Au Revoir!!

Well despite being a bit sick earlier this week and he big internship report and presentation being due, I still managed  fit a few fun things in! The final exams for the french classes were on Tuesday and the internship reports and presentation were on Thursday, but we had the BU farewell party Thursday night. Most people on the program could make it, which was nice! There were tables set up with an assortment of snacks, wine, and little Paris keychains for each of us! Three comedians performed and then we watched a slideshow of photos that the BU staff took of us at the group activities (the boat ride, Versailles, the wine museum, etc)

All in all, it was a very nice evening, not to mention I won a picture frame for submitting the best photo taken during the trip! After dinner, I went back to the room and started packing a bit. 

The next day, Friday, I went to my last day of internship! I bought my supervisor a couple flowers as a little thank-you. I was also sent on  little delivery run to drop off the company's book to the boss's daughter!! I got out early and met up with a friend for lunch at Cafe de Flore, which is one of the oldest and most well known cafes in Paris! it is known to attract many famous clientele within the intellectual community; it's very similar to Les Deux Magots and the Brasserie Lipp cafe, which are located right next to and across the street from this cafe. 

The adorable dog next to us kept giving us this face...

Then we stopped by some places to pick up sweets!!! I got some interestingly flavored macarons from Pierre Hermé, a competing patisserie to Ladurée, and a beautifully put together gelato! 

Raspberry, pistachio, and hazelnut gelato

Rose/ Velouté Ispahen: (Rose, raspberry and yogurt)/ and Les Jardins- Ha Long Bay (coconut, ginger, lime and coriander)

After the sweets and a bit of shopping, We went up to the top of Montparnasse Tower, a skyscraper located in the 6th Arr., for one of the highly acclaimed views o the city. Although no longer the tallest skyscraper in Paris, as of 2011, Montparnasse tower is the 14th tallest building in the EU. 

That night, almost everyone from the BU group got together for some snacks and wine on the champs de mars, right by the eiffel tower. It was a bit sad saying good-bye to everyone, but since most of the group goes to BU or a school fairly close by, I have a feeling we'll all be seeing each other again some day