Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Paris

Trip Timeline
Saturday
Evening arrival
Quick panini stop for dinner
Settled at the Hotel de Ville for the night
Daniela attempts to recover from jetlag

Sunday
Mormon church in Paris
Crepe consumption
International Mass at Notre Dame
St. Chapelle visit
Lunch with Yazi, a friend from Georgetown
The Louvre!
Champs-Élysées
Arc de Triomphe
Eifle Tower
Dinner with Carlos (Daniela and Simon's friend, also part of their Harvard Summer School group) and his girlfriend Hannah

Monday
Sacre Coure
Place du Tertre (outdoor artist area)
Wandering through different Paris neighborhoods
The Army Museum, where Napoleon's tomb is kept
Search for a French bakery
Search for a French grocery store
Pack up
Paris shopping- Galeries Lafayette
Depart for Airport
Airport entertainment

Tuesday
9 am- Back in London


Introducing my new second favorite city, behind New York and just ahead of London, through photos...

Taken from gardens by the Louvre. Paris at sunset Sunday night.

With Daniela after mass in Notre Dame


Mormon church building in Paris where I went Sunday morning.


Daniela strolling through Paris.



Taken inside the Louvre pyramid

Simon took a photo for a group of Japanese tourists, then they took one of us while one tourist also jumped in the photo.

Winged Victory of Samothrace

At the cafe with Yazi, a friend from Georgetown studying in Paris this year.

In front of Sacré Coeur

Daniela and Simon talking with an artist at place du Tertre.

Soaking in Paris (and the rain) from Sacré Coeur

In front of the Army Museum


BMI cancelled the 10 PM flight back to London without telling anyone, so we were stuck in the airport until 7 AM the next morning. Taken around 4:30 AM just as we were heading down to check-in. I was wearing two coats and four total layers, yet I was still freezing all night.

1 comment:

wagner4zeb said...

Zebealing,
Looks like you hit up most of the Paris hotspots, though the Musee D'Orsay seems to be lacking. I also do not see any pictures of you with any croissants, which deeply crushes me inside. You promised you would consume at least 5 a day while in Paris, why are they not shown in the Blog? I am pleased to see that you were able to recognize the superiority of Paris within Europe, yet were able to demonstrate an excellent understanding of the superiority of New York over Paris. It is a fine distinction that is made almost every day, yet somehow is not discussed enough. Well done. P.S. How did you get stuck making dinner for everyone tonight? People should be cooking for you for a change!
See you in T-Minus 25 days,
Wagner