Today is mine and Shveta's last day in Paris before jetting off tomorrow morning. We spent the day at Versailles. The weather was so incredibly beautiful and sunny which made the beauty of the palace grounds that much more spectacular. We toured the palace and enjoyed the famous hall of mirrors and marveled at all the grand furniture and decorations. It's hard to believe that people actually lived here. The walls and floors are made of solid marble and every inch...

The last two days in Paris have been really nice. We had already done lots of the big attractions, so we were able to do some more relaxed sightseeing. Yesterday we started the day by going to sacre coeur in Montmartre. The plan was to walk through Montmartre from sacre coeur to Moulin rouge, but we got turned around and ended up at the very north edge of Paris. It was funny that we literary walked ourselves out if Paris! We spent the afternoon at the Louvre. It ...

A common theme in my travels is that the actual act of traveling has been stressful. Getting to Paris was a whole new level of panic because this time I actually missed my train. I woke up on Saturday morning at 6:00 in Lyon to pack, eat breakfast, and leave in plenty of time to catch my train at 7:30. I walked to the nearest metro station, but of course a train was stuck so that station was not in operation. I had to walk to the next metro station, which was kin...

The best thing about traveling alone is that you have nowhere to be and no one to please and a whole new city to discover. I was able to just follow my curiosities around the city all day long and do whatever I pleased. My day started early in the morning as I debated what time I should leave my dorm to get to the train station for my 8:30 train. I decided to leave a little earlier than I had to, and it was a good thing that I did. It turned out that my train w...

Every 15th of every month since my arrival, I have diligently posted a blog entry to celebrate that milestone in my exchange experience. Today I realised that the 15th of April came and went without me even realizing it!There's just so much going on right now, my special day got a little lost in the mix.Lately it seems there have been a lot of new beginnings for me. A new season has emerged here in Grenoble, bringing beautiful weather and sunshine over the moun...