Family in Paris & Barcelona

I know that this is a little late, but you know what they say...better late than never.

Last weekend, I met my parents and grandma in Paris. Getting off the plane on Thursday night, changing my si to oui was a little bit tough.  I completely forgot to change me s sound to w sound.  I did not do the typical touristy things in Paris, because I had already been there, so I took this opportunity to roam the streets of Paris.  Friday morning, mom, grandma and I walked Sant Honore and looked in all of the stores.  We made sure not to leave a single store out, and picked up a few things on the way!  We made our way back to the hotel, where we met my dad who came in on a different flight.  We all had lunch at the Bristol Hotel, and then were able to check into our rooms.  If you are traveling with your family and need a beautiful, old Parisian style hotel, then I highly suggest the Bristol.  I stayed there with my grandma a few summers ago, and all I can do is rave about the hotel.  We were upgraded to the Penthouse Suite, which was beautiful.  Marc Jacobs' creative director was actually the guest in the room before us!

Friday night we went to dinner with the Bauman's at L'Ami Louis.  It is a hole in the wall, old, authentic Paris restaurant.  If you like chicken, steak, and french fries, then this is the restaurant for you.  The food was amazing, the waiters were ehh, and the atmosphere was great.

Saturday we had breakfast with cousins who are living in Paris for the year.  It was great to see the Mickenberg's and actually spend time with them.  After breakfast, I dragged my family to the Louis Vuitton and Marc Jacobs' exhibit.  Surprisingly, everyone, including my dad, found it very interesting.  (read blog post for a full account on the exhibit) After the exhibit, we walked to find the Jewish quarter, yet, because it was Saturday a lot of things were closed.  We did not see much, but I guess I will just have to go back and visit again.

Saturday night we went to the super trendy L'Societat restaurant.  I also highly suggest this restaurant.  The food was great, and the restaurant made me feel like I was in a hip, new restaurant in New York City.  You open the doors to a hidden restaurant, but honestly, one of the best meals.

The weekend was amazing, I am so happy that my dad, mom, and grandma spent the weekend with me in Paris.  It was way too short, and before I knew it, my dad was back in New York.

Mom and grandma came back to Barcelona with me for a few days.  They stayed at the Mandarin Oriental on Passeig de Gracia.  Everyone who works there remembered my mom from my birthday weekend, and everyone was so accommodating and nice.  I took the week off from school, and we walked for hours every day.  On Monday we went up to Montjuic to see where the olympics were held in 1992.  We also walked for hours on end through the Gothic quarter and Born district.  We went to Agua, CDLC, 7 Portes, Nuba, and Mordiscos (all great restaurants).

Shout out to all of the Syracuse guests we had this past week... Barcelona really got the best of each and everyone of you.

LOVE YOU ALL! Xo