Paris, the city I've always been dying to go since I don't know when. When I knew that my exchange destination was Italy and I would be travelling around Europe, I told myself the first city I would travel out of Italy must be Paris. Little did I know that it became my last trip for my 2010 travels instead, ending exchange on a high note! As compared to our past trips to other cities where we only spent a weekend or at most 3 days in one city, we spent a grand total of 7 days in Paris! For once, we had the luxury to learn more about the history and culture, as well as observe the people and their lifestyle, instead of merely doing a touch-and-go of the city.
I must admit that I was a little disappointed with Paris initially, probably due to the bad weather that was plaguing majority of Europe. On the first day when we arrived in Paris, the skies were so dark and gloomy that we couldn't even see the tip of the Eiffel Tower. And the very next day, it was raining ice (which was damn painful when it hits your face) and totally dampened our spirits while walking along Champs Elysees and Christmas Marché de Noel. The worst has yet to come as we were supposed to meet a friend but her flights were constantly being cancelled due to the snowstorm and almost couldn't make it in time to Paris for Christmas. Thankfully, just when I started to think that what people say about Paris being "romantic" and "beautiful" was just a facade, things started picking up- the skies cleared and sun was out, our friend finally made it to Paris, we had our Christmas dinner and gift exchange, people we met were nice and not 'snobbish', Je T'aime Paris!
And this trip concluded my study exchange program in Italy. It has been a ride- so awesome while it lasted! :)
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