Day 15

Happy Fourth of July! Today we had a short lecture and then had a free afternoon before our picnic to celebrate the Fourth. My friend Pam and I went back to the Marais for falafel. This restaurant is the number 1 rated restaurant on Zagat in Paris (at least it used to be) and it always has a long line down the street, but we had a craving so we waited in line. 

After lunch I met up with my newly engaged cousins Kami and Matt :) We went to the Mosque for tea and then decided we were still thirsty so we went to happy hour at a bar around the corner on Rue Mouffetard where I was yesterday. I don't think the French understand what happy hour means though because 5 euro for less than a pint is no deal in America. But anyways, I had a lot of fun catching up with them. Thanks again Kami and Matt! It was nice to see some familiar faces as well! This photo is of us at the Mosque.

Then to celebrate the Fourth we had a picnic on the Pon des Arts, which is one of the more popular bridges along the Seine to picnic on. It started raining, but quickly passed. While most girls were worrying about their hair frizzing up, I was worried my baguette was going to get soggy. We also had a night walk through a more grungy part of Paris after dinner. I didn't particularly like this walk, but it's a part of Paris our Professor wanted us to see.

After the walk we ended at the carnival and we could either stay and ride the rides or go back to the hotel. I really had to pee so I decided to go back to the hotel because I didn't want to look for a bathroom and I am REALLY bummed I didn't stay at the carnival. Want to know why? Because Karl Lagerfeld, head designer of Chanel, was walking around taking photos of the rides and things. One of my friends took a photo of him with her flash and he yelled at her. So he doesn't seem like the nicest guy in the world, but still, it would have been awesome to see him!

Well I'm off to Barcelona tomorrow afternoon for the weekend! Please pray for safe travels and that everything goes smoothly.