Let’s see…I have been in Paris for 5 days. We met up at our hostel with Mackerel and their friend Mlle. G. We got up to a lot of stuff so far, so I shall just list it (see svendsblog.isprettyawesome for more details):<\/p>\n
– visited Sacre Couer and almost lost Svendlemouse. Also, fended off friendship bracelet scam artist and fake deaf people.
\n– ate lots of cheese and bread. Lots. It is good.
\n– waited for a really long time to get into the Catacombs. Very spooky but cool, I’m still not used to being so close to human remains.
\n– walked through Pere Lachaise cemetery and saw some famous graves.
\n– visited Musee D’Orsay. I loved the art nouveau section of furniture. I want a house like that!
\n– walked through Les Tuileries and had a picnic lunch there.
\n– visited Place de Concorde, which had a grandstand set up for Bastille Day.
\n– walked along the Seine river a few times.
\n– visited the Eiffel tower, but didn’t go up it. There was a big stage set up for Bastille Day concert in the garden, but we didn’t go on that day.
\n– went for a river tour, which passed the above sights, and also Notre Dame.
\n– watched a military parade at a the National Assembly. So many hat and uniform combos. Also, singing while marching is pretty cool.
\n– visited the Louvre and saw most of the ‘must see’ art pieces.
\n– bought some new shoes (nikes – by now my other pair are worn out and my feet are very sore!) and had coffee on the Champs \u00c9lys\u00e9es.
\n– had a geez at the Arc de Triumph.
\n– got used to using the metro.
\n– did not speak much French.<\/p>\n
Today I rested, finished my book and updated photos on Facebook, and a few on this blog. The others went for a big walk around, but I was too tired. I was going to go to Paris Disneyland today, but decided to save the money and have a rest. Perhaps one day I will take my little niece instead?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Let’s see…I have been in Paris for 5 days. We met up at our hostel with Mackerel and their friend Mlle. G. We got up to a lot of stuff so far, so I shall just list it (see svendsblog.isprettyawesome … Continue reading