Date: 11/14/12
Marchez le nez au vent: Sights and Smells around the Madeleine
I set out today on a mission to get at least two more walks done. I am SO close to being finished! I met up with Kaitlin, Carine, and Olivia for this walk. It started at the Madeleine church and it was so cool. It is nothing like the other churches I've seen, except for maybe Saint Sulpice. It looks a little like that, but still different. It isn't Gothic which I loved. I love Gothic, but after seeing about a million cathedrals and churches that look like that it is a nice change of pace to see something else. The next part of our walk led us right by Laduree, in my opinion the fanciest dessert place/cafe in Paris. I bought two macarons (Rose and Salted Caramel flavored) and we continued. After that, we went to the Fragonard parfumerie. We didn't get a tour of the place, but we did stay and test lots of perfumes. Testing perfumes is actually one of my favorite activities. It was a little awkward though because we were the only ones in there with about the same number of employees as us. We were just tip-toe-ing around and whispering and it was kind of funny. I tried two different perfumes on myself which is what Bro. Olivier suggested, and after wearing them all day, I think I like the combination of the two the best! It was a very nice smelling walk for sure.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
My Two Monthiversary with Paris
Two months. I have officially been here for a solid 2 months! (Almost 2 and a half now) Where in the world did the time go? I have exactly 1 month left until I am back on U.S. soil. That is absolutely crazy.
A lot has happened since I last blogged. If you are friends with me on Facebook, you obviously know that, but if not, or I have managed to leave stuff out, I will do my best to update things on here as well. I think the easiest way (to start, anyway) is with a couple lists. We know how I love lists.
The Good Things:
-2 amazing Family Home Evenings: For those who don't know, FHE (for short) is a Mormon thing that we do with our families every week. It's basically just family night, but here we do it with our group. I was so lucky to have had two activities that I will never forget: one, a boat ride on the Seine, and the other, going up to the top of the Eiffel Tower. Sorry Mom, I don't think you can top those.
-French Week: We had to speak only French for a whole week, and if we did well each day, we got a macaron. Although it was super hard, I think it really helped my French. I may not be fluent, but I can understand so much more than before and I have gotten over my fear of speaking which is the most important part.
-Discovering Chipotle: I miss Mexican food more than any other food, and when it comes to Mexican, Chipotle is the best. I am fully aware that it's not "real" Mexican, but I just don't care. It was a very emotional experience, in a good way. How they can have a Chipotle in Paris but not in Provo is beyond me.
-Nuit Blanche: super fun night. You can read more about it here.
-Halloween: There's actually no such thing as Halloween here, but we made our own fun. Sydney, Kayla, and I went to this theme park called Parc Asterix, which is based off of the French comic Asterix and Obelix. It was quite the adventure, with lots of travelling and navigating, and it ended up being kind of ridiculous. The French don't exactly know how to do Halloween. But I had a lot of fun and I loved bonding with those girls :)
-The "Non-Clique": bonding with these people has been the best. You know who you are. So many fun fun times. I have seriously made some amazing friends here.
The Bad Things:
-Art History: I just can't get into it. I feel like such a snob for saying it, but I am sick to death of the Louvre. Maybe it's just class, but every time I go there I end up feeling sick and getting a headache and feeling too hot. I think I might be art-intolerant. Don't get me wrong, I know how lucky I am to be going there so often, but it doesn't mean I love it...
-Getting my phone stolen: This was the most traumatic experience of my life thus far. Let's hope nothing worse ever happens to me. Especially because of how I reacted to this. Here's what happened. I had just finished babysitting for a family in the ward, and I was heading home at about 11pm. I had been on the metro millions of times at that hour, and I always listen to my iPod. Everyone does. It's just the thing that you do. I normally take a different way home, but I decided to take the easier way. It involved stopping at La Motte-Picquet Grenelle, a pretty big metro stop. I now avoid that place like the plague. Anyway, I was just sitting on the platform, listening to music, and looking at my phone which was in my hands, and a man came up, grabbed it, and started running away. The combination of me not really seeing him, having music blasting in my ears, and just the fact that that kind of thing is not a normal experience, made it really hard for me to quickly process what was happening. It took me way too long to realize, and by the time my brain had figured out to get up and run, my voice and legs had not caught up. Seriously, he was so far ahead of me, and the sounds coming out of my mouth were not human. I couldn't make enough noise, and I did not sound like myself trying to yell at him to stop and tell the other people on the platform to get him. That was the other crazy part- there were other people around! I guess not enough apparently. I followed him all the way outside, only to find my empty case and headphones on the ground. I was like, heaving and dry-sobbing and so scared. A really nice man who spoke English asked me if I was okay, and if I wanted to borrow his phone to call anyone. I didn't have anyone's number so I just went home and cried a lot. After trying to track down my phone and going to the police, there's nothing I can do. The phone is gone. I was really shaken up for a couple days, but I got a blessing from Noah and my director and I felt a lot better. I am now a lot more cautious and maybe a little paranoid, but this experience has been strangely a good one. I'm still including it in the bad list because it was scary, and let's be real. I want my phone. But, I've learned to not be so completely reliant on technology, and so obsessed with being connected to home. It's been slightly liberating. I miss listening to music though.
