better late than never

Now, I know it has been quite some time since I arrived in London, meaning that it’s been a real long while since I’ve posted any blog posts.

But during the past month and a half, I have started classes at Queen Mary University, strolled along the banks of the Thames, made myself feel right at home on the streets of London, traveled to Switzerland to eat enough chocolate to give me a  hardcore sugar rush, explored countless markets, figured out the public transportation, eaten some bomb street food, stroke the Globe Theater and nerded out like the true English nerd that I am, gave directions to lost tourists like a true local, had many late night adventures, explored the Tower of London, traveled to Paris for Valentine’s Day weekend, consumed many macaroons, drank a concerning amount of coffee and basically, I’ve been having the time of my life.

In short, I’ve been a little bit busy living life abroad, and loving each and every second of it.

Last weekend, I spent Valentine’s Day in Paris with Mike to celebrate the corniest holiday of them all as well as our one year anniversary (cheesy right?). We spent a good amount of time eating baguettes and cheese and drinking cups of hot wine while strolling along the Seine River, gazing at Notre Dame and its flying buttresses (lol) and strolling through the grounds at the Palace of Versailles.

We took a mirror selfie in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles, 

*great quality!!!* 

looked windblown and horrendous at the top of the Eiffel Tower, 

ate 2 boxes of macaroons in a corner at McDonalds (so good) got rained on the entire weekend and jumped in countless puddles, and touched lots of exhibits at the Louvre that you definitely weren’t supposed to touch. 

We put a lock on the love lock bridge near Notre Dame and threw the keys in the Seine River, 

we saw the house that Van Gogh lived in with his brother, 

and ate a really good burger for dinner one night that had egg and hash browns on it that I still find myself dreaming about (yes it really was that good).

While Switzerland was beautiful, 

the lakes at Interlaken really are all they’re cracked up to be, their chocolate was delicious and the Alps were breathtakingly beautiful (both from the ground and in the air), my weekend spent in Paris with Mike was by far my favorite one yet, and I look forward to my next adventure. 

Next stop, Prague!

Cheers,

Katie