Because I didn't made it to Paris while I was working in Scotland, I figured it would make a good stopover on the way home from Nepal - it would break up the journey and the time change and ease me back into colder climates. Plus, it's Paris.
I think it lived up to what I was expecting. I did some walking around and visiting art museums. I got sick, which kind of sucked because I had little energy so probably didn't end up seeing as much as I could have, but on the other hand, getting sick was pretty unsurprising and highly overdue. On top of getting sick, I also got bit by some sort of insect near my eye, which swelled up. So I was perhaps not at my best in Paris... but, hey, I was still in Paris!
Here's what I managed to see/do in Paris:
- Eiffel Tower (I didn't go up though)
- Sacre-Coeur and Notre Dame churches (I figured after all the wats, shrines, temples and stupas I'd visited over the past few months, I might as well see a couple churches as well)
- Arc de Triomphe
- Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
- Centre Georges Pompidou (another modern art museum)
- Musee D'Orsay
- Musee de Louvre
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| Eiffel Tower |
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| Sacre-Coeur |
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| Art at Centre Georges Pompidou |
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| Notre Dame Cathedral |
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| Trying to look at the Mona Lisa |
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| One of the many nice ceilings at the Louvre |
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| Paris from the top of the Arc de Triomphe |
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| Paris from the top of the Arc de Triomphe |
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| Paris |
I tried my best not to think about how expensive things were. I've found that my perspective of how much things should cost has changed over the last few months. It's a bit of a shocker to go from decent meals for $4-$6 to a place where a hot dog with a bottle of water costs you $12. I had to stop thinking about it and decide that 15€ was actually fine for a meal or else I never would have eaten.
Money and sicknesses aside, I'm glad I stopped in Paris. I really enjoyed just being in Paris.
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