Christmas in Paris

I've been in Paris for almost 2 weeks now- I can't believe how time flies! Today is Christmas Eve and I am nursing myself back to health by sitting on the couch reading while Erik goes out to buy all the food for Christmas dinner. I've been a little sick the past few days but (un)surprisingly I feel much better today, after a late night out. We didn't get home until 4am last night! I swear this is the latest we've stayed out since our unfortunate Barcelona incident...at any rate- it was fun! We met up with some girls from home and had dinner and then some drinks. It's amazing the things some people go through that you would never know...
Anyway, Paris has been beautiful. Obviously. It's been raining a lot but Paris is one of those cities that is breathtaking no matter the weather.

Erik and I have been to one really good dinner so far, and then another nice dinner. We've had Kangaroo, which was like beef but tougher and escargot. Escargot...is usually cooked in lots of butter with herbs, parsley in our case. So it really tasted like butter and parsley! I've been telling everyone that escargot is a sea snail but it's NOT! It is a land snail. I don't understand why people think it's gross. Factory farmed animals are gross (and tragic) not a snail!

We were supposed to go to Alan Ducasse's seafood restaurant but I was too sick. I feel really bad because I know Erik really likes him!! But oh well. Dinner for New Years at his Eiffel Tower restaurant is €800! Which makes it...$1,058 USD. Ha! Must be nice eh?

What else to say about Paris? What can you even say? It's just as stereotypically beautiful as you might imagine. The Louvre is incredible. There was an ancient Islam section that I really enjoyed. The Mona Lisa was as anticlimactic as usual. Maybe I am just terribly uncultured? But I just don't get it.

What else...we rode in the big Ferris Wheel that overlooks the Louvre etc. it was super pretty. We drank hot wine (delicious) and ate chocolate crepes while walking through the Tuileries Garden, which is a lovely little park in front of the Louvre. A sort of "front garden" if you will. They an area set up with a bunch of mini trampolines for children. European kids have it so good. I swear.
That's about it little friends. I hope you are all having amazing holidays!