-Dr. and Sister Hurlbut leaving: Our fantastic director and his wife unexpectedly had to leave us a few weeks ago. We got about a week's notice, and we got to have a last dinner with them which was nice, but we were all still pretty devastated. While this meant we got to blog in English and travel to other places, it was (in my opinion) not worth the exchange. I really really miss them. (P.S. We have a great new director, Dr. Erickson! I just still miss them)
-Being homesick: As much as I love Paris and France and the study abroad and all the great things that come with it, I miss America. I miss my friends and my family, being able to call people on the phone, driving a car, sweatpants being socially acceptable, Reeses peanut butter cups, my bed, and about a hundred other things.
I was worried before I came on this trip that I wouldn't love it, or it wouldn't change my life like every other person to ever study abroad has said it would. I came with completely different expectations, and I don't think one of my preconceptions actually was true. As much as I want to go home right now, I don't regret coming here at all. I think this was absolutely the best thing I could have done for myself, and the right choice. When I applied, this was literally the last thing I thought I would be doing, it was just an option for the upcoming year. If you had told me then, how I would feel about myself and life right now, I would not have believed you for a second. It has only been about 8 months since then, and I feel like in so many ways my life is so different. I may not become fluent in French, I may not make a million French pen pals, and I may not remember every little thing I saw or did, but I have grown more in these 2 months than I have in all my years at BYU, in high school, or any other experience that's supposed to change your life. I cannot even explain how happy I am; to be here, to have the life that I have, and most importantly: to be me. :)
A lot has happened since I last blogged. If you are friends with me on Facebook, you obviously know that, but if not, or I have managed to leave stuff out, I will do my best to update things on here as well. I think the easiest way (to start, anyway) is with a couple lists. We know how I love lists.
The Good Things:
-2 amazing Family Home Evenings: For those who don't know, FHE (for short) is a Mormon thing that we do with our families every week. It's basically just family night, but here we do it with our group. I was so lucky to have had two activities that I will never forget: one, a boat ride on the Seine, and the other, going up to the top of the Eiffel Tower. Sorry Mom, I don't think you can top those.
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| on the boat! |
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| on top of the Eiffel Tower! |
-French Week: We had to speak only French for a whole week, and if we did well each day, we got a macaron. Although it was super hard, I think it really helped my French. I may not be fluent, but I can understand so much more than before and I have gotten over my fear of speaking which is the most important part.
-Discovering Chipotle: I miss Mexican food more than any other food, and when it comes to Mexican, Chipotle is the best. I am fully aware that it's not "real" Mexican, but I just don't care. It was a very emotional experience, in a good way. How they can have a Chipotle in Paris but not in Provo is beyond me.
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| SO HAPPY |
-Nuit Blanche: super fun night. You can read more about it here.
-Halloween: There's actually no such thing as Halloween here, but we made our own fun. Sydney, Kayla, and I went to this theme park called Parc Asterix, which is based off of the French comic Asterix and Obelix. It was quite the adventure, with lots of travelling and navigating, and it ended up being kind of ridiculous. The French don't exactly know how to do Halloween. But I had a lot of fun and I loved bonding with those girls :)
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| sporting our Asterix helmets! |
The Bad Things:
-Art History: I just can't get into it. I feel like such a snob for saying it, but I am sick to death of the Louvre. Maybe it's just class, but every time I go there I end up feeling sick and getting a headache and feeling too hot. I think I might be art-intolerant. Don't get me wrong, I know how lucky I am to be going there so often, but it doesn't mean I love it...
