INTERRAILING! Paris, France

Our next stop was Paris, where we were going to spend a week with our friend Caroline (who lives there). It just so happened that French employees decided to go on strike the days we wanted to go to Paris, so our plans were changed. We stayed an extra night in Interlaken and attempted to travel to Paris the next day. We got as far as we could before we were stranded in the most boring town in France. We met an Australian girl who was traveling on her own that was faced with the same predicament. So the three of us found the ONLY hostel (which was not a hostel, but a place for young, creepy boys to work in over the summer) and attempted to explore the city. Yeah we saw nothing. Fortunately, we met FRANCOIS <3 <3 <3 the kindest French train employee EVER, who helped us out :) We FINALLY made it to Paris, where Caroline picked us up at the train station. We went back to her house and then explored Paris for the next five days. It was so nice having a tour guide, especially since there is so much to see in Paris! Another bonus was that we got to try all of the French traditional foods and Caroline’s mom is an amazing cook :) I LOVE FRENCH FOOD!



view from the Eiffel Tower:



Eamon, Lisa, Caroline & I viewing Paris from the top of the Eiffel Tower






Moulin Rouge (too expensive for us to actually see a show, maybe one day!)



Caroline took us to the best hip hop club in Paris, where we met and danced with professional basketball players!



Notre Dame



Arch de Triumph



We watched the Eiffel Tower light show at night... definitely more beautiful than during the day :)



Chateau de Versailles (all real gold!)



and the beautiful gardens:




We also spent a few hours in the Louvre, which is not pictured.

There was so much to see in Paris, so we were really lucky to have Caroline as our personal tour guide. Thanks baby Lini!!! :)