Paris

After our top speed run through London, we were very excited to have more time to expereince Paris. We stayed with the family of an exchange student who goes to UC. The Vennier-Moreau's were really wonderful to us, we had our own seperate little house space. One night I had to sleep on the floor but the other 6 nights we all had a bed or a couch. It was awesome to have our own kitchen, and space to spread out, we let all of our clothes air out and went to the laundry mat as well. The first full day in Paris we went to see the Luxembourg Gardens, and Notre Dame, where we attended a Vespers service, the Consiergerie- where Marie Anoinette was held prisoner, and St. Chappelle (one of the most beautiful churches ive ever seen). We had dinner in the Latin Quarter and had some almost tradition french food. After dinner the Vennier-Moreaus daughter took us along with her friend from Philly, Eyal, to get some drinks in Moufftard. The following day we went to the Galleries Lafayette and the Paris Opera house. We then met up with Caroline and went to Montmontre, were we saw the Moulin Rouge and climbed up to Sacre Coeur Cathedral and had lunch up there were we could see most of the city. We went down to the Canal and watched the canal boats for a while. The third day we went to see the Arc de Triumphe. Kristin and I climbed to the top. It was very cool to see, because its a great way to see how Paris is laid out on axis, with a central focus point to each one. From there we walked down the Champs-Elysee and checked out some of the big name designer stores. We walked all the way down the to Place de la Concord, where many people were beheaded during the French Revolution. We then headed to the Tullerie gardens where we spent most of our time soaking our feet in the fountain. From there we took the train over to the Effiel Tower. Where ironically, we spend more time wading in fountains. We road up to the top, it was very amazing. We met up with Eyal, and grabbed some dinner and then headed back to see the tower all lit up at night. It was a great atmosphere because many students gather on the lawns around it at night.