-Getting my phone stolen: This was the most traumatic experience of my life thus far. Let's hope nothing worse ever happens to me. Especially because of how I reacted to this. Here's what happened. I had just finished babysitting for a family in the ward, and I was heading home at about 11pm. I had been on the metro millions of times at that hour, and I always listen to my iPod. Everyone does. It's just the thing that you do. I normally take a different way home, but I decided to take the easier way. It involved stopping at La Motte-Picquet Grenelle, a pretty big metro stop. I now avoid that place like the plague. Anyway, I was just sitting on the platform, listening to music, and looking at my phone which was in my hands, and a man came up, grabbed it, and started running away. The combination of me not really seeing him, having music blasting in my ears, and just the fact that that kind of thing is not a normal experience, made it really hard for me to quickly process what was happening. It took me way too long to realize, and by the time my brain had figured out to get up and run, my voice and legs had not caught up. Seriously, he was so far ahead of me, and the sounds coming out of my mouth were not human. I couldn't make enough noise, and I did not sound like myself trying to yell at him to stop and tell the other people on the platform to get him. That was the other crazy part- there were other people around! I guess not enough apparently. I followed him all the way outside, only to find my empty case and headphones on the ground. I was like, heaving and dry-sobbing and so scared. A really nice man who spoke English asked me if I was okay, and if I wanted to borrow his phone to call anyone. I didn't have anyone's number so I just went home and cried a lot. After trying to track down my phone and going to the police, there's nothing I can do. The phone is gone. I was really shaken up for a couple days, but I got a blessing from Noah and my director and I felt a lot better. I am now a lot more cautious and maybe a little paranoid, but this experience has been strangely a good one. I'm still including it in the bad list because it was scary, and let's be real. I want my phone. But, I've learned to not be so completely reliant on technology, and so obsessed with being connected to home. It's been slightly liberating. I miss listening to music though.
-Dr. and Sister Hurlbut leaving: Our fantastic director and his wife unexpectedly had to leave us a few weeks ago. We got about a week's notice, and we got to have a last dinner with them which was nice, but we were all still pretty devastated. While this meant we got to blog in English and travel to other places, it was (in my opinion) not worth the exchange. I really really miss them. (P.S. We have a great new director, Dr. Erickson! I just still miss them)
-Being homesick: As much as I love Paris and France and the study abroad and all the great things that come with it, I miss America. I miss my friends and my family, being able to call people on the phone, driving a car, sweatpants being socially acceptable, Reeses peanut butter cups, my bed, and about a hundred other things.
I was worried before I came on this trip that I wouldn't love it, or it wouldn't change my life like every other person to ever study abroad has said it would. I came with completely different expectations, and I don't think one of my preconceptions actually was true. As much as I want to go home right now, I don't regret coming here at all. I think this was absolutely the best thing I could have done for myself, and the right choice. When I applied, this was literally the last thing I thought I would be doing, it was just an option for the upcoming year. If you had told me then, how I would feel about myself and life right now, I would not have believed you for a second. It has only been about 8 months since then, and I feel like in so many ways my life is so different. I may not become fluent in French, I may not make a million French pen pals, and I may not remember every little thing I saw or did, but I have grown more in these 2 months than I have in all my years at BYU, in high school, or any other experience that's supposed to change your life. I cannot even explain how happy I am; to be here, to have the life that I have, and most importantly: to be me. :)
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| "Our Town!" -Dr. H |
Cultural Activity #2: Nuit Blanche
Date: 10/6/12
Location: All around Paris
People who went: Me, Noah, Olivia, Kaitlin, Caitlyn, Mallory, and Lucy
I don't know if this is technically on the list of approved cultural activities, but I am definitely going to count it, as it was probably the most cultural I've felt while here.
Nuit Blanche is basically a free, all-night, cultural party. It feels like the whole city is awake and outside walking around. What happens is pretty much all the museums and monuments stay open almost all night, and let people go on them or in them for free. There are also other spectacles going on, such as a fire show on the Seine (which we sadly missed) or a techno concert at the Pompidou (which is where we spent most of our time). We chose not to go into any of the museums or anything because the lines were ridiculously long, and we can pretty much get into all of them for free with our student ID's. Hooray! Instead, we hung around the Pompidou pretty much the whole time. It's the modern art museum, and it fittingly had a techno concert going on outside. There was a DJ up on a balcony thing with lights going all over the place. There were tons of people just dancing and having a good time. After we had spent some time there, we decided to see what was going on at Notre Dame and Hotel de Ville. Unfortunately, Kaitlin, Noah, and Olivia had to leave because although most metro lines were staying open all night, theirs closed early. Caitlyn, Mallory, Lucy and I got ice cream, and walked over to the Eiffel Tower, and then went home.
This night was seriously so much fun. It was so cool to see SO many people up at a time when Paris would usually be pretty dead. There was something for everyone going on, and the fact that it was all free was an amazing perk. For people other than students, this is one night where they could really experience the museums and things not on a Sunday. I loved the energy and atmosphere of the city, and with the little bit of rain we got, everything really was just so sparkly and exciting. It was quite the nuit.
