Pariiiiis

On monday the 10th of august babsi and i went to paris. We booked our train ticket on the internet a few days before with babsi's credit card. We were so excited when we got on the train (and so organised) we a photo so we could cherish the memory that was our first trip to paris. As we took it the ticket man came along, we proudly showed him our ticket which only cost us about 70 euros. He then asked us for the credit card we booked it on... Which babsi didn't bring. We had to pay 50 euros more! That 50 euros was only for the trip to Stuttgart, a 2 hour train trip. We still had to get the rest of the way to Paris! I was so angry, it was my second week in europe and i had just spent 120 euros on a 2 hour train trip. After a few minutes of rage me and babas saw the funny side of it and started laughing uncontrollably. Babsi whipped out a mini bottle of wine that she had in her bag and started to drink it. We spent the rest of that trip thinking up a story to get out of paying any more money. We decided babsi should pretend she lost her credit card and i told her she should cry a little bit, which would be hard concidering how much we were laughing. Thank god we did otherwise we would have had to pay another 110 euro. That brings the total to 240 euro for a one way trip to paris, about 480 aus dollars, more than what i get paid in a week. Babsi told them all kinds of bullshit, that it was her first trip out of the country and that her parents cancelled the credit card. 

We finally got to Paris and checked into our hostel without any problems. On the way to paris mum told me some of my family were in paris as well and that they were meeting at night under the eiffel tower for a picnic. We went straight to the eiffel tower and met up with hayley, edwina, robin, lucy, harold and carol. It was so awesome and strange to see my family at the eiffel tower, especially hayley cos i haven't seen her in ages. 

The next day me and babsi woke up early and climbed the eiffel tower. I almost died but the view was worth it hahaha i lie i don't care for views. Although waking up early sucked badly i'm glad we did cos when we left the lines were massive. We pretty much got straight up. We saw the Arc de Triomphe and walked down the Avenue des Champs-Élysées on of the most famous streets in the world... i had maccas. We went to some museums meaning we stood outside and took photos hahaha. We didn't go in the Louvre although we should have because its free if you are under 26. It was the last think we saw that day and we were exhausted and really coudn't be bothered. We went past Notre Dame but the lines were massive. 

We went back to our hostel and got changed and went back to the eiffel tower and met up with edwina, robbin, hayley and lucy and had another picnic. They all went on this tour boat but me and babsi just stayed on dry land because she feels sick on boats. We just sat in the park and drank. I was exhausted any way and was glad to go to bed. 

The next day babsi woke up early and went to Notre Dame but i stayed in bed because i'm going there on my contiki tour. I met up with her later and we went to Sacré Cœur together it is the highest point of the city and has again a great view which you have to work had to see. On the way down we realized there is a cable car that we could have gone on with our metro ticket. We also would have avoided these black guys selling bracelets and they are really aggressive they grab at you and surround you. If you buy one and get out you wallet they would probably steal you wallet or just harass you for more money. Near the eiffel tower there are similar guys selling eiffel towers and they are so annoying and there are so many of them. It really ruins all the main attractions. We walked around Montmartre and i bought a nutella crepe and it was fab. The shopping in  Montmartre is awesome i wish i could actually spend some money. We went to the moulin rouge and around all the sex clubs but sadly didn't go into any :(

Thats all i have time for now ill write the rest soon!