Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Day 2 in Paris: Free Day


What does one do if they have the whole day in Paris? Answer: Everything thats humanly possible!!!

There were so many things I wanted to do and it was hard to pick which was better to do. I started out just walking and looking at the various sites.
Everything looks so god damn picture perfect-- it was hard to take a bad picture.




Our first stop was the Notre Dame. There, we saw groups of people with their uncool tour guides. The Notre Dame was huge and also, impressive.I kept thinking of the Hunchback of Notre Dame; real life is so much better. The architecture of this church was absolutely amazing; the high ceilings, the symmetry, and sculpted gargoyles.

We continued our walk throughout Paris and next ended up at the infamous Louvre. This past semester I thankfully took Art History. Due to this selection, I was able to truly appreciate all of the fabulous art works throughout the museum. The Louvre architecture in itself is breathtaking. The mix of the old and new is amazing. I personally love the glass pyramid. At first step into the museum there seemed to be one thing on everyone's mind : The Mona Lisa. Of coarse she was the most popular piece of art. Lines started from a mile back; everyone wanted to see her. When I finally made it to the front she was SO SMALL and behind thick glass. Still though, it was amazing to see her. I heard from our tour guide that it would take weeks to go through the whole entire museum. Unfortunately, I was only able to see one wing of the Louvre. Still though I saw tons of paintings and sculptures I had studied last semester.

After leaving the unforgettable Louvre I continued on still seeing some of the most spectacular sights ever. We walked through the Jardins Du Carrousel that looked like it was out of a movie. There was a carousel, a little bakery, painters, beautiful assortments of flowers etc. etc.!











We continued the rest of the day just walking around. For lunch I had the most delicious crepe with Nutella and Bananas. It was DELICIOUS! Later I walked down the most glamorous street of Paris: Champs Elysées. Everything from a 5 -story Louis Vuitton to Chanel to other fabulous designer stores.

Our free day soon came to an end-- however we had a big night planned. We were going to see the most FANTASTIC show ever: MOULIN ROUGE! We all had about an hour to put on our best outfits and get on the road. The location of Moulin Rouge was actually quite comical-- I think we were in the Sex/ Erotic district.

Unfortunately, we were not able to bring pictures inside Moulin Rouge. Inside the stage and whole space was like a fantasy: There were cityscapes , glitter, bright lights -- it pretty much didn't leave much to the imagination. We had a wonderful meal with wine, nice steak, soup, and dessert. Later, there was time for dancing and then the show began! Beautiful blonde French women came out dancing and singing. They were phenomenal. The men too were very pretty; their chiseled bodies, leather get-ups and big white smiles. Throughout the show we saw ponies, big group dances, solos, acrobatics, more boobs, and pure entertainment.

The night was amazing. Unfortunately we were leaving Paris the next day and heading to Switzerland. Bye bye beautiful city!

--dani

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