I spent the weekend in Paris, France. SO BEAUTIFUL! The weather was so perfect the entire time. We hit all the hot spots; Eiffel Tower, Champs - Elysees, Arc de Triomph, Notre Dame, Louvre (although we did not have time to go inside), Musee d'Orsay, Seine River, etc. I'm not sure that it is possible to describe everything we squeezed into 3 days there. We also tried to relax there by sleeping in late. I had a great time and really love the city. We stayed in the worst part of town (being college students we can't afford much better) but were safe in our hotel. We saw the high points and low points of living in such a large city. We saw how dirty it can be and how sleazy the men on the streets can act toward 4 pretty American girls but we also basked in the beauty of the tourist attractions and small brasseries and bistros. Everyone was nice to us (minus the managers of our hotel), but I still do not think that the French like us much. The Metro was very easy to figure out since we have spent the last 3 weeks traveling on the Underground in London.
I do not have much time to describe each sight in detail or explain what I liked about each of them because I only have 8 minutes left on this computer.
I have two or three more plays to see this week. The two for certain are Rafta, Rafta and Les Miserables. The other optional play is A Midsummer Night's Dream (this one could possibly be rained out since it is outside.) I am excited to be ending the trip on a high note with Les Miserables on Thursday.
I will be heading home on Saturday but cannot promise that I will make it to church on Sunday morning (for all you church members!) Jet-lag may prevent that!!
I hope things are going well back in the US despite Paris Hilton finally being jailed (I get the most important US news over here, obviously!)
I will post up one photo this time because I do not have any time left. Again this is stolen from a friend!
Meghan, Me, and Rachel A. after just arriving in Dublin, Ireland and waiting at the ferryport for the bus to take us to our hotel!
Meghan, Me, and Rachel A. after just arriving in Dublin, Ireland and waiting at the ferryport for the bus to take us to our hotel!
3 comments:
I'm so happy you are having a great time, you've earned it. Hope you enjoy the time you have left there. much love, sean d :)
Glad you enjoyed Paris - you did get to see a lot of the high points. Sorry you didn't have time to tour inside the Louvre as there are many great treasures there. But, that would have taken half a day on 'morning' legs. I can't believe your London semester is almost over. Take heart, east is beast and west is best; flying westerly isn't nearly as tiring as going eastward. At least, that was my experience, even on the long trips to Vietnam and Korea!. Love, Kansas Jim
I just posted, but I don't know where it went! I don't think I can recreate it. But I can tell that you have been bitten by the travel bug and that you'll be returning to finish what you started! Good for you. Safe travels home. Love you~
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