Hummers and Fizzy Water

My uncle and aunt took me out to see Paris by night...

in a Hummer

This is totally my car

Dad, you would have loved the power of this thing. Uncle drives very fast, even in these itty bitty streets.

We drank Perrier as we drove around the city. Yeah...that's as fancy as it gets.

However, I wanted to roll my tinted window down so I could see Paris better. But then I realised people were staring at the car and its occupants. Window went up.

We stopped in front of the Eiffel Tower and got out to take pictures.

But as soon as we got out, we were bombarded by people selling little eiffel tower souvenirs.
Ahh the sacrifices of being rich...

We then drove through Concord and then up Champs Elysees where we saw beautiful Arc de Triomphe in all its nightly splendor.

Dat dashboard!

A perfectly enchanting night.

I call this celebrity status haha

Autres Temps, Autres Mœurs

So my full first day in Paris, and my cousin and I ran off to the Louvre. 

It looked different in the Da Vinci Code...

 There was so much to see!
 

Oh dear Lord! Don't blink!

Saint Mary Magdalene
G. Erhart

Ross! His smile reminded me of you

Venus de Milo
Just like in the movies!

Abby! This is Saint Abbé!

Psyche and Cupid
A. Canova

The best part was finding all the Roman sculptures and thinking "wow! I've actually BEEN there!"

And yes. I saw the famous painting.

Must say it was a tad underwhelming

After a small lunch at a café, we walked over l'Opéra National de Paris.

A temple to the arts

It was incredibly ornate inside.

With shrines to different composers spread throughout the building.

Bach!

Saint-Saens!

Handel!

And a beautiful library full of old scores! I nearly cried.

The best part was when we walked outside and found a piano.

I have now performed for people in Paris, France! *Happy victory dance*

 My cousin and I then took the subway to see the most famous piece of architecture in all of France.

This is definitely as exciting as everyone makes it out to be

Where then we walked over the River Seine and ate crepes au Nutella Chantilly sold from a street vendor

 And THAT is how you have a good time in Paris.