Paris

Me and Paris

beautiful cathedral

Notre Dame

Stuff at the Louvre:

those egyptians really knew how to make jewelry

this necklace is going on my christmas list

I also am a big fan of the serpent bangles

Mummy, no big deal

beautiful ceiling

The Louvre

I guess this painting is kind of famous or something, I thought it was ok

Christine and I after our big hike

me at the bottom

Me, at the top, a little burry but I wanted to get the city in the background

Reflection in the rainy pavement, I should be a professional photographer

Love monet

Degas,  my favorite

I am back from Paris and basically counting down the hours until I get to leave to come home on Wednesday morning, I cannot wait!!

I didn't get called to sub this morning which gives me the opportunity to do one last post before I head home and upload some pics from Paris.

My weekend in Paris was wonderful! As I mentioned before I was staying with one of my campers, CHristine which ended up being really fun and her family was so welcoming!

Christine and I had a great time exploring all the sights and it was great to spend time with her outside of camp.  We got to see Notre Dame and another old cathedral that I cant remember the name of, went to Louvre, the musee d'orsee, and the eiffel tower.  

Here were some of my thoughts/highlights from paris:

- I was completely blown away by how beautiful the Louvre itself was, not to mention all the art that it held, but just the building and architecture was so breathtaking.  Every room I walked in to I just wanted to stand there and stare at the floor, walls, doorways, and especially ceiling for hours (but i didn't)

- Loved the impressionism exhibit at the musee d'orsee, such a rush to see all the incredible pieces by monet, van gogh,  and de gas in real life and up close! Seeing the mona lisa wasn't too bad either

- The eiffel tower was HUGE! any pictures or paintings do not do it justice.  When we got there the lines for the elevator were sooooo long so we decided to do what any clearwater daughter would do and hike up to the top.  SO we walked all the way up to the second level in the freezing rain (the third level was closed because it was so windy and cold) and the view was incredible! I'm glad we walked because it felt like a much bigger accomplishment when we got to the top

- I honestly ate the best crepe in my whole life!!! It was just from a little vendor on the street and it was bannana nutella and it was euphoric, no words can describe the deliciousness, i think i may have shed a single tear when the experience of eating it was over

Thats all for now, hope everyone is happy and healthy as the holidays approach :)