Friend's Hostel Paris

Hello! When we got to Paris we went to the Eiffel Tower, only to find that the world volleyball championships were on. We climbed up the tower (so many steps!) to check out the view and then went and watched a match between Germany and Brazil. Germany won (of course) but it was really close, so it was really exciting to watch. We then went on to all of the other attractions of Paris... Take a look at the photos! Last night we got on the longest train journey ever (12hrs) frm Paris to Barcelon...

Continued from where London left off. 2/14 9:55 am Oops, I guess I didn't write at lunch. Yesterday was a very long day. The first thing I heard when I walked out of the station was "excuse me sir, do you speak English?" Unfortunately I looked, but didn't say anything. So she said "Tu parles francais?" I shrugged and luckily the gypsy left me alone. So I had to go to the bank to get some euros and for some reason my PIN wouldn't work at the ATM machine. ****. So I'm gonna have to go inside an...

Cost to fly to Paris: 200 dollars. Length of flight: 6 hours. Cost of metro tickets: 16 euros. Hours it took to leave Charles de Gaulle airport: 91,000,000,000,451. Getting to Friends Hostel: Priceless. That was written hours ago, upon arrival to the hostel. The measure for priceless changed dramatically when a bird pooped on jared's head outside of the Louvre. It was amazing. It was also amazing that we got to the Louvre later in the afternoon. No lines at all. There weren't even lines in fr...

Today I went to the Assemblee Nationale which is located in the 7e neighborhood. The address is 33 quai d'Orsay & 126 rue de l'Université, 7e. The tour was Gratuit (which means free) The weather was nice not so cold. There are various collections int the Assemblee like Medals, Furniture, Painting and Sculptures.The National Constituent Assembly became the became the official government of France. The tour was informative and we got to marvel at the marvelous art inside.

I have decided not to go to the Conciegerie because lack of time.Well Today I went to the Maison De Victor Hugo, who of course wrote Les Miserables. To get there I took the metro. The fee was small. It is open Tuesday through Sunday. I have 940 Euros because I went to a rocommended place to eat the Ardoise. Now in the tour I learbed that there are about 500 of his drawings inside along with a lot of his furniture. On my way home i stopped by Papeterie Moderne and bought Enamel plaques yhat co...

Today I went to see an architectual masterpiece the Effiel tower. The fee was 6,70 euros. Now I have 1,000 Euros left because of this transportation and food. I learned it is 118 years old. The architect was Stephen Sauvestre. I went there at 6 and left at 8. There are several exhibitions there and all sound great.The tour guide explained how the tower was used as a labratory and radiobroadcaster. There is also a painting of this structure.

Today I went to the Bibliotheque Nationale it is on 11 quai François Mauriac, 13e. I had to take the underground rail.The cost for that ride was E 1.40 I had to pay a fee of 3.30 Euros so I could enter the library. I could not access all the rooms because some of them are restricted for people under 18 or have proof of academic work. I was able to read through some of the library's 13 million books and publications. After that I took a stroll through Bois de Boulogne park located on blvd Mail...

The first time I went to Paris, I was in middle school. I look awkward, awed, but slightly confused in the pictures. The second time was the summer before senior year of high school. I fondly remember splashing in the fountains down the Champs de Elysees because it was so hot. I also remember being the navigator for the fam and taking many wrong turns. But in Paris, wrong turns are hidden gems. So that brings us to the present. 20 years old... reluctantly knocking at the door of adulthood... ...