First day of Paris!

Tonight I'm writing from the city of romance, Paris! I loved Paris so much more than I thought. I had the chance to stay with 3nity and their family. 3nity is a boy band pop group from France. They are great and have a r&b style to them....the greatest thing about them is that they are triplets!! (Desiree, Olivier,Romain, Sylvain, Vincent and Steph!!!)  I loved them sooo much and we goot along great....funny thing was we had the same humor!

Check out their awesome music at:

www. MySpace.com/Official3nity
As soon as I arrived I the city we went straight to the Eiffel Tower, I couldn't believe how much bigger it is in person. I was shocked at all of the tourists that were there. I learned that Paris is the most frequented touristic spot in the world. Thousands and thousands of people we're just in awe of the tower, there were couples kissing in the street, families taking photos and criminals selling stolen mini Eiffel towers. It was an experience of a lifetime.

We then walked to all of the major city attractions in Paris. I even got to do a little shopping ;-) Seeing the Biggest Louis Vuitton store in the world was also pretty amazing. Four floors of pure pleasure! The most amusing thing about Paris was the street performers, they were all dedicated and loved to make other people happy. Even if it was for a few Euros a day, they got to do what they loved....and they were happy with just that! I got to see so many singers, musicians, and dancers. The coolest thing I got to see was this man dressed as a waiter....he did such amazing tricks and stunts (he did stuff with food, plates, cups, trays and unicycle!)

The most disappointing thing in Paris was Notre Dame. I don't want to take away how beautiful, Gothic and mind blowing the cathedral was it was disappointing to me because the cathedral was turned into a money making tourist attraction. To me Notre Dame is a place to be spiritual and to glorify god in the most beautiful place in the world. The church had a cafe, a small store to buy souvenirs and you even had to pay to listen to the music, to me that stuff should have been saved for a store outside of Notre Dame. Besides that, the church was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. I wanted to cry when I looked up into the ceilings and heard the bells. Outside of the church I saw Gypsies dancing in the streets in want of money. Paris has a real problem with gypsies, they are always giving sob stories and begging for cash. At first I was almost fooled by them and the sad stories they told, but my friends (from France) told me it was all lies. I was told the gypsies actually have “classes” they train for, so that they can beg effectively.

Towards the end of the night I got to see the famous Moulin Rouge! It was so glitzy and glamorous, I wish I had time to see a show, but unfortunately there weren't enough hours in the day. Next time I travel to Paris I'm going to make it a point to see a show :-)

After all of the sightseeing we went back to 3inty's families house. I had a wonderful night of eating and talking with the entire family. I thought it was very nice to see them make a point to sit down and eat together as a family and talk about their day. As Americans we're always rushing around and sometimes forget how important family communication is. My problem is I don't cook enough at home OR eat at the dinner table! Haha. When I get back home to America, I made a promise to myself to at least try to make one meal a week AND sit at the dinner table. :-)

Goodnight Paris, I feel madly in love with you today.

XOXO

Sarah

Ooooo La La the Eiffel Tower!

ASexy tranny on the street!! Hahahahah!!

A beautiful gypsy dancing in front of Notre Dame.

The funny waiter that did tricks....haha! :-)