A Parising We Go

Trip Start Jun 02, 2002
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Trip End Jan 13, 2004


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Wednesday, June 5, 2002

Right now I am sitting in the train station waiting to meet my uncle. I got here way too early and I have about a 50 minute wait. I have already done so much today. I went to the Louvre first. It was originally a palace. I am left with the question of who needs that much space? There are about 12 miles worth of hallways. I think that I walked it all twice. They had a huge Egyptian wing which was fascinating. It just sucked that I couldn't read the descriptions and was too lazy to find the English cards. I guess that is my own fault. I never did see the Mona Lisa. She was hiding and I gave up after about an hour of looking.

I then went to the Musee de Orsay. This holds more modern art. They had an entire room of Van Gogh's! My dad would have loved it. There were also many Degas'. Of course, my favorite impressionist also had a few rooms, Monet. Bakery in ETang
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 I don't know what it is about his art. I saw the one of the bridge and I bought a print of it. While I was buying it there was a girl my age who was pick pocketed in the shop. I'm very glad that I have my book bag locked, at least I am not an easy target.

I forgot to add that yesterday we also went to a Holocaust Memorial. You had to walk down a long set of stairs to find yourself completely cut off from the world. The inside had quotes on the walls. It was set up like a prison. The structure was made out of stones and there were locked bar areas. Overall I thought that it was very well done.

Today I also went shopping. I bought a nice tank top from a real French store made by a French company. I think when in Paris you buy clothes!

Well tonight we are going up the Eiffel Tower. I am very excited about this. There was one disappointment today. It has been raining and gross. That's why I didn't go to Versailles. Hopefully it will not rain tomorrow. If it does rain I might go to the Picasso Musuem as my second choice. There is so much to do in Paris that I really don't think that I will ever be able to see it all in one week.

Later......

It's too bad that it was a bit hazy tonight, the view was amazing, I can't imagine what it is like on a clear day.

We were pressed for time to make the train so we ended up eating at McDonald's. It was odd because they had a coed bathroom, the guys just peed on the wall over a drain. Gross. I guess I am in Europe!
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