retourner a paris!

after brussels, i came back to paris to meet up with courtney. we managed to find each other in the lobby of the meridian etoile sans cell phone and i couldn't have been more excited to see her! as much as i enjoyed the empowerment of traveling solo, i was so ready for someone who spoke good english... and a friend!

we started off the afternoon (we met up about 1pm) with some wine. being in paris, it was definitely a necessity. so we found a cute looking cafe with outdoor seating and plopped down. can someone puhleeeez note the man behind me... how low can you go?!

doesn't court look great?! no jet lag there!!

after wining and dining for awhile and catching up... probably with me talking way too much in my excitement for a friendly face... anyways, afterward we went walking and walking and walking... and during our long walk... we stopped by notre dame.

and then we walked around the jardins du luxembourg. that is the right garden, right?! in any case, we checked out the garden.

we posed in front of the louvre, but didn't go in... you know... we needed to keep walking. and then do a little shopping... and then some more walking and talking!

i love this picture of us! pretty scrippsies taking on paris!

self portrait ... we did tons of these. some cute... some, well maybe we won't post those...

kissy face!

that evening we found dinner at buddha bar and continued sampling the vino in paris. delicioux!! we shared a few different plates and then ate the best maccaroon. yum! and then, both of us being utterly exhausted we found our way back to the meridian etoile which was actually in a fabulous location and crashed in to bed!