Lizzy had a friend who lived in Paris and was planning on meeting up with us. It ended up being a huge tender mercy. His name was Paul. He ended up hanging out with us all day and showed us around Paris. Not only that, but he took care of worrying about what public transport to take and where we needed to walk to see what we wanted to see! It took so much pressure off of our shoulders and I feel like everyone could relax a lot more.
The first thing we saw when we came out of the Underground from the airport was the Notre Dame Cathedral. Talk about incredible. It was such a good way to start our Paris adventure. Unfortunately the lines were so long for everything we saw, we decided to see the outside of the buildings and museums we wanted to see so we could have enough time to see everything.
Here are a few pictures from that little walking tour that Paul took us on:
We actually ran into some of the Christmas Markets in Paris. They were so fun! It was so great to get a taste of the Christmas spirit that is around the corner. It made me really excited to explore the Christmas Markets back in Vienna. It was incredible busy but we managed not to lose anyone.
We made our way to the famous Arc de Triomphe which was fun to see. Everything in Paris was so HUGE. It was very impressive. We then headed to the Eiffel Tower. At this time, the sun was started to go down. We got some insanely good photos of the Eiffel Tower before sunset, but it definitely looks like we are standing in front of a picture rather than the real thing, but I promise it's real!
Once we made it down, the sun had gone down. The Eiffel Tower was gorgeous. Totally breath-taking. I joked that we were like moths to a flame as we walked towards it, because it was difficult to look away while we were walking towards it. And yes, there was a few close accidents as we made our way to it, but I'm sure the French are used to mesmerized tourists. It was absolutely beautiful, I wish I could fit it into better words, but it's something you have to see to believe. Definitely go at night, if you go. It was magical.
We ended up having dinner then heading back to the hotel to try to get some sleep before the next big day.
The next day was the Disney day! This day was so fun and we had so many little tender mercies throughout the day. We had all bought our tickets prior to coming, but Garen had left his at the hotel. So him and I went to the Guest Relations booth while everyone else lined up. They said they could print it out for us if we could email it to them. I knew we might be in trouble because I had almost no service in France. But I decided to try my phone anyway. It worked perfectly. It was fast and it sent. Such a tender mercy.
That day was so beyond fun. We were able to go on most of the things we wanted to. I found out that most of us were pretty big rollercoaster junkies. We rode the rollercoasters multiple times throughout the day. We had so much fun. I'm not sure what else to say about it other than it was a magical day for all of us.
Here are some pictures of the amazing place!
Our flight was the next morning at 7:05am, therefore we had to leave the hotel by 5am. The best part about that was that the front door was locked from the outside so we couldn't get out. So naturally we went out the back door and jumped the fence. It was a good time. You can only be young once right?
Overall, it was an incredible experience and one of the best weekends of my life. It makes me sad that my Vienna experience is coming to a close in a few weeks so I'm determined to make the best of the next month.
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