Paris day 2 with Alli

The second day (and really last day) Alli and I had in Paris was busy even though we didn't see as much. We woke up and headed to a little bakery to have croissants for breakfast. After that, we rode the metro to the Eiffel Tower. We took some pictures in front of it before waiting in the super long line to get to the top. We decided to climb the stairs to the middle level and then take the elevator to the top. It was really, really cold and windy. Megan was such a trooper and didn't complain about the weather even though she only had a cardigan. We climbed 703 steps up (according to Megan. I know it was at least 690 because they did number them) to the half way point. It was neat to be able to climb up the Eiffel. At the top, it was super windy but we were able to find a side where the wind was blocked to take some pictures. I have so many better pictures on my actual camera but for now, it's just going to be iPhone shots. 

After the Eiffel (which was about a 2 1/2 hour ordeal due to the line and everything) we ate lunch. Alli and I both ordered a sandwich and it was huge but the bread was so delicious! 

We stopped at a tourist stop and bought Megan a pink rhinestone love Paris jacket because she was freezing and then bought some Eiffel Tower keychains from my favorite sketchy people. They never let you down. We got back on the metro and headed to the Louvre. The line wasn't too bad to get in, maybe 20 minutes as the most. I got in for free because I am an international student and Megan did too because she's young so we only needed one ticket. Paris is really great about giving international students discounts. I have never paid full price or even at all for any of the museums, train tickets, or other attractions. We went in the Louvre and saw some Roman statues, look a picture of the Mona Lisa to prove we actually saw it, saw some African art, pacific island art, Greek, Etruscan, and Egyptian art. 

After this, we sort of wondered for about an hour. We tried a macaroon from one shop and then desperately tried to find crepes. Finally we decided to give up and head back towards the louvre to get back on the metro. We saw this line forming outside of a white fan and when we went over to investigate, we saw that they were crepes! They were right next to where we started! We waited about 20 minutes for crepes; I had Nutella, Alli and Megan had Nutella and banana. It took a bit of convincing until Megan decided the crepes would be safe to eat because they were sold out of a van and not a restaurant. The man making them was so nice and friendly and they were delicious. Unfortunately, while we waited for them, the sky's opened up and it started to pour! We attempted to find a taxi and then ran through the rain back towards the metro after waiting a while with no luck. We stumbled upon a metro station and it was a direct line back to the hotel. We went upstairs, tried to warm up a little, then headed out for dinner. I've decided I'm not a huge fan of French food and the man at the hotel recommended either Chinese, Italian, or a really good meat restaurant and Megan wanted Italian so it was more pasta for me! I am going on a pasta strike when I get home- no pasta for at least 2 weeks, hopefully more like a month. Haha. After dinner, we went to the oldest macaroon maker, Laduree. I saw my friend Angie Instagram a picture of it and we were determined to go. These macaroons melted in your mouth. They were the best I've ever had. Alli and Megan both got a cute box of them and I only 2 to eat, strawberry mint and pistachio. The strawberry mint was my favorite. The lady gave Megan a free one which was so sweet. It was late and raining again so we had to head back to the hotel. It was a great day again. I wish I had more time here with Alli but I know we will have many more adventures together in our life.