Hey everybody! It’s Lexi blogging today. I have had such a great past few days here in France; it’s hard to believe we have been here for a whole week now! The time we have spent together is flying by. Today, we woke up in our hostel and had the free complimentary breakfast they served. After filling up on unique and delicious French breakfasts, we continued on with our day. Since we were planning on leaving Paris to go to the beach tomorrow, we decided to make as much use of our Paris Passes today. After getting ready for the day in our room, we headed out to visit the beautiful Montparnasse Tower. Here, we got in for free to view Paris from the 56th floor! The view was absolutely amazing. The tower allows for tourists to take an elevator up to the 56th floor, if you aren't scared of heights, and look out over the city. During our time looking at the wonderful view, we all learned so much about the Montparnasse Tower, such as how it was built in 1973, and attracts over 750,000 visitors from all around the world every year! Standing that far off the ground and looking out over the city that we had previously only seen from the ground was amazing for most of us. Breanna on the other hand was about to pass out, she is extremely afraid of heights. Thank goodness we didn't say up there long enough for something tragic to happen. It was my favorite part of the trip, because I always love to change the normal point of view to something different, and looking down from the air was definitely something special!
Our visit to the Montparnasse Tower and the Paris Opera House left us starving, so we made a quick lunch stop at La Sanccere, which was not far from our hostel. At La Sanccere we ate their specialty which was a triple burger with guacamole, cheddar and bacon and a glass of Chardonnay. It was just enough to power up and get re-energized! We headed down to the Seine River and did something so spectacular! There is this thing called a trampoline bridge and it was FABULOUS! It was a bridge built all the way across the Seine River, and it was made specifically for tourists to hop across the three round, huge trampolines. There are huge nets protecting you from any injuries that could happen easily. You start on a huge staircase and the adrenaline is rushing! At the top of the staircase, you are free to go! After that, you are released in to an amazing experience that will last a lifetime! Then at the very end, you go down a huge slide. It was by far the most fun thing I have done on this trip, and one of the most unique activities ever imaginable! It absolutely wore me out, but it was so worth it! After that, the girls and I boarded on another attraction, also supported by our Paris Passes, the Seine River Cruise! This was a great way to end our last night spent in Paris because it gave us a final look at all of the main attractions we had already visited! The Seine River Cruise not only gave us about an hour long spoken tour of places such as the Notre-Dame, Louvre Museum, and many more, but covered dinner and entertainment. We stopped in a very nice restaurant in the first floor of the Eiffel Tower, then continued on to the Moulin Rouge. Even though we had already seen the performance, the amazement had never worn off and we all still had such of a wonderful time. The view of Paris from the water was unforgettable, just like the view from the air was!
After the cruise was finished, we were dropped back off relatively close to our hostel. The girls and I had just gotten back in our room a little while ago! We have just started taking turns getting in the bathroom to shower and get ready for bed, so I decided to take the time to share about our busy day! My turn is coming up soon though, so I'd better be going! Goodnight!
Lunch at La Sanccere = 60.76 euros
Dinner in the Eiffel Tower= 64.56 euros
Bouncing Across the Seine River = Priceless
Total for today= $165
Grand total = $ 8713.40
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