First Day in Paris

Our first day in paris. We arrived to my family sitting in the hall of the hotel. It seemed so surreal seeing everyone sitting there after being in the UK for a month now. With jet lag looming for the fam, Matt, Dad and I went exploring the Madeleine area. We walked to the Louvre through a beautiful park full of stark trees and statues. 

There was a flowing fountain being used for a collection of colourful handmade boats that sailed in the wind from one side to the other. 

We managed to convince Emma to come to dinner with us as everyone else was comatosed by the jet lag. We walked the streets in an attempt to find a place for dinner but after many minutes walking down street after street we became desperate and entered the next restaurant we walked past.  It was a very quiet restaurant but we were happy to be inside with a drink in hand.

After a delcious meal we ordered dessert of course having to try a true Parisian crème brulee. It look amazing and when we tried it seemed not right. We sent it back to be slightly warmed in an attempt to enjoy a truly delicious dessert but instead were greated by a crème brulee soup. I was traumatised for an hour of the evening after realising a crème brulee most definitely should be chilled rather than hot. 

To cheer me up Matt took me to Buddha Bar for cocktails. Dimmed light, loud music, a long bar filled with bottles and bottles of alcohol all set above the restaurant below filled with tables of people. We sat with our delicious cocktails watching the people around us intently.