Hello all! I just got back from a short trip to Paris on Thursday. Turns out, Paris is still currently my favourite place in the world. On Wednesday, February 15th, I took a train from Lille to Gare du Nord in Paris where Morgan met me. It was wonderful to see her again because I haven't gotten to see her since the first day I arrived which was almost 2 months ago now (ah, scary thought!) This trip to Paris had been something I was looking forward to for a couple of reasons. Obviously, I was there to see my friend but I came that particular night because we had tickets to see the lovely Kina Grannis in concert! Opening for Kina was Imaginary Friend (Jesse Epstein). I couldn't have been more excited! We got to the concert around 7pm and it was due to start at 7:30pm. Because neither of us had supper, we got some sandwiches from a random cafe and then ate them while we waited in line. Once we were inside I was shaking I was so excited. Imaginary Friend was a wonderful opening act. His voice is so soothing, great way to start the night. After he left the stage, we had about a 20min wait until Kina came on. Morgan and I decided to sit and save our spots so we wouldn't loose them which was a good choice. We talked and shared stories until the crowd went wild... Kina time! She played In Your Arms, The One You Say Goodnight To, Valentine, Strong Enough, a cover of Oops, I Did It Again, The World In Front Of Me, and Message From Your Heart, to name a few. She played some of her songs with cello player, Keith Tutt II. It was beautiful. Kina and Imaginary Friend played a cover of Fix You together too which was breathtaking of course. I loved every minute of it. After two encores, it was time for her to stop playing (unfortunately). Once the crowd left, there were about 50 people who were left for the meet & greet. I couldn't wait! We got to take a picture with both her and Imaginary Friend. They were so humble and friendly! Their next stop was Switzerland and I was talking about how I really wanted to go, and they told us to come. I was like "yeah, if I can get a drive with you!" Needless to say, we couldn't haha. After a quick chat, I bought a t-shirt and got her autograph. Happiness! Once we left the concert, Morgan and I made our way back to her place for the night. On the way, she educated me on a children's book about an elephant and a pig. We stayed up for a while talking before she had to go to bed because she unfortunately had to work in the morning. The next day, her sister, Mara, came home and we went out and spent the day in Paris. It was nice to see her because it had been since May 2011! We first went to Trocadero to see the Eiffel Tower. We got some nutella crepes, one of my favorite foods in the world and then walked to the base of the Eiffel Tower. After wandering around for a while, we went to Montmartre and Sacre Coeur. There was a random guy who came up to us and started talking and tried to do a mix between the bis and an actual kiss. Creeper. We ended up just walking quickly away from him while Mara said we were in a hurry haha. We walked around Montmartre, looking in all the touristy shops and acting like obnoxious tourists (well, at least I was). I loved it :) On the way back down the hill, I got the brilliant idea in my mind to try and slide down the stair rail. I ended up sliding about an inch, stopping abruptly, and tipping over. I did manage to make Mara almost pee herself laughing so I figure it wasn't a total fail :) Finally it was time to go to Gare du Nord so I could catch a train back to Lille. I was very sad to leave because I love Paris so much. Good thing I'm only an hour away!
A la prochain!
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