hello! i am in france!!! it is so amazing! this morning we got up and went to breakfast, and then went to king's cross (true story) and pretty much went to hogwarts. ok, not really about the hogwarts part, but we really went to platform nine. you know what platform that is next to? yes, platform nine and three-quarters. probably the best day of my life. =) after that, we got on the eurostar (a pretty sweet train that goes under the english channel to france)! it was a good time, the french countryside is beautiful, and we kind of drove through a bit of the ghetto. that was interesting... once we got off the train, we all loaded on a bus headed on our first tour of paris. talk about the hugest most confusing city ever! it is beautiful and amazing, but SO HUGE! i am pretty sure i will be lost the whole time. i saw the eiffel tower, notre dame, arc du triumph (spelling?)... the whole deal. i obviously don't remember the spellings of stuff, and i definitely can't pronounce it, but it was fun seeing the stuff that i learned about in my humanities and european history class. =) after our brief bus tour, we went to our fabulous hotel. a) i have internet b) the toilet flushes better c) the beds are from heaven and d) it looks way more legit. i am quite excited about being here for the next few days. at around five o'clock we went on part two of our day tour, and headed towards notre dame! you know notre dame, the crazy place with esmerelda, talking gargoyles, and other creepy things! ok, that's a lie. there are no gypsies (i was slightly sad). there are WAY creepy gargoyles though. they are like springing from the roof and walls. way sketchy. some of them are even eating people. not exactly a charming place of worship. the stained glass is beautiful though... i tried to take a picture and it just doesn't even do anything justice. no pictures do any part of europe justice... really. of course, right before we went to notre dame we had dinner at a posh little french cafe. i ordered yummy pasta with pesto and tomatoes... true love with the food here. that is for sure. =) after notre dame, we got back on the bus and headed toward the river. we then got on a boat and took a river tour of france! it was so fun, and the breeze felt amazing compared to the rest of our humid day. we saw all of the buildings and stuff from the river... definitely a new perspective! france is so cute... everyone eats on the lawn and stuff right by the river. it's great. and i am definitely jealous of all of them. after our boat tour, we went to the eiffel tower again. by this time, it was about 10:00 at night and the sun was just about gone. they turned on all of the lights on the tower, and then they turned on the flashing lights! the eiffel tower sparkled! REALLY! it was so great! i took lots and lots of fun pictures, so i will load those asap. france is beautiful, and definitely amazing at night. i can't wait for tomorrow... because we are going to versailles and the louvre! SO GREAT! so i will let you guys know how that goes tomorrow! bon nuit!
2 comments:
You look so beautiful!!! You also look like you are having some pretty good times. I am sorry that Notre Dame was lacking with the whole gypsies. That is a huge bummer. I thought everything in the disney movies was 110% truth. I thought that somewhere in a land in a faraway place where caravans and camels roam there was a guy named Aladdin? But i was wrong. I love that you are having a good time and i miss you and you look beautiful!!
Jess, I totally went to platform 9 and 3/4!!!! I even have a picture...but my little cart got stuck...I guess I'm a Muggle after all...(although, I think a more reasonable explanation is that everyone was watching and it wasn't the beginning of a school term, it was summer. If it had been August or September, I totally would've gotten through)
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