This Christmas I spent a few days in Paris, the city of Lights. My flight from Berlin was delayed, but when I got into Paris, I made my way to my hostel in the 15th district on the south west side of the City, close to the Eiffel Tower.
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| The 3 Ducks Hostel in Paris. |
On Christmas Eve day, I planned on taking a walking tour of the city, by the same company from Berlin's tour, but the guides made a good point that their tour was probably one of the only open/running things to do on Christmas day. Instead, I saw Notre Dame, the Arc de Triumph, and another Christmas Market. On Christmas Eve night, I kept the night receptionist at the hostel company while he worked on Christmas Eve. The night ended up being a blast, Loïc (aka Lucky), the receptionist was a Frenchman who studied in Virginia, so his accent was almost non-existent. He played DJ and bartender all night and the hostel residents put together an impromptu dance party at the hostel bar.
On Christmas Day, I went on the tour with another hostel resident, Josh was from Seattle. The tour started at the Fountain of Saint Michel and took us to Notre Dame, the Louvre, the Tuilleries Gardens, the Champs-Elysees, the Arc du Triomphe, and other Paris monuments. That night, Josh and I attended a Noël Mass at the Church across the street from the hostel.
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| Wearing the Eiffel Tour as a hat. |
Today, I took walked to the Eiffel Tower then checked out the Arc du Triomphe close up before I caught a bus to the airport to catch my flight to Barcelona.
Ciao for now,
Kyle
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