paris, part one

ah. my spring break. 

i'm sad that all the traveling is over, it was as wonderful as everyone says, but it's good to be back in one place. my skin, digestive system and wardrobe are thanking me. 

more about the roller coaster of emotions that resulted to follow, but all you must know about me right now is that i'm enjoying an entire week of being lazy and doing only the things that i want to do with a very good friend by my side, freckles on my face and sandals on my feet.

here is a hefty load of images gathered from the first portion of my week in paris, with friends katlin and rachel. i couldn't have asked for better travel buddies, and i am proud to say that we did paris pretty well. complete with an awesome hostel, the enjoyment of some local bars with local people, great food, leisurely walks home, not too much getting lost, and a healthy dose of museums, down time and wine. 

we probably could have used more sleep though... oops.

on saturday we made the journey to versailles

we were genuinely blown away by the grandeur and size of this palace

hall of mirrors

looking out of a window to the gardens

holding on to the little things

from the gardens looking at the palace

gardens for days on the grounds of versailles, what we loved the most

my love for trees grows

someone got hungry

picnic 

katlin's good friend, brandon, is currently studying abroad in paris and kindly showed us around and gave us a parisian education

we made a not-so-short visit to the louvre. meh.

the amount of people around the mona lisa was most impressive (*fart noise*)

someone got tired

women from hercules!

the islam and egyptian art was really great

proper caffeine

creme brulee en paris

dali

view of the eiffel at night from the pompidou

centre pompidou!

he's crazy. the good kind.

we're sitting on lips.