An American Girl in Paris; Season 6, Episode 19-20

Sex and the City lovers, you know when Carrie goes to Paris- well that was filmed in PARIS. So my friend and I spent the afternoon being Carrie and visiting the most fantastic places in Paris. We hopped off the metro on the Champs Elysees at Metro Franklin Roosevelt. First we started at Dior, where Carrie trips and spills her purse- the store was massive, amazing, beautiful, but closed. It was neighbors with Versace, Chanel, Harry Winston, and Pucci. Then we popped across the street to Hôtel Plaza Athénée, the hotel where Carrie stays in Paris. I didn’t head up to her room but I did take a quick tour of the lobby, very classy. (They have a Sex and the City hotel package though, if you’d like to. http://www.plaza-athenee-paris.com/hotel-special-offers/sex-and-the-city). It has an amazing view of the Tour Eiffel! Then we strolled along the Seine to the Pont des Arts, or the bridge that Carrie and Big make their first Parisian appearance together at. The bridge is really cool and since it’s across from the French Institute it’s a popular place for students to hang out. There are also hundreds of “love locks” attached to the bridge by lovers of Paris and Parisian lovers. Finally over to Le Kong, the sushi restaurant where Carrie has lunch with Aleksandr's ex-wife. It is on top a department store and next to Louis Vinton, and has an amazing view of the Seine.

And now, of course I’m re-watching the episodes…Bonne Nuit

Palais Toyoko

Danielle and I went to see a contemporary art exhibit at the Palais Toyoko, ironically on Avenue du New York. The building opens up to a courtyard facing the Seine and has a restaurant on top with an amazing view of the Eiffel Tower. In the courtyard was a group of guys break dancing in front of a huge Michael Jackson poster, which was cool to watch. Also, there are a ton of old statues covered in graffiti, which I thought was bizarre until we went inside the Musee. It's very contemporary,very modern, very ...bizarre. We didn't like the cardboard boxes nor the "diagonal paper" and "spray paint". So we left and walked across the courtyard to Musee d'Art moderne de la Ville de Paris. (The bonus of student art card, courtesy of BU, is that most museums are free or under 2 Euro, so we can go whenever for however long we feel like it.) We played "Guess the artist" because we had studied most of the movements in Art History class. Cubisme, Surrealiste, Nouveau Realisme, Minimaliste, L'art conceptuel, etc. Amazingly, we were correct almost every time!! I guess we'll both do well on our Art History final on Friday!