I have not at all mastered the French "r" sound, and people don't even understand when I say "bonjour" but that's fine, because I love Paris.
People warned me that it would be terrible and dirty, but it is honestly beautiful.
I got in on an overnight bus from Bordeaux to Paris, and got barely any sleep. Despite this, I had a very big day.
I started off with a journey down into the Catacombs. There were too many bodies in Paris, so they decided to literally pile the bones into old mining quarries in strange, intricate patterns, an homage to death.
It was grim, but amazing to see. I really loved it. Heads up, there are skulls, so if you don't like them, don't zoom in.
After the catacombs, I went to a little things you might have heard of... THE EIFFEL TOWER. It was surreal to see it in real life, and ironically, the first thing I saw was an add for Tourism Australia. Come all the way to Paris, just to be told to go home.
Literally as good as I imagined, and it was really foggy, so I'm going back tomorrow.
I walked from there to the Arc de Triomphe. Crazy to see something so famous in real life. I didn't want to pay for it though, so I just admired from afar. And it turns out the Champs-Élysées is a busy street.
I walked back along the street past Lamborghinis and Ferraris and Louis Vuitton and it was all too expensive, but it was super pretty anyway.
Finally, I went to the Sacre Coeur and Montmartre, which is a beautiful church and garden, and apparently there is a great lookout from on top, so if the weather is better tomorrow, I might climb up there and check out the panorama.
Tomorrow, the Louvre xx