Location: All around Paris
People who went: Me, Noah, Olivia, Kaitlin, Caitlyn, Mallory, and Lucy
I don't know if this is technically on the list of approved cultural activities, but I am definitely going to count it, as it was probably the most cultural I've felt while here.
Nuit Blanche is basically a free, all-night, cultural party. It feels like the whole city is awake and outside walking around. What happens is pretty much all the museums and monuments stay open almost all night, and let people go on them or in them for free. There are also other spectacles going on, such as a fire show on the Seine (which we sadly missed) or a techno concert at the Pompidou (which is where we spent most of our time). We chose not to go into any of the museums or anything because the lines were ridiculously long, and we can pretty much get into all of them for free with our student ID's. Hooray! Instead, we hung around the Pompidou pretty much the whole time. It's the modern art museum, and it fittingly had a techno concert going on outside. There was a DJ up on a balcony thing with lights going all over the place. There were tons of people just dancing and having a good time. After we had spent some time there, we decided to see what was going on at Notre Dame and Hotel de Ville. Unfortunately, Kaitlin, Noah, and Olivia had to leave because although most metro lines were staying open all night, theirs closed early. Caitlyn, Mallory, Lucy and I got ice cream, and walked over to the Eiffel Tower, and then went home.
This night was seriously so much fun. It was so cool to see SO many people up at a time when Paris would usually be pretty dead. There was something for everyone going on, and the fact that it was all free was an amazing perk. For people other than students, this is one night where they could really experience the museums and things not on a Sunday. I loved the energy and atmosphere of the city, and with the little bit of rain we got, everything really was just so sparkly and exciting. It was quite the nuit.
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| making some friends? |
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| it was quite the night. this picture just really makes me laugh. oh lucy. |
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| 2am stroll to the Eiffel Tower with Lu :) |
Les Chateaux
For our 4th excursion, we took another day trip. This time, to 2 beautiful chateaus! Yes, we got to go explore 2 huge palaces, and it was school. I'm aware of how magical my life is.
The first one we visited was Fontainebleu, which is where important people used to live. I'm really sorry, I am seriously horrible at French history. Too many Henry's and Charles's and Louis's. I have never seen so much decoration inside a building before in my life. It was weird to think that people actually lived here, because it just was so extravagant and seemed so much like a museum. In one bedroom (Marie Antoinette? Did I make that up? Probably.) I was trying to picture me living there. Sitting on the bed with my laptop, crap all over the floor, and I just couldn't even picture it. I'm pretty sure I could sit in that room forever and never leave and never get bored because there was so much to look at. It was amazing. We also pretended to waltz around in the ballroom and that was a lot of fun. I just want to live in a chateau, is that too much to ask?
The second chateau we visited was Vaux-le-Vicomte. I was most excited for this one, because the gardens are absolutely beautiful, and I had unknowingly pinned a picture of it on Pinterest. I had decided to go back and look at my travel board and see how many of the places I had pinned I had ended up going to without even realizing. Well, I saw this pin and I realized that's where we were going THAT weekend! So exciting. Looking back again, I'm realizing we are going to even more places. How many people can say they've checked off places on their Pinterest board?! Anyway, Vaux-le-Vicomte did not disappoint. The inside of it is impressive for sure; it's huge. But the best part really was the gardens. They were enormous and so well kept. The designs they made with the plants and flowers are amazing, and we were lucky enough to get to go up to the top of the building and see them from above.
Overall, it was a very rainy, beautiful, historical trip. Here are some more pictures for you to enjoy!
The first one we visited was Fontainebleu, which is where important people used to live. I'm really sorry, I am seriously horrible at French history. Too many Henry's and Charles's and Louis's. I have never seen so much decoration inside a building before in my life. It was weird to think that people actually lived here, because it just was so extravagant and seemed so much like a museum. In one bedroom (Marie Antoinette? Did I make that up? Probably.) I was trying to picture me living there. Sitting on the bed with my laptop, crap all over the floor, and I just couldn't even picture it. I'm pretty sure I could sit in that room forever and never leave and never get bored because there was so much to look at. It was amazing. We also pretended to waltz around in the ballroom and that was a lot of fun. I just want to live in a chateau, is that too much to ask?
