PARISIAN LIFE

There is no denying Paris to be one of the most culturally captivating cities in the world. Featuring beautiful landmarks and sights all over town, it is almost impossible not to fall in love with the city in just a few days.

The Parisian night life was lit up with Christmas decorations, creating a homely feel throughout the streets. 

Although we did not eat like the Parisians and dare to try the likes of snails or frogs legs, we did devour some kick ass crepes from across our hotel called La Crème de Paris which were AMAZING. The line to order was always outside the door, and holy moly was it worth freezing our toes off for.

Wearing more layers than I thought possible, exploring the streets of Paris was so daunting yet rewarding at the same time.  Only does the language barrier become an issue, when a panic sets in after asking 'parlevu englais' and their reply is negative. Let me tell you the stress levels trying to book a train ticket out of the country speaking a complete different language to a women behind a window... 

Macaroon's in Paris, let me tell you... if you are ever about and want to walk down the street of shops in which you may never be able to afford, I highly recommend scrambling through your coins to find that lose change to devour in a macaroon from Laduree's you WILL NOT REGRET!  

(The one and probably only time this yellow scarf will EVER make an appearance throughout this journey... ima just say yellow wool sticks to black jeans like GLUE)

If I can recommend ANYTHING whist there, I need to say, Disneyland Paris is an absolute MUST.

The inner child will thank you for it trust me. You can most definitely spend all day here surrounded by rides, parades, famous Disney characters and Christmas music played loudly throughout the park. Snow was falling throughout the day, making not only our hands freeze off but  the park looking a little extra magical.

Four cold and snowy days in Paris was more than enough time to live like the locals and explore the town, would most definitely recommend the city to anyone travelling in the winter.

Claire Louise xxx

5:45am Sunrise Call

Boy oh boy did I regret this decision at 5:45am this morning when my alarm went off…

After binge watching Harry Potter and (lowkey) my favourite TV show in the world Dance Academy (No shame, look it up if you haven’t heard of it before you will not be disappointed omg) I thought I was overdue for an excuse to get out of my pj's and see the outside world. 

We were the first ones to dock ourselves on the pier  (At 7am on a Tuesday morning, I would've however seriously questioned if there was a mass crowd.) The view was definitely worth the early rise I must say. We may have lost feeling in all hands, toes and nose’s but we made it through the day.

I feel it’s important to establish a friendship with someone where you are so comfortable (occasionally too comfortable) with one another that you are able to convince them that 7am trip to the beach in the middle of winter is going to be a good idea. I like these types of friendships. Everyone should have a friendship such as this one.

Claire Louise xxx