If you were to ask my friends to describe me, one of the things they would almost definitely say is that I'm a list maker.
That, and some serious year abroad blog stalking has led me to the conclusion that to get myself into the year abroad mood - and to make the most of the time I spend in Paris/France in general - I should make a year abroad bucket list of sorts.
This is what I've got so far...
1. Visit the Versailles Palace
2. Go to Notre Dame
3. Visit Les Catacombs
4. Indulge in la cuisine, including croissants, macaroons, et everything else French and/or Parisian.
5. Go to see the Pantheon
6. Spend time in La Jardin du Luxembourg
7. View the Bastille Day Parade
8. Finale of the Tour de France
9. Spend NYE 2014 in Paris
10. Go to the Louvre and see Mona Lisa!
11. Go to Disneyland Paris. Disclaimer: I've actually been here and wasn't going to include it on my list, but my "little" (he's 16) brother insisted that I include it, which was blatantly a not very subtle hint that I should take him.
12. Go to top of La Basilique du Sacré Coeur
13. Stroll down the Champs-Élysées, and end up in the Place de la Concord
14. Visit La Sainte-Chapelle
15. Go to the Palais Garnier, which looks spectacular!
16. Visit Monet's garden at Giverny
17. Go to the top of the Eiffel Tower
This list is definitely not complete - I've got plenty of places in mind to add and lots of googling still to do! :) I also want to add on a couple of things to do outside of France - after all, I didn't have a gap year and this seems as good a time as any to fit a lot of this stuff in! I will probably post again before I actually go to Paris with my final list - in the meantime, any suggestions to add to it are welcome!
Life wise at the moment, preparations for Paris are really stepping up and I should, if all goes well, be there in one month two days today! At the moment, my emphasis is on finding somewhere to live, and once that is sorted, and I've arrived (so as not to tempt fate) I will be posting about the whole experience! This blog will pick up a lot over the next few weeks, so if you are reading, please stick with me!
Until then -
Vicky xx
