Confessions of a Chocoholic

Hello! It's my second post for today, but I was getting so behind that I thought that I should get back up to speed! I'm not feeling as sick, but I've almost completely lost my voice. Not good. But still an eventful night!

After class, a bunch of us headed to Angelina, which is a pastry place famous for its hot chocolate. It's pretty much melted chocolate in a cup. I also ordered the Choc Africain, which is like a brownie with chocolate mousse on top. It even came with gold leaf on the top! Real edible gold! And lots and lots of chocolate. The hot chocolate comes in a pitcher with a separate dish of fancy whipped cream. Enough said. The hot chocolate alone cost 8 euros, but the experience was certainly worth it. I absolutely love chocolate, but I could not finish either one of what I ordered. So. Much. Chocolate.

Then, we headed to the Louvre, where we saw the infamous Mona Lisa (La Joconde), Venus de Milo, and Hammurabi's Code. Both the Mona Lisa and Hammurabi's Code were smaller than expected. The Mona Lisa was probably the smallest work of art featured in the room. It's odd to think about how significant such small pieces of art can be. Just walking in the beautiful building of the Louvre was interesting in itself. The ceilings were just as pretty as the works of art on the walls. And posing like different statues with friends just topped everything off. I like being a tourist.