Category: Spring Break 2023 Paris
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Day 3–4: Versailles, the Seine, and an Adventure Home 🇫🇷
Sunday started with crepes for breakfast before boarding the train to Versailles. Even after all the places we’d seen, nothing quite matched the scale of the Palace of Versailles — endless gold, mirrored halls, and gardens stretching farther than we could see. Before touring the palace, we watched the equestrian show at the Royal Stables,…
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Day 2: The Louvre, the Catacombs, and Life Between Strikes 🇫🇷
Saturday morning began with fresh croissants and coffee from a small neighborhood bakery, the kind that makes you instantly understand why the French take pastry so seriously. The city was in the middle of a trash strike, and while piles lined the streets, Paris somehow still managed to look charming — the smell of butter…
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Day 1: Arrival in Paris — Monuments, Memories, and the Flame 🇫🇷
We boarded the early train from Kaiserslautern to Paris Gare de l’Est, ready for a weekend in one of the world’s most iconic cities. After dropping our bags at a storage facility, we went straight out to explore. Our first stop was a walk by the Eiffel Tower — even with all the photos we’d…