Little boxes on the hillside...

This past weekend I spent a day and a half in Paris!  The weather was kinda dodgy but I had a lovely time.  A few of us went on the Musée d'Orsay/Notre Dame excursion with the institut where Prof Gaverny gave us a rundown of French Impressionism and a brief history of Notre Dame.  She is truly amazing.  What I didn't know was she has a degree in Art History!  She had so many amazing things to say at the museum as well as at Notre Dame.  Unfortunately, I couldn't take any pics in the museum, but I did get to see some awesome Renoirs!

Later in the day we caught up with the rest of the Staters and grabbed some dinner and went to experience the Eiffel Tower at night.  Which I must say I preferred it at night.  Much more romantic and less...metaly.

The next day we woke up early to catch a walk through of the Catacombs!  I was scared at first, but when I finally got used to being 40 m under ground and in a small space, I was in awe.  The opening song to Weeds popped into my head as we reached the bones. 

After the catacombs I planned on eating somewhere near the Eiffel Tower and meeting up with some friends.  We wanted to head up to Sacré Coeur, but since our train left earlier than others, we didn't make and just walked up and down Champs Elysées.  All in all it was a good weekend, but I definitely plan on going back!  Much more to experience.   Did I mention riding the métros was probably my favorite part?!