Italy
Wednesday, May 2nd Today was one of the best days on our trip! It was beautiful, it was warm, and we had great experiences! Florence has some amazing shopping, so we kicked off the day with some light shopping Gucci, Guess, Zara and pretty much any store you can think of are available to you [...]
Italy
Tuesday, May 1st We arrived in Venice late yesterday afternoon after a 5 week stay in Paris- time for yet another culture change First off, the weather here is beautiful! The warmth of the sun with the cool breeze from the water feels amazing after our overcast rainy time in Paris. We decided to [...]
Paris
Before we get started on this day’s journal, let me just say I’m SOO behind! I was so busy with school each day, then was racing around Italy for 1 week after school, then came home to gallstones and ecoli poisoning I haven’t had time to catch up on these journals, but I still wanted [...]
Paris
Zara Now I realize this isn’t a “Parisian” store, but my first experience with Zara was here in Paris. I absolutely LOVE their style- very trendy yet stylish and classic. My favorites things to buy were the jackets and blazers, belts, and tops (I bought 2 jackets from here even though it’s about to be [...]
Paris
Lifestyle The first thing I noticed about Paris being different from the US was the lifestyle. Everyone sits down at a meal for at least an hour or two and makes a social event of it- talking and laughing with friends or watching people walk by. There’s no one sitting at the table with their [...]
Paris
Hey guys, Hope you’re having a great week! I wanted to give you a tour of our Paris apartment so that you could see the difference between here and back home. Much love, Marlena and Nicola
Paris
April, Tuesday 19th Marlena was at school today, so I was left to do some exploring of the city! I hopped on the metro (since I’m now an expert!) and headed to Jardin du Luxembourg- a large garden in Paris. It was really great to walk around the gardens! The well manicured lawns and surrounding [...]
Paris
Cars The cars here in Paris (unlike our massive SUVS in the US) are teeny tiny! They are quite cute! I have read that Parisians own these tiny cars (most people don’t own cars) for multiple reasons: the streets are very narrow, gas prices are extremely high, and public transportation is amazing here. Sidewalks/roads As [...]
Paris
Saturday, April 7th The plan was to meet our friend Helene for lunch and then do some shopping. The plan got altered as we hopped on the wrong bus and got lost…. ruh roh. We realized this after about 20 minutes of going in the wrong direction. Ruh roh again. At least we got a [...]
Life in General
So I discovered today what food in heaven will taste like: just like Laduree macarons! When I tweeted to all of you asking what I must see and do in Paris, I had hundreds of replies saying to try these cookies. Since they were raved about so much, I had to see for myself what [...]
Paris
Friday, April 6th Today was a fantastic day! I met up with Stefania (a fellow Makeup Geek), and she is such a sweetie! I took the metro to meet her, which was easy….huge relief! I’ve been petrified of getting lost somewhere in Paris, never to be found again! LOL. Stefania and I had some super yummy [...]
Paris
Even though, I’m posting a daily journal updates with photos, I know video is still a great way to share the experience. Here is our video highlights of week 1 — enjoy!
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