Paris, je t'aime!

Bonjour tous,

So yesterday I went shopping in Paris with Sophie, Aubrée, and Romain. We left after lunch, at like 3. Driving into Paris we drove right past the Arc de Triomphe, which was as usual looking quite big and pretty. It didn't snow in Paris (it snowed in Vernon last week, about two inches). But it was cold. I didn't care, though. Paris can be cold, but it's still Paris!
We went to Les Halles, which is a famous mall in Paris. First we went in H&M, which was really really crowded. The line for the dressing room was ridiculously long, so I didn't try anything on. After that, we went to Starbucks. It's official: going to Starbucks every time I go to Paris is a tradition. I got a Chocolat Viennois Classic, which is basically a hot chocolate. I also got a Starbucks Paris Christmas 2009 mug with the Arc de Triomphe on it.
After that, the stores in the mall were all closing. So we went out of the mall to the shops on the streets, which were still open. We went in Sephora and I tried like 5 different kinds of perfume. Then we walked past the Louvre to the Champs-Elysées. It was dark by that time, and the Champs-Elysées was all decorated for Christmas. It was sooooooo beautiful. The street is lined with trees on both sides, and every tree was covered in white lights. There was a huge Christmas market lining the streets; it was like twenty times bigger than the Strasbourg one. At one end of the street was a giant Ferris Wheel, all lit up, and at the other was the Arc de Triomphe. It was amazingly pretty. There was also a Merry-Go-Round.
We went into the Gap Paris on the Champs-Elysées, and I got a new winter coat. It's super warm. That Gap store was the biggest one I've ever been in. After that we walked all the way down the street, and went into McDonalds for dinner. By that time it was after 9 o'clock. There were sooooo many people in McDonald's. We got a table on the second floor right by a window, so the view was good. There were American tourists sitting next to us and I was eavesdropping on their conversation. One guy said "There's actually French people eating at McDonald's. I'm shocked." I guess I didn't really think that French people ate McDonald's before I came here.
After we ate, we walked up close to the Arc de Triomphe and took pictures. You could see the Eiffel Tower from there; it was all lit up for Christmas. Then we went to find the car. It took awhile to find it. They had to ask this random Parisien who was roller-blading for directions to the right road.
We left after that, and got home at midnight.
I'm so glad that I saw Paris all decorated for Christmas. well that's all for now
au revoir!
Halle