On Friday we took the train from Blois to Paris - an interesting experience as we originally had to stand near the restrooms, awaiting some seating areas to become available. Eventually we secured 6 seats where we could rest our eyes and relax on our way to Paris. We arrived in Paris and saw an amazing view of the Eiffel Tower from the Ciel de Paris bar. It was a great view and a wonderful introduction to Paris. We could not wait to check into the Marriott which was located in a quiet area of the city (where we would have great concierge service and 24 hour amenities!)
On our first full day in Paris, we went to see Notre Dame and the Mona Lisa in the Louvre (it was bigger than we thought it would be!). Three of us girls toughed it out through the rain ...mainly because we found a great cafe with wine and delicious desserts, which ended up being on the way to our final destination....the Christian Louboutin store where
we ended up browsing (and buying!) for about an hour. We window shopped until we changed for a night on the town. Lindsay's mom organized a birthday party in the hotel bar including champagne and cake for everyone on our team. We then traveled to an amazing Italian restaurant in St. Germain de Pres for delicious gnocchi and wine. Our concierge directed us to El Alcazar and
Mezzanine bar which were a great continuation of the birthday celebration. The end of our night was spend at the discotec where we got free passes and danced the night away. Of course, a night wouldn't be complete without crepes from the street, which satisfied us til the morning- Nutella, cinnamon sugar, cheese - you name it, we had it! We were sad to check out on Sunday, but were pleased to be able to see the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triumph along
the Avenue Montaigne.
We even saw the hotel where the last episodes of "Sex and the City" were filmed, which was fun for the girls in the group. We returned to Pontlevoy that night and were all eager to get a good night's sleep. Off to bed for now!
On Friday we took the train from Blois to Paris - an interesting experience as we originally had to stand near the restrooms, awaiting some seating areas to become available. Eventually we secured 6 seats where we could rest our eyes and relax on our way to Paris. We arrived in Paris and saw an amazing view of the Eiffel Tower from the Ciel de Paris bar. It was a great view and a wonderful introduction to Paris. We could not wait to check into the Marriott which was located in a quiet area of the city (where we would have great concierge service and 24 hour amenities!) 
On our first full day in Paris, we went to see Notre Dame and the Mona Lisa in the Louvre (it was bigger than we thought it would be!). Three of us girls toughed it out through the rain ...mainly because we found a great cafe with wine and delicious desserts, which ended up being on the way to our final destination....the Christian Louboutin store where 
we ended up browsing (and buying!) for about an hour. We window shopped until we changed for a night on the town. Lindsay's mom organized a birthday party in the hotel bar including champagne and cake for everyone on our team. We then traveled to an amazing Italian restaurant in St. Germain de Pres for delicious gnocchi and wine. Our concierge directed us to El Alcazar and 
Mezzanine bar which were a great continuation of the birthday celebration. The end of our night was spend at the discotec where we got free passes and danced the night away. Of course, a night wouldn't be complete without crepes from the street, which satisfied us til the morning- Nutella, cinnamon sugar, cheese - you name it, we had it! We were sad to check out on Sunday, but were pleased to be able to see the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triumph along 
the Avenue Montaigne. 
We even saw the hotel where the last episodes of "Sex and the City" were filmed, which was fun for the girls in the group. We returned to Pontlevoy that night and were all eager to get a good night's sleep. Off to bed for now!
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