Day Twenty Eight: "The List"

I had a thorough relaxing and enjoyable last day here in Paris.

I woke up around 10:30 but decided to stay in bed until 11. Just because I could.

Then, I made “The List”. I made a list of all the places I wanted to go one last time or for the first time. It went a little something like this.

1. Take the M10 to Sevres-Babylon. Buy some edible souvenirs for the family at the Bon Marche.

            Check.

 

2. Take the M12 to Concorde. Walk down to the Champe D’Elysse to the Arc de Triomphe. Climb the Arc de Triomph.

            Check.

Kinda. I decided a picture of the Arc de Triomphe was sufficient. I may have gotten distracted by the stores....of course had to stop here...

P.S. Pigeons were extra vicious today. Dive bombing me left and right. I was freaking out. Look how evil it is.

 Louis Vuitton or Mercedes Benz? Mercedes. 

I may have also checked out the Peugeot, Citroen, and Toyota showrooms. What can I say? I REALLY like cars.

 

 

 

pretty!  

3. Walk back down Champs D’Elysse. Get on the M9 at Franklin Roosevelt to Chaussee d’Antin Lafayette. Check out the gourmet food floor of Galleries Lafayette.

            Check.

I also accidentally bought a 5 Euro Pain Noix. Oh well.

4. Walk back to the apartment. Check out the lock wall behind the Notre Dame.

            Check.

It was adorable. I don’t know how many people have done it but I love the concept.

5. See Lindsay Mill.

            Check.

Okay so this wasn’t planned but on my way back to the apartment I just happened to run into her! What are the chances? I was so surprised!! Definitely a nice and unexpected addition to the day:)

6. Take the M10 to Sevres Babylon. Transfer to the M12. Take M12 to Assemblie National. Pick up my $$$ from Rick Owens.

7. See Katelyn on the way to Rick Owens and go to Bon Marche with her again.

 It didn’t take much convincing. We checked out the Ready to Wear section. Wished we had more room and our suitcases. And hit the food of course.

8. Meet up with our other two roommates at Bon Marche.

9. Take the M10 back to the apartment.

10. Go to dinner. We were HUNGRY.

Fortunately, it was a great ending to an amazing trip. The service was probably the best we have had so far and the waiter was so accommodating. The meal came to 14 euros for an appetizer, entrée, and dessert. Oh and delicious bread.

I had vegetable soup.

Grilled chicken breast with baked potato.

And fruit salad to round it off. I really wanted apple pie. But my stomach could not fit any more.

 

11. Walk through the FREEZING COLD! And try to finish off this bottle of wine I bought! Just kidding. At least drink a little more. I feel bad wasting it.

Now I must get to packing. This is so depressing. I want to go home. But I really am going to miss this city and this experience.

More tomorrow on that but I’m in a time crunch to get this cleaning and packing done. It’s already midnight. And we JUST got back from dinner. AHH.