Paris... My ville
Trip Start
Aug 30, 2005
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Trip End
Jan 04, 2006
Paris,
France
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Anyways... Paris. I had been forewarned that many people don't like Paris on their first impression, but I have also heard otherwise. It is quite lovely actually, once the sun comes out. I had 3 days of mist and grey and then on my last day I was fortunate to have sun and clear skies, but this also meant that I had to deal with colder weather, but from what I hear about Toronto its squalls and 20 cm of snow, so I would rather deal with rain/mist.
The hostel I stayed at was clean but it had this ridiculous lock-out policy where you couldn't be in the building from 11-4. Who knows why, but it sucks when you have shopping bags (groceries for later) and its raining. But whatever.
I have realized that the last time I was here with Aunt Claudja (in grade 9)I had seen everything there was to see in Paris, even Versailles but m memory has added since then. went and re-saw all the sights, Tour Effiel, Champs Elisee, Nortre Dame on my first day. I spent two mornings basking in the warmth and space of art galleries. Melissa, whom had spent last semester in Paris with the University of Guelph, and was also my inspiration for applying to the Krakow semester abroad, had graciously given me a list of things to see in her Paris. And I will agree with her, The Musee D'Orsay was wonderful. I spent something like 4 hours in there and I was surprised by how busy it was...
The Louvre was a phenomenal as its reputation leads it to be. For all of you who do not know, The Monda Lisa is much smaller then reputed. I have seen so far 3 of DiVinci's famous paintings of Women, two of which are housed at the Lourvre and the Other in Krakow at the Czartoryski museum.
My 4 days's in Paris were quite nice and I shall return once again.
Comments
your time in paris
you know that sounds similar to my going back to paris two summers ago... it definitely was hard for me to speak in french again and even harder that i wasn't hanging around other tourists who were speaking french... all english.... and i went back as well to all the old places i'd been to before in grade 12.. to be safe with what i know i guess... you should have tried a bike tour, i think that was one of the highlights for me this year in paris!! fat tire bike tours.... they're pretty cool and at night they're tour includes going on a boat and some wine... the day portion doesn't do that.... i think i remembered the most from going on that tour.. maybe i should work there at some point. we'll see!! i like the orsay museum too.... good stuff in there!!
-heather