Bonjour! Today we went to Paris. We got there by taking three trains. A train from Freiburg to Offenburg, Offenburg to Strasbourg and then TGV high speed train to Paris. When we got off the train we started to walk towards Notre Dam. On the way we stopped for a nice French croissant and elephant ears. Then we got on a hop on, hop off bus to see the sights. It was very fun. First off we saw the Arc de Triumph. We did not go up but it looked really cool and we took lots of photos. Then we saw the Eifel Tower. It was really awesome. I got some ice cream at the Eifel tower.
Next we went to the park near the tower. After that we got back on the bus and went to the Louvre. We saw the Mona Lisa. My favorite artwork was Hercules fighting the three headed Hydra with his club. My mom was surprised that the line for the bathroom was much longer than the line for the Mona Lisa. After that we got crepes which were delicious. While we were eating our crepes a group of girls ran up to us. Apparently they were pickpocketers and they asked us to sign a petition. My mom put her hand on her wallet and said no so they did not take anything.
Then we went souvenir shopping. I got a little Eifel Tower, a beret and a little surprise for Laurel. We got back on the bus to our next stop- Notre Dam Cathedral. We went inside and I lit a candle and said a prayer. Then we saw really cool big stain glass windows. We headed back to the train station. I enjoyed a delicious ham and cheese sandwich. We also discovered an excellent candy store. They had coffee flavored gummy candy. We got on the train to head home and ate our candy for dessert. We did not get back to Renate's place until almost midnight but it was a supercalafragelisticexpealadoudiuos day!
5 comments:
Sounds like you had a great day! I love Paris and really enjoyed your photos - very cool beret!
Hi Karen. I am not a huge fan of cities but I have to say Paris was great and I hope we will get to return for a longer stay sometime. We are having a great time. Now we are in Copenhagen- another city that is easy to love.
So jealous and I am enjoying your blog tremendously!!! Jordan and Julie want candy!
Jenn- this is a terrible vacation for a diet but very fun for candy lovers... Wait until you read my entry about Sweden! But i will have to finish it on the plane... Running out of time. As hard as it is to leave half the family at home, one on one makes it a true vacation without bickering.
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