I arrived in Paris in the early afternoon after my lovely morning in Brussels and made my way to a friend’s apartment whose couch I would be crashing on. The journey from Paris Nord to Villiers was fairly smooth, the Paris metro is not the best introduction to this beautiful city, but it was a nice slice of reality. I spent the afternoon wandering around her lovely neighborhood, the 17eme, and staking out bakeries for breakfast.
I spent all of my second day at The Louvre, which was incredibly easy. That museum is a whole world, and I definitely got lost in it, metaphorically and in the sense that I needed to ask for directions several times.
After sleeping in and I headed back into the metro and headed for the Palais Royal stop. I’m still under 18, so my admission to almost all museums is free. I spent 6 hours in The Louvre and I did not see close to everything, but I had the luxury of going at my own pace and being virtually alone. I highly recommend museum visits in Christian countries on Sundays!
