March 14-22 I visited Paris and London by myself. This was truly my first time traveling alone, except for when I studied abroad. I was so proud of myself for navigating the cities alone, and never once getting lost. I even helped someone get to their hotel in Paris! While I could write literally pages and pages about what I did and what happened, I won't (though I'll provide a link to it if you're interested in reading more). Here I will just outline what I did each day.
This blog is named "I Followed My Stars" because my first day in London when I met up with my friend Emily. I told her about my method of getting around the cities. I had logged into Google Maps and starred a whole bunch of things that I was interested in seeing in Paris and London. Each day, I would pick a star and figure out how to get there. From that point, I would wander to the other surrounding stars. My friend Emily called it following my stars, and I absolutely loved that phrase, so it stuck!!
March 16 -
- Monmarte tour with Localers
- Climbed and walked through Sacre Coeur
- I followed a route that took me in a circle to see major landmarks including: The Eiffel Tower, the Trocadero, Arch De Triomphe, Champs Elysess (with detours to Pierre Hereme and Laudree for a taste test!), Place de la Concorde/Luxor Obelisk, Ponte Alexander and back to the Eiffel Tower
March 17 -
- Climbed to the top of Notre Dame
- Walked around the grounds of the Lovure
- Palais Royal
- Galerie Vivienne, Passage Joffery, and Passage de Panoramas
- Printemps roof top cafe for the view
- Catacombs tour with Localers
March 18 -
- The Marias
- Isle St. Louis and the banks of the Seine
- Arab Institute - Beautiful building
- San Chapelle
- Luxembourg Gardens
March 19 -
- Coppa Club near Tower Bridge
- St. Dunstan's in the East
- Leadenhall Market
- Petticoat Lane
- Spitalfields Market
- Covet Garden
March 20 -
- Walked through Kensington and Notting Hill
- Portobello Road
- Camden Market
- Primark
March 21 -
- Skygarden
- Borough Market
- Tate Modern
- Millennium Bridge
- One of my favorite walks: from Leicester Square ending at South Bank. Walk by: Trafalger Square, Buckingham Palace, Green Park, Westminster, Big Ben, London Eye, South Bank, South Bank Book Market
- Back to Leicester Square
