These last few days have gone by way too fast! We had our final exams on Thursday, a few short answer questions for our management class and an oral and written exam in French class. We got to do a few more things in Paris (finally saw the Eiffel tower lit up yayyy!) and the 14th was Bastille day, a celebration to honor the French Republic! We got up super early to get into Paris and see the parade! Soldiers and tanks filled the streets and the parade began wit...

Today Nicholette, Tori, Sam and I headed into Paris to do a little shopping. We started in Chatelet and then made our way to Pompidou to see some vintage stores. After that we decided to grab some food from a grocery store and have a picnic by the Seine! We got some sandwiches, cheese and crackers, and wine and headed towards the Notre Dame. From there we went down some stairs so we could sit right on a wall right on the water! Boat tours kept passing by and pe...

Today we went to Montmartre known as the artist district. Famous artists such as Picasso and Monet worked or had studios around the district. From the metro it's a quick walk up the hill to the stairs of the Basilica of the Sacré Cœur, which is a pretty, big white domed church. It's quite a couple stairs to the top but once you get up there the view is amazing. You can see over the tops of all the buildings in north Paris! After we drank in the view for a bit...

After about 2 hours of sleep we woke up around 4 in the morning to leave Rome. Our flight wasn't until 6 but we had to catch the shuttle bus to the airport. Surprisingly we had no trouble getting on our flight! Once we arrived back in Paris it was rainy, windy, and cold; a total 180 from Italy and we were very underdressed. Tori and I took the metro straight to meet Amber, Nicholette, Buoyana, and Kayla at a flea market in Paris that Tori and Nicholette read ab...

We had another early morning today! Before breakfast Tori and I went to the flea market down the street. There were fewer shops today but we still got some cool jewelry! We met the boys at breakfast after a little and got to pick out our croissants this time! I got one filled with Bavarian cream, which was super delicious and then we all ordered an omelet too. After breakfast we met everyone at the bus stop and planned our stops for the day. We decided to see t...