Eiffel Tower and baby bottles?

Hands down my favorite city in the world. I'm usually not a city person, except for Paris. It's really the only big city in the world I could see myself living in.

We rented an AirBnb apartment in the city center, near the Bastille, and it was great to get a glimps of what it would be like to actually live there. Here's the view from our little balcony:

We did all the typical Parisian things. Our first night we went to the Eiffel Tower then up to Montemarte area to the restaurant Refuge des Fondus, a fondue experience.

 --->Let me tell you: this was the weirdest restaurant experience of my life. We walked in and the over particular waiter sat us at one long table along with the rest of the people there. He made us stand on a chair and step over the table to sit on the other side, then obsessively arranged (and rearranged the table) with fondue pots of cheese, oil and platters of meat and bread. Then he handed us wine in baby bottles...we seemed to get over the oddness of our situation for a while then things got really weird. The oh-so-tiny restuarant filled up to the brim and the temperatures rose to an anxietyattackcausing, unbearable point. I had to crawl out from under the table to go outside and get some air, leaving soon after to escape. Don't get me wrong it was a fun experience, but one that I won't need to relive. 

(Jessica and her juice bottle) 

Post-dinner selfie 

Sacre Coeur

More on the rest of Paris soon :)

Au revoir!

~L 

The Irish Summer

Dublin is the laid back version of London.  Everyone was SO nice, like over the top nice. 

The city itself wasn't my favorite but it was really pleasant and enjoyable to be there. Everything seems a little more laid back and carefree compared to the London lifestyle. We spend three days here in Dublin and two days on the west end of the country in Galway and Claremorris where Jessica's family lives. 

Ryanair flight to Dublin!

O'neals pub, our first Irish pub experience where we watched the USA vs. Germany football game. 

Trinity college in the rain, where the book of kells is housed in the library. We came back another day to see this, original manuscripts of the bible, so cool! 

Christchurch cathedral built in 1063! 

Dublin castle

Guinness factory!

We took a bus to the Cliffs of Mohr in the west. It was so beautiful. We sat on the edge for a couple hours :)

Claremorris, the town where Jessica's grandpa grew up. 

A very Irish breakfast made by Jessica's cousin Marie. 

Happy cows 

Happy dogsHappy Jessica 

Happy horses 

The book of Kells library 

Dublin from the air!

Now were in Paris for a few days:)

-L 

London!

And We arrived in London on Monday and loved it so much! We spent 3 days in the city walking the streets. We saw A LOT, but there's still so much to do and see. 

The british are so nice, they are a little serious (no one talks on the underground) but they were very helpful when we were lost. 

This city seems very similar to the US, but at the same time really unique and so much history!! 

Here's some pictures of what we did:

Waiting for our flight at LAX. 

The Tower Bridge

Big Ben! Woo!

Westminster Abbey 

Karen and gelato

:)

The British Museum (Egyptian room) 

Cleopatra's mummy! 

Camden town markets :)

Harry potter! 

Ice cream in Hyde Park!

Dinner at a little French bistro near the Burrough Market. So fresh!

And of course...long live the queen. 

More soon on Ireland and Paris! 

-L 

I Graduated College!!

Can't believe how fast these past four year have gone. This last week was crazy, overwhelming and emotional to say the least. I'm so happy to have had the opportunity to live in paradise with my best friends, I will miss it very much but am excited for whats next! *cough. Europe. cough*