6e Arrt.

            The sixth district is collectively one of the favorites among our study abroad class. I was very excited to see it for myself! As soon as I found myself within the boundaries… I also found myself inside Sephora. Although it is definitely not Paris specific, the “soldes” inside were! 


Twice a year, in the summer and in the winter, France has huge clearance in almost all of the stores. There are discounts from 10-80% off! I couldn’t help but indulge when I found perfect pastel and vibrant matte lipsticks. I bought a sac full of beautiful colored lip-glosses, nail polish and eye shadows. This quickly became a very happy Parisian memory for me. On my way out we found a Best Western Hotel (thought I’d stick with the American theme after my retail therapy) for a high of 269€ per night.  This is quite expensive in contrast to the other hotels, however the supermarket prices were comparable. We found milk for 1.35€, eggs for 2.79€ and steak for 31.45€/kg. Maybe if you spent the night in that hotel you might chose to buy some food from the market instead of dine out at a famous—and expensive—Paris restaurant for the night.
            We went to Luxembourg Garden next. Amazing. The gardens seem to go forever with a mix of perfect shrubbery and flowers. People lounge in chairs lining the grass under the beautiful blue skies and couples both young and old make their way up and down the beautiful paths. It is the perfect park and we followed it with a perfect church. Next we went to the Church of Saint Sulpice, which was stunning. With high ceilings of perfectly sculpted stone and an exterior magnifying the detail in the glowing afternoon sun, it was gorgeous. Inside there is a grand organ with dark metal that contrasts the aging stone. Outside, there’s a beautiful fountain that flows over level to level, giving the impression of infinity. Definitely one of the most beautiful churches I have seen.
            On our way back to our apartment, we passed Simon, an umbrella shop! I have a weird love for umbrellas. I had to use every ounce of power I had not to buy all of them. As you could assume, umbrellas are not very travel friendly. And it hardly ever rains in Salt Lake. But that’s unimportant.