Catacombs in Paris

Moulin Rouge

Sneaked a picture at the Moulin Rouge

Last week I got the chance to go to a beautiful mass service at the cathedral in Montpellier. I couldn’t really understand a few things here and there, but it was definitely worth going to at least once while in Montpellier.

Now, school is officially out, and I was trying to figure out what exactly I would do with my life for 2 ½ weeks. Well, it turns out my mom came to visit me for a week. Our plan was to visit Paris for a few days, go to carnival in Nice, and then take a plane to Rome and tour around, eventually flying back to Paris.

Eiffel Tower with my mom

Planning trips is not an easy task, that’s for sure. It’s really time consuming trying to figure out what time we should take the train, and what time we should check into the hotel, and so on. It’s been pretty stressful planning everything, but I have to say it is well worth the countless hours staring vigorously at the computer screen.

So far we have been only to Paris. I bought tickets to the Eiffel Tower, the Catacombs, and for the Moulin Rouge. I do have to say, time is precious in the city; it goes by so fast.

I was a bit nervous going into the Moulin Rouge for the Féerie show since I heard there was a lot of nudity, and the tripadvisor reviews were not so pleasant. I pretty much ignored everything the reviews had said and decided to try the show out for myself (After all, when in Paris…do as the Parisians). We couldn’t really take pictures instead the hall, or record anything during the show. I do have to say that there was a bunch of topless women dancers. Aside from the nudity, I would say the show was very well put together, and I would recommend it to anyone.

Today we are back in Montpellier gathering our stuff to leave in a few hours to Nice. Wifi will be pretty scarce, but I will be sure to post pictures of Nice and Rome!

Stay tuned for week 2 of break, as I will be traveling to Budapest, Slovakia, and Salzburg! Tout à l’heure!

Location: Paris, France