He was killed in 1610 (it was blasphemous to kill a king because they were held right below God). The man who killed him was then tortured by peeling the skin in his hands back and then dipping his hands in acid. 

Lastly the Eiffel Tower. I got to go up to the second floor of the Eiffel tower because the summit tickets were sold out. I even witnessed someone getting proposed to because their friends were at the bottom holding a sign (at least I think that's what it was because it was in another language). We went up at night and it was amazing to see the city all light up. The Eiffel tower is even beautiful at night because at the beginning of every hour the lights flicker and make it seem like it is sparkling.