Sorry for the lull

Hi everyone, sorry I've been MIA lately, a lot has been going on. These past few weeks have been marked by a lot of planning, classes and of course, fun.

This past weekend I was lucky enough to spend with two of my dear friends Colleen and Maggie, both of whom are sorority sisters with me at Michigan. They are also studying in Paris and I got the spend the weekend with them in their apartment cooking and doing some exploring of Paris. I made a visit to Angelina, which is a famous tea place in Paris very similar to Serendipity. They are famous for their hot chocolate so of course I had to get some. It was unlike anything I've ever had before and was similar to drinking melted chocolate. Very very rich but also so yummy. It was the perfect thing for a cold, snowy day.

About two weeks ago the weather finally got nice in Paris. It was high 40s and sunny so my friends Elana and Jackie and I went to the Eiffel Tower. We walked away from the tower and had a great view of everything, plus found a nice patch of grass to take a little nap. Pretty amazing get to have a mid day nap under the Eiffel Tower!

On Friday I made a day trip to Versailles. It was absolutely freezing and the gardens are under construction so unfortunately I didn't get to spend time discovering those but going around the château was amazing. We had a special guided tour and got to see parts of the château that are normally closed. Versailles is truly breathtaking. Each room you go into is as amazing (if not more) than the last. Everything is covered in ornate gold details and the furniture, art works and other accessories of the time have been very well preserved and are included in the tour. Of course, we made a stop in the famous places of Versailles like the Hall of Mirrors. I could spend days just wandering around there, a few hours was hardly enough.

I also had the most delicious desert of my life at a lovely dinner with Hubert and Michele last week. I hadn't had an éclair in France yet and saving up till this one was so worth it. Hubert told me that they used real dark chocolate to make it and even included real gold on the end. No wonder it was so good! I also had laryngitis around this time and for future reference red wine and éclairs make for great home remedies.

That's all from here. March marks the beginning of my travels so there will be lots more to come!