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[luckyxcharm]

MAY 27TH 2022 – FRIDAY

7:15 am - Presley is awake and ready to face the day she has planned out for herself. She sends Zachary a text, letting him know of her plans for the day and that she will meet up with him later at the pub. She ordered room service, a bagel with cream cheese and a large coffee to wash it down with. With her small bag in tow, she headed out of the hotel to greet the guy she hired to drive her around for the day.

8:00 am -  The first stop on her itinerary is the Musee du Louvre, a museum that is home to Leonardo da Vinci's, Mona Lisa, Theodore Gericault's, The Raft of Medusa, and Eugene Delacroix's, Liberty of Leading thePeople. Those are just a few masterpieces that Presley has always dreamed of seeing in person. Presley will forever remember seeing the Mona Lisa in person. Don't ask her how long she stood there just admiring the painting or how many pictures she snapped without getting caught, she will fib.

9:25 am -  Presley left the museum to go and people watch in a garden that was called, Jardin des Tuileries. She learned the garden was 55 acres of land and it was designed at first solely for the royal family. Presley sat on a bench and just watched the many faces that passed by her, discussing the park and how beautiful it was. She took a few photos before making her way back out of the garden.

10:00 am -  Since the Notre Dame Cathedral is still closed due to a fire, Presley visited the Sacred Heart Basilica of Montmartre. There, she climbed the three hundred steps up to the dome. It felt very rewarding and tiring at the same time to be able to make the trek up to the top. A very out of breath Presley still took pictures of the beauty the church had to offer.

11:05 am -  Shopping was next on the agenda and The Marais was the spot Presley wanted to check out. Presley window shopped through the Place des Vosges and made her way over to the boutiques, Diptyque and MAC. It was in those stores that Presley purchased some jewelry and cosmetics to take back with her to Hartsville. Presley also bought an ugly piece of manly jewelry for her father, knowing he would appreciate that she thought of him.

12:15 pm -  Presley was to meet Damien at the Mariage Freres, which was just a few feet away from where she was shopping. The pair had planned to meet up for a nice cup of tea and catch up with one another to swap stories of their experiences thus far into the trip. Presley ordered the sampler tea, which consisted of all the different varieties of they tea they had to offer, and she had a salad  to curb the hunger that she was feeling. After the two talked for what seemed like forever, Presley bid a farewell to her friend and went about her day. (I asked Damien for permission to place him there. Don't worry.)

1:30 pm -  Musee Rodin is another museum Presley wanted to visit to see the famous statues she had only seen in pictures or on tv. The famous, The Thinker statue was top on her list while here. To see these statues in person mesmerized the young girl and she had only wished Zachary was with her to experience it with. Presley liked that she finally was able to view some artwork of none other than Van Gogh and she loved seeing the gardens that Rodin had to offer.

2:45 pm -  The moment Presley found out she was going to Paris, she quickly booked tickets to the Montparnasse Tower Observation Deck. Here, you can get the best views of Paris when you reach the top deck. It is here that Presley was able to get some really amazing shots of the Eiffel Tower.  The young woman spent over an hour here, just taking in all the beauty that Paris has to offer.

4:10 pm -  Seine River is the last stop for Presley before she was to meet Zachary at the pub for a drink. This river is the heart of Paris and Presley learned that it is the lifeline for the locals since it's their reliable water supply and a major transportation route for different kinds of commerce. Presley leaned against the bridge, just taking in the view it had to offer. She even asked a stranger to take a picture of her on the bridge, which she knew was dangerous.

6:00 pm -  After a long and exciting day of shopping and checking out some of the hot spots of the city, Presley head to the pub called, Bouillon Belge. Here she met up with Zachary and anyone else who decided to stop by for a drink. It was here that Presley caved and tried on of the beers that the pub had to offer. She wasn't very fond of beer, but she wanted to at least try one while here in Paris.

8:45 pm -  Presley invited Zachary to join her at Moulin Rouge, the famous club known in Paris where you can be wined and dined all while watching a show put on by the burlesque dancers. Presley was in awe of the risque costumes the dancers adorned and this was the perfect ending to an already perfect day. Paris will definitely be missed by Presley and she was already planning her next trip there.

[gonefishing712]

Thursday July 26th 2022

7:36 am – Wake up to breakfast in bed with the love of my life. She wasn't to happy that I woke her up early but we have exploring to do. We had waffles, eggs, and mimosas for breakfast.

9:01 am – We left our hotel, which we are staying at the Le Meurice to start exploring for the day. We walked towards the bridge Pont Des Arts. As we were walking we talked about putting a lock on the bridge. Instead we thought of another idea.

9:35 am – We end up at a tattoo shop called Point Barre Studio as walk ins for small hand tattoos. Peyton got a lock on her hand and I got a key on my hand. Our lock and key will be forever.

10:45 am – Finished our tattoos and started to discuss what we wanted for lunch and where we were going to head. We wanted to get closer to our hotel so we headed back towards the Eiffel Tower since our hotel was near there.

11:30 am – Peyton and I got lunch from a little sandwich shop called Zhong Xin. Their sandwiches on panini style. We sat in the grass under the Eiffel Tower since it was a short walk from the little shop.

12:34 pm – We head back to the hotel for a little nap, all this walking has us exhausted. We should learn how to use a cab or something.

5:30 pm – I snagged tickets to go see the Moulin Rouge show with my love. She really wanted to go see a show while we were there.

7:00 pm – Started to get ready for our evening together. Spent a little time watching the city pass us by from the hotel balcony. Ordered wine from room service to celebrate our evening together.

8:45 pm – Made it to the Moulin Rouge for the show and dinner. We had Pan-Roasted Veal Tenderloin, Whipped Carrots with Cumin, Crispy Polenta, Feta Cheese, Simple Juice. This was probably one of the best dinner we had since we have been in Paris. Worth every penny I spent on the tickets to see the show.

11:00 pm – I carried Peyton up to our hotel room, between being up early and a few drinks we are exhausted from the day. Do we have to get up the next day? I surely hope not!