After
a six hour train ride, I was back in Paris! My first stop was the Musee
D’Orsay. While it was nowhere near the immense size of the Louvre, I really did
love and took my time on the fifth floor, filled with European impressionist artwork
of the 19th and 20th centuries. Afterwards, I went to Pierre Herme, where I
bought chocolate, rose, and caramel macarons and a croissant ispahan to go. Those
treats tasted like heaven in my mouth and were my favorite foods in France.
Then,
at Laurent Dubois, known as the best fromagerie in Paris, I bought a slice of
Brie cheese and a baguette from a bakery near my hostel. After resting a little
in the hostel, I headed back out into the town to go up the Eiffel Tower.
Overlooking the city, I still couldn’t believe that I was there, in Paris, one
of the greatest cities in the world. On my last day, I took a metro to the
Pantheon, which used to be a basilica but then it was transformed into a
secular temple where the French greats now lie in peace. I saw the tombs of
Pierre and Marie Curie, Victor Hugo, and Voltaire to name a few.
After
that visit, I went to lunch at Le Bistrot Paul Bert. The souffle a la mernier
filled my heart with happiness, if it’s even possible for dessert to do that
for people. That night, I also enjoyed salted caramel and chocolate gelato at
Berthillon. It was honestly on par with authentic Italian gelato, maybe even
better, and was the sweetest way to end my last night in Paris. I walked back home,
strolling across the Seine River, and was honestly so happy just to be in this
city of lights. I cannot wait to return or for my next travel adventure.
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