The Magical Romance of Paris... with my Roommate

So my roommate Melissa and I went to Paris for the weekend!!! It was absolutely amazing but first I must say that you have to go here with your significant other.  It felt like Melissa and I should have been dating and we kept getting asked to take pictures for other couples (this was the worst thing about Paris)  I had heard terrible things about how dirty it was and how rude the people were but I must refute all these statements and say that Paris was no dirtier than Madrid in my eyes and considering that I think people in Madrid are some of the most rude people in Europe I would definitely say that people in Paris were welcoming and helpful.  We stayed in the Montmartre district and I wouldn't have wanted to stay anywhere else!  We saw the Eiffel Tower and rode to the top (it was freezing so I recommend doing it during the day or in the spring/summer), the Louvre (yes Mona Lisa is tiny but it doesn't help that they put the largest painting I've ever seen opposite from it),  Notre Dame (we went to the top and went in the bell towers and I must say the coolest thing I did in Paris with the most spectacular views), Sacre Coeur (stunning work on the inside of the basilica), and the Luxembourg Palace and Gardens (was beautiful even though most of the leaves had fallen so I can only imagine what it looks like in the spring or right before the leaves fall).  Other than that we shopped and ate our way through Paris.  I will hopefully be making a return trip after New Years to visit Versailles, the Catacombes, and Père Lachaise Cemetery (where Jim Morrison is buried).  Some of the best food I have had thus far was in Paris.  Traditional french onion soup (AMAZING), crepes filled with everything from banana and nutella to sugar and jam, and pastries and croissants.  Melissa and I had a great time travelling just the two of us and laughed at each other tripping over everything (mostly me- twice in a row up the steps to Sacre Coeur), being delirious (from lack of sleep and walking an average of about 6-10 miles a day) and developing blisters on the bottoms of our feet (from flat shoes, not heels).  Pictures are posted on facebook or at the bottom of my blog on the Flickr page.  On to this week in Madrid... I had a three hour day yesterday (that didn't start until 10:20) and today teachers were on strike so I went in for one hour :)  please keep striking because this helps my sleep schedule.  Laying low this weekend in Madrid with a trip to Barcelona coming up in the middle of November then Thanksgiving and then travelling for my birthday (since it's a holiday-- thank you Catholics)  I hope everything is well back home... Happy Birthday to my brother, dad, and Nana (hope it's great) and thinking about mom today (hope your visit with the doctor goes well)... I will post in a week or two unless something eventful happens!!