Paris is amazing. I can’t walk 5 feet without bumping into some amazing piece of architecture that was erected by King “So and so” XIII, with an addition made in honor of this alliance.
Our group, of about 40 students, has been staying at the Hotel de Fauconier in the section of Paris that is known at Le Marais. The first day contained three huge tours of Paris, two with a couple people from the group and one all together.
1st Walk: Notre Dame de Paris. Le Jardin des Tuileries. Le Louvre (just the outside this time). Avenue des Champs Elysées. L’Arc de Triomphe. Place de La Concorde. (Very long walk.)
2nd Walk: A guided tour of Le Marais with une très sympa femme. She took us around the Quartier showing how the today's Paris mixes with the Paris of the Middle Ages.
3rd Walk: Le tour Eiffel. Le Tocadéro. My friends and I became experts at brushing off the dozens of guys selling miniature Eiffel Towers.
In between the 2n
d and 3rd walks, the whole group went on a “Bateau-Mouche”, which takes you past all the major sights of Paris on the Seine. We motored past couples dancing to a little band next to the river, under a bridge that’s dedicated to wishes and kisses, and some Jacques Schmo urinating on the embankment. Romantic, romantic, daily life.All I wanted at the end of this day was a crêpe and a foot rub.
Historical sights seen: Countless
Eiffel Tower Souvenirs: 0
Crêpes: 1
Foot rubs: 0
1 comment:
Looks like you got out of Paris just ahead of "les hooligans". France vs. somebody tonight. You watching?
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