Paris
Ok, my trip. I'm going to try and cut this since it will be long and detailed. Read at your own risk! :)
Friday, February 25
REALLY long plane ride. The end.
Saturday, February 26
-Rodin sculpture Museum
- saw The Thinker and The Kiss
-Waited a long time for our hotel room in the lobby, most people took a nap while i stayed up and kept an eye on our purses
-Went to the Eiffel Tower at night.
- was very surprised to see it start sparkling on the hour, but thought it was awesome
Sunday, February 27
- Mass at Notre-dame
- was completely in french, and i couldn't understand a word.
- Tour of the Champs Elysee, the biggest shopping street in Paris.
- Arc d'Triumph at one end, Louvre at the other
- Saint Madeline church, dedicated to Mary Magdeline
- Dinner in small groups at a bistro, and bed
Monday, February 28
- Took the train out of the city to Chartes
- Chartes Cathedral
- had been rebuilt 4 times
- beautiful stained glass windows
- climbed 300 steps winding all the way up to the top of the bell tower
- Took the train back to Paris
- Were supposed to go on a tour of Saint Michel, but ended up at the Museum of Modern Art, or the Pompedeau Museum as its called
- saw some really good Henri Matisse pieces
- Dinner in small groups again, and I tried duck for the first time
Tuesday, March 1
- Montmatre
- tallest point in Paris
- toured inside of Sacre- Couer (Sacred Heart)
- saw Saint Pierre, the oldest church in Paris
- saw the only vineyard in Paris, i think it was about 12 cubic feet all together
- Moulin Rouge!
- the whole street was just lined with porn shops, i completely lost every last piece of innocence i had!
- Salon d'Agriculture
- happens one week a year, basically a huge farmers market/state fair (lots of animals), people come from all over france to exhibit there
- tried lots of food, including goose liver pate (i dont recommend it)
- Dinner in small groups, called home and went to bed really late (for me :) )
Wednesday, March 2
- Musee d'Orsay
- saw works by Monet, Manet, Renoir and Van Gogh- completely awesome
- Louvre tour number 1
- saw the medievil Louvre, Napoleans quarters from when it was a Palace and french paintings
- had dinner in the cafeteria
- Boat Tour of Paris on the Sienne River
- Paris by night is beautiful!
- feel asleep on Peters shoulder and he feel asleep on my head- we were exhausted!
- had hot chocolate and hung out in the bar of the hotel before bed
Thursday, March 3
- Louvre tour 2
- saw the Venus d'Milo, Winged Victory, Mona Lisa
- Palace of Versailles
- Hall of Mirrors (undergoing restoration, sorely disapointed)
- very ornately decorated
- Dinner as a large group
- Walked in the city with friends
- saw Notre-dame, Saint Michel, Hotel deVille at night
- hung out in boys room eating chocolate and chatting
Friday, March 4
- Paris Opera House
- Phantom of the Opera was based there, but not filmed there
- huge Hall of Mirrors that was better than Versailles
- grand staircase that made me feel like a princess
- Shopped the afternoon away and last minute sight-seeing
- Eiffel Tower by day (couldn't go to the top due to weather)
- Notre-dame again
- Saint Chapelle- floor to cieling stained glass windows
- bought myself pretty clothes to wear to our final dinner
- Got ready for final dinner
- dinner at REALLY FANCY restaraunt
- hung out in boys room again eating chocolate, packed, and bed
Saturday, March 5
CAME HOME!!!!
All in all, it was an amazing trip. The only bad part was that it was FREEZING! literally, the news said it was the coldest week in paris in 21 years. it snowed/sleeted 6 out of the 8 days that we were there. but it was fun anyway. and i realized that i really like peter, one of the boys who spent the week with us. there were 6 of us that hung out the whole week, he was one of them. look at the pics for a couple good shots of us. :) the trip was fun, i'm now exhausted, and i want to go back!
Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/288994595SWPIpO
Friday, February 25
REALLY long plane ride. The end.
Saturday, February 26
-Rodin sculpture Museum
- saw The Thinker and The Kiss
-Waited a long time for our hotel room in the lobby, most people took a nap while i stayed up and kept an eye on our purses
-Went to the Eiffel Tower at night.
- was very surprised to see it start sparkling on the hour, but thought it was awesome
Sunday, February 27
- Mass at Notre-dame
- was completely in french, and i couldn't understand a word.
- Tour of the Champs Elysee, the biggest shopping street in Paris.
- Arc d'Triumph at one end, Louvre at the other
- Saint Madeline church, dedicated to Mary Magdeline
- Dinner in small groups at a bistro, and bed
Monday, February 28
- Took the train out of the city to Chartes
- Chartes Cathedral
- had been rebuilt 4 times
- beautiful stained glass windows
- climbed 300 steps winding all the way up to the top of the bell tower
- Took the train back to Paris
- Were supposed to go on a tour of Saint Michel, but ended up at the Museum of Modern Art, or the Pompedeau Museum as its called
- saw some really good Henri Matisse pieces
- Dinner in small groups again, and I tried duck for the first time
Tuesday, March 1
- Montmatre
- tallest point in Paris
- toured inside of Sacre- Couer (Sacred Heart)
- saw Saint Pierre, the oldest church in Paris
- saw the only vineyard in Paris, i think it was about 12 cubic feet all together
- Moulin Rouge!
- the whole street was just lined with porn shops, i completely lost every last piece of innocence i had!
- Salon d'Agriculture
- happens one week a year, basically a huge farmers market/state fair (lots of animals), people come from all over france to exhibit there
- tried lots of food, including goose liver pate (i dont recommend it)
- Dinner in small groups, called home and went to bed really late (for me :) )
Wednesday, March 2
- Musee d'Orsay
- saw works by Monet, Manet, Renoir and Van Gogh- completely awesome
- Louvre tour number 1
- saw the medievil Louvre, Napoleans quarters from when it was a Palace and french paintings
- had dinner in the cafeteria
- Boat Tour of Paris on the Sienne River
- Paris by night is beautiful!
- feel asleep on Peters shoulder and he feel asleep on my head- we were exhausted!
- had hot chocolate and hung out in the bar of the hotel before bed
Thursday, March 3
- Louvre tour 2
- saw the Venus d'Milo, Winged Victory, Mona Lisa
- Palace of Versailles
- Hall of Mirrors (undergoing restoration, sorely disapointed)
- very ornately decorated
- Dinner as a large group
- Walked in the city with friends
- saw Notre-dame, Saint Michel, Hotel deVille at night
- hung out in boys room eating chocolate and chatting
Friday, March 4
- Paris Opera House
- Phantom of the Opera was based there, but not filmed there
- huge Hall of Mirrors that was better than Versailles
- grand staircase that made me feel like a princess
- Shopped the afternoon away and last minute sight-seeing
- Eiffel Tower by day (couldn't go to the top due to weather)
- Notre-dame again
- Saint Chapelle- floor to cieling stained glass windows
- bought myself pretty clothes to wear to our final dinner
- Got ready for final dinner
- dinner at REALLY FANCY restaraunt
- hung out in boys room again eating chocolate, packed, and bed
Saturday, March 5
CAME HOME!!!!
All in all, it was an amazing trip. The only bad part was that it was FREEZING! literally, the news said it was the coldest week in paris in 21 years. it snowed/sleeted 6 out of the 8 days that we were there. but it was fun anyway. and i realized that i really like peter, one of the boys who spent the week with us. there were 6 of us that hung out the whole week, he was one of them. look at the pics for a couple good shots of us. :) the trip was fun, i'm now exhausted, and i want to go back!
Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/288994595SWPIpO