Paris, France (Day 1+2)
Bonjour!
Paris is beautiful! I was iffy based on everyone else’s opinion, but I love the culture and the language. There is something about going into a cute little shop and being greeted with everyone saying “Bonjour!” You never know what you are going to find around the corner! There is so many beautiful buildings and plenty of places to eat delicious food!
Paris’ weather is WAY MORE bipolar than Texas! It will be VERY cold. Then it will be raining. Then it will be VERY hot. Then windy. Then repeat and maybe a little mix of all of them. So confusing! It was about 60 degrees at some points but it guess it is better than the 120 degree in Texas!
LOUVRE
The first day we went to the Musee du Louvre!
It is the biggest museum in the WORLD! Too much to see! There is so much history and famous paintings! I could stay there a week! I didn’t even see ¼ of it and stayed there for like 3 hours! I saw the mona lisa! And Napolean’s apartment along with many other famous art pieces!
We walked all the way from the Louvre to the tower. LONG WALK! We walked up a hill to take pictures and ate on the hill! The food was delicious! And we shared dessert! The tower blinks white lights and night. It is like a diamond shining in the light! So pretty!
The pantheon was gorgeous. It wasn’t as big but it wasn’t like any building. It had a huge! Pendulum in the middle! It was the coolest thing ive ever seen watching the earth’s gravity pull it back and forth along the ground! There were many famous French contributors buried in the crypt below!
It was so pretty! A lot of people were exercising yogo and running through the gardens it was gorgeous! If only Ennis had a park this gorgeous!
St. Sulpice, St. Germain Des Pres, Monnaie de Paris
We made a circle around these churches and buildings. All of them were gorgeous!
One of them had a replica of Jesus cloth they found in the tomb! I watched it on the History Channel. I knew it was amazing but when I first stepped in the church and saw these cloths… I stopped. Gasped. And said Oh MY Goodness! I got chills! The same thing I saw on the history channel was right in front of my face. Jesus was in front of my face basically. It was an overwhelming feeling. I know it is a replica and I saw it on tv… but seeing it in person is a totally different experience.
Sainte Chapelle
St Chapelle was also very shocking! I really didn’t know what I was getting myself into… Come to find out…. You walk up a winding staircase then the sun just hits you! You walk into a room filled with sunlight. All of the walls are covered in stained glass! The glass is in little tiny pieces! And it gets better. Every story in the book of the Bible is on a part of the stained glass in the room. It was absolutely dazzling! The colors just lit up the room. As the sun moves, it hits each stained glass through the bible. Genesis- Revelation. Revelation is in a circle and it was breathtaking! All I could think of was… I really wish my mom was there with me to see this... She would LOVE IT!
We are going to the international service tomorrow! So we didn’t go inside but I’m excited to see it!
Rue Cler is a local market with fresh fruit, meat, cheese, bread and it has restaurants! Everything looks sooo good to eat! It was neat to see all of the locals around the market. Bon Appetite!
Yes! I saw the duplicate!
So it doesn’t get dark until about 10:30 here! At 9:00 it is bright outside!
To Do list
Arc de Tiomphe Etoile
Sacre Coeur
Versailles
Catacombs
And SHOPPING!
I only have about 2.5 more days to accomplish everything! Hope I can do it!
So much to do! So little time!
Time is money. Money is time.
Au revoir
It doesnt get dark here either. WE are so glad you are having fun. love you. xoxox mom and dad
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