Day 30: Beaubourg

It was our last day, the 3oth. We made the obligatory stop in a crêperie (in this case, the Crêperie de Paris in Beaubourg) and we all filled up on crepes, some with whipped cream, others with Nutella, and others with classic amd simple sugar and cinnamon.

Before we left, we went to Beaubourg. We passed by the Saint-Merri church, by the Pompidou center which is a contemporary art museum, but unfortunately we didn't have time to explore it. I would have loved to go in and gaze at the magnificent masterpieces, but I'll leave that to another time. What I loved about that place (rather, the whole city) were the souvenir shops. We can find t-shirts with and I <3 Paris sign or Marilyn Monroe bags, Pop Art postcards, mini Eiffel Towers, Paris painting, etc. I wanted to take it all.

So there, this is how my trip ended a year ago. If I cried? Of course I cried. I fisically couldn't stop the tears from falling. As I watch and rewatch videos and photographs I miss it so much. I would love to have enough time to calmly get to know Paris, to go to less turistic places, soak a real parisean life and not have the video camera and digital camera on my hands with fear of missing something to photograph.

I also know that in excursions we can't do half of what we want to do. And five days isn't enough to get to know Paris. To the milimeter, at least. Even though it didn't stop us from doing anything, the rain could have toned down. Ironically, the sun was shining the day we left.

So much has changed since that trip. First of all, I'm in senior year. Tanto mudou desde essa viagem. Para já, estou no 12º ano. I would love to do an Erasmus in Paris, but unfortunately my University only allows exchanges in Lille. It is close by, but it wouldn't be the same. I'm sure I'd skip class so I could escape to Paris for a while.

A year has passed (it seems like it was yesterday) and instead of being in Paris now, I've been home with my cheek swollen because of gum surgery. Honestly, this baffles me.

Paris, tu me manques beaucoup.

Bisou, bisou *

* Todas as fotografias tiradas por mim.