So, on to Paris. I did a lot so first I will summarize:
Thursday:
7 am: Bus to Nice airport, flight to Paris
walked to ile de la cité and saw Notre dame and palais de justice
boat ride down the Seine
Cabaret the Musical in French
Friday
Walking Tour of Montmartre
lunch in Montmartre
walked past Moulin Rouge
Up Eiffel Tower
Louvre
delicieuse falafel for dinner in the Jewish Quarter
Saturday
Orangerie
Orsay
lunch in Latin Quarter
Façade of Notre Dame/inside Saint Chappelle
Rodin Museum
Angelina AKA the greatest hot chocolate ever
Strange dinner suggested by Rick
Sunday
Picasso Museum
Lunch
Flight from Paris to Nice, bus to Cannes
Home in time for dinner
Whew! Talk about packing it all in. I felt really good about everything we did, we managed to see everything we wanted to see and we didn't feel rushed by any of it. It helps that I've seen the big stuff already, so i could either bypass it or glance past it quickly if I wanted.
The Picasso Museum was a highlight--I never realized how prolifict of an artist he was. I found many of his more surrealist paintings to be rather inspiring.
Seeing Cabaret at les folies bergeres was exciting, especially since it was all in French and I understood what was going on! (it helped that I've seen the show in English, I must admit) The songs were great and the story inspiring.
My friend Emily and I went to Angelina, probably one of the most French places ever. They have renown hot chocolate that very much resembles a dark chocolate bar melted and called hot chocolate. It was incroyable, very very good. There was a line out the door, but the tables turned over quickly and the short wait was worth it. The decor was typically francaises, with tiny tables and pink and green aura that all these french places seem to have.
We went by the Jewish Quarter, La Marais, on Friday night (maybe not the brightest idea, seeing as how most things were closed) but nonethless stumbled upon a falafel stand that was awesome. It cost 4 Euro if you took away and 9 if you sat down. Suffice it to say, we ate our falafel on the side of the street. It was pretty fun.
That's not everything, but I m running out of time to write.
Hope life is good y'all. I hear it's warm in Sactown, I'm jealous, it's pretty freakin' cold here.
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2 comments:
Sounds great!
Do you have any thoughts about what you'd like to see during break? Mom thinks perhaps we should rent a car to see Provence. I have not made any hotel reservations-- do you think I should or will we be able to find B&B's on short notice?
Love, Dad
My Dearest Katie,
I am so loving your adventures and think of you often.
Love to you.
Aunt Zana
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