~Bliss~

What a fabbbulous last weekend in France, I truly had fun!! Versailles Saturday morning was a thrill, saw everything including Le Petit Trianon, Marie Antoinette’s separate playhouse/garden/separate city really it was hugeeee. I loved every minute of it. Had pesto pasta there and ice cream too and simply was delighted though exhausted by the trip.

Went to Gare de L’Est, bought Cassandra, my friend from Pau who is studying in Strasbourg, a mini snowglobe of Paris and a card as a thank-you for keeping me at your apartment and hosting me gift then jetted off to Strasbourg on a TGV!! Arrived about 9, went right away with Cassandra to dinner right on the river with her two friends there and had Flammenkuch? I think that is how you spell it. Its cream, onions and ham on a pizza crust like WOWZA YUM, had about 3 glasses of wine too a delicious Riesling and since I drink Riesling in Chicago so often it tasted like home. Across from us on the other side of the river a chorus was singing Joyful Joyful, it was so fun! They had to be like..junior high/high school aged chorus. After dinner we went to la cathedrale de Strasbourg and watched a BEAUTTTIFULLL light show, I have a video of it soo stunning. We even laid down on the street below to watch it.

Walked to a salsa club on the river, met a guy from NORWAY and told him I loveee the Norway ride at Epcot haha, he was so funny and I loved his accent so! He told me to come visit him in Norway so I’m skipping Chicago and jetting off to Norway next week, JUST KIDDING MOM AND DAD!!

Danced some, had mojitos, walked to a club and danced and was going to go back to Cassandra’s apartment and drop of my bag and go out again but we were so tired, it was 3amish and I wanted an early start Sunday so we just passed out.

Early start? BAHAH, we woke up at 10 30, it was fine though. Had a mini hangover and so did Cassandra but we drank coffee, she had REALLL coffee not espresso and she had petit madeleines which I ADORE and it was a delightful breakfast. Took an adventurous shower in her interesting only hot hot water shower and then we left to buy tickets for a boat tour! Bought tickets for only 4 euro cuz I’m a student and then I had gelato shaped like a flower…HOW COOL IS THAT? Hazenut, tirimasu and nutella flavors together like a flower. I have a picture it was so neat! Walked through la cathedrale de Strasbourg soo beautiful. Then got a biscuit from a little cute biscuit shop for free!

Hopped on the boat tour and saw Strasbourg and had headphones with a guy talking history! Saw Parliament building, beautiful buildings mixed German and French origin b/c of Strasbourg’s back and forth history with being Germanys and Frances city. I loved the tour, so relaxing, Strasbourg is freaking stunning.

After the tour, we went to Vieux Strasbourg, a restaurant and had chocroute!! MOMMA I HAD SAUERKRAUT AND LOVED IT!! It was sauerkraut, two ham things and a sausage and some potatoes and it was traditional Strasbourg history so I had to have some and it was a delight! Had a cappuccino b/c I was wornnn out and then we walked about and shopped a bit. Cassandra bought this baby onesie for her sister that said ca commence avec un baiser mais ca finit avec un bebe!! SO HILARIOUS I loved it.

Walked around and then at 5 15 went back to Cathedrale de Strasbourg and listened to an organ concert! It was sooo neat and it truly filled the cathedrale up with beautiful sounds.

Walked to train station, got a picture with a bachelor who was on his bachelor party and was wearing a chef costume and then we headed to la gare and at la gare I had a bretzel and an orangina, we said goodbye and that was that. Its sad to leave Cassandra, shes from TX so I don’t know how easy it will be for me to see her sooner rather than later :( Either way, it was a crazy fun relaxing weekend that I loved and it was good to have an old friend to make me feel better about everything and then some. Shes so incredible really.

Anyway, its 1 39 cuz Im a procrastinator and Im off to bed Now! MY LAST WEEK IN PARIS STARTS TOMORROW AHHH!!!