Last Sunday, I decided to go to Versailles with a friend from back home that is backpacking through Europe. Now, I have been to Versailles before in ’09 when visiting Paris with my family. This time, however, not only did I go through the ornate palace, but I also went through the gardens, and visited Marie Antoinette’s “little” farm house for the first time.
The beauty of Versailles is so breathtaking! I took pictures for you to see, but just know that these pictures do not do the place justice. I urge you, next time you are in Paris, please visit Versailles.
After my first week of classes at my Parisian school ended, I didn’t want to do anything really exciting this weekend and just wanted it to be low key. So Saturday, as the pouring rain began, I decided to walk to the internet store to see if there was anyway I could connect to home. But, once again, no luck in that department. I did, however, see a Sephora which made me so happy because it reminded me of home! And, after I was done window shopping there, I found this quaint little bar/cafe called 3Ducks.
This little place. which is mainly English based, is also very nice. Later, I realized it was attached to a cool little hipster hostel. So, if you are looking to stay in the 15th, remember 3Ducks for a place to stay.
From there I went to the art store to get my supplies for classes. The art store is about 830 km away from my flat which isn’t so bad. The closeness of everything is why I really love my neighborhood.
But I think my favorite thing I did this weekend was in the morning. Since Paris stores all basically close on Sunday, I decided to go to the pop up farmers market. This market, which is about 200km long, has shops set up on each side of the street. I was able to go before it started to rain again thankfully. At first, I was a bit intimidated because my French is still really poor and everyone was so quick with their ordering. I stood frozen for a couple minutes, but then I got over it and proceeded to order my fruits and veggies.
I also noticed that these farmers markets not only sell fruits, veggies, fish and meat, but they also have clothes, house decor and flowers. I really enjoyed just walking up and down the market seeing all the goods.
Now, as I sit at my local Starbucks, I must wrap up this blog so I can continue to work on my homework for this week. If you are interested in following me during the week, you can follow me on Instagram @LaurelSymone where I post what I am working on and interesting things I see and basically how I am living my Parisian life!
Until next time!