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| seriously, who doesn't want that as their room? |
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| that's just the ceiling. who even thinks about the ceiling that much!? |
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| such a cool staircase |
The second chateau we visited was Vaux-le-Vicomte. I was most excited for this one, because the gardens are absolutely beautiful, and I had unknowingly pinned a picture of it on Pinterest. I had decided to go back and look at my travel board and see how many of the places I had pinned I had ended up going to without even realizing. Well, I saw this pin and I realized that's where we were going THAT weekend! So exciting. Looking back again, I'm realizing we are going to even more places. How many people can say they've checked off places on their Pinterest board?! Anyway, Vaux-le-Vicomte did not disappoint. The inside of it is impressive for sure; it's huge. But the best part really was the gardens. They were enormous and so well kept. The designs they made with the plants and flowers are amazing, and we were lucky enough to get to go up to the top of the building and see them from above.
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| aren't they amazing?! |
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| Vaux-le-Vicomte |
Overall, it was a very rainy, beautiful, historical trip. Here are some more pictures for you to enjoy!
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| waltzing in the ballroom! |
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| in the attic type thing at Vaux-le-Vicomte with Carine, Olivia, and Alicia |
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| #helpimtrappedwithnoahveloz hahah jk. i love noah. |
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| life is fun :) |
Chartres
A while back we had our 3rd "excursion", if you can call it that. What it was, was a day trip to Chartres Cathedral. We woke up early to meet Chez Hurlbut, had a "roll call" which is a genius idea (buy one less pastry than there are people...don't be late or you don't get a pastry), and then headed on a short train ride to Chartres. I sat with Olivia and we played a game with our iPods called "try to match the songs so we're listening to music at the exact same time". It was really fun. Lots of boy bands and Disney music was listened to that day. This was our view the whole ride there:
When we got to Chartres, we had a tour from this delightfully British man who knew literally everything there is to know about this cathedral. The crazy part is that he claimed to not know everything, and said he learned new things about it every day. I guess that's totally possible, it's just that he seriously knew so much. Even little tiny details that the average person wouldn't ever notice. That part was a little long, and I accidentally may have dozed a few times...I blame it on the fact that it was super dark in there. It's a good thing I did get a snooze in though, because the next part was intense. We hiked up about a million stairs to the bell tower at the top of the cathedral. It was really cool, but the stairs were insane. I don't know how many but it was really tiring. The view was amazing, though you wouldn't be able to tell from this picture: (I seriously am still laughing at this...I don't remember making this face or being so completely un-thrilled hahaha)
I felt a little bit like I was the hunchback of Notre-Dame up there, due to the bells being so close and how completely gross I looked that day...even though I wasn't even at Notre-Dame. After we got some lunch, we headed back to Paris where I probably took a nap. It was just one of those days.
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| Train ride lovin' with Noah and Kaitlin. |
When we got to Chartres, we had a tour from this delightfully British man who knew literally everything there is to know about this cathedral. The crazy part is that he claimed to not know everything, and said he learned new things about it every day. I guess that's totally possible, it's just that he seriously knew so much. Even little tiny details that the average person wouldn't ever notice. That part was a little long, and I accidentally may have dozed a few times...I blame it on the fact that it was super dark in there. It's a good thing I did get a snooze in though, because the next part was intense. We hiked up about a million stairs to the bell tower at the top of the cathedral. It was really cool, but the stairs were insane. I don't know how many but it was really tiring. The view was amazing, though you wouldn't be able to tell from this picture: (I seriously am still laughing at this...I don't remember making this face or being so completely un-thrilled hahaha)
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| I swear it wasn't THAT boring... |
I felt a little bit like I was the hunchback of Notre-Dame up there, due to the bells being so close and how completely gross I looked that day...even though I wasn't even at Notre-Dame. After we got some lunch, we headed back to Paris where I probably took a nap. It was just one of those days.
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| Annie, Sage, Alicia, Lucy, Me at the top of Chartres |
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| there really was quite a view. |
Paris Walk #12
Date: 10/27/12 (?)
Saint-Ouen's Labyrinth: Navigating the World's Largest Flea Market
This walk was spent with Caitie, Mallory, Lucy, Nate, and Candace (Kayla's friend). It literally consists of just wandering around the biggest flea market in the world, with the only requirement being that you have to visit the antique section. Didn't have to tell me twice! I love old things. This flea market really is huge. You think you're finished with it, and it just keeps going somewhere else. I don't think we even saw half of it. My favorite part really was the antique section. They had all these vintage clothes from every era, amazing furniture, actual postcards with old letters on them, and my favorite: the records. There was one shop with tons of old albums, and a place to play them. I found the most exciting and best purchase of my life there: 4 Beatles albums consisting of over 100 songs. FOR 25 EUROS. I literally felt like I was stealing. The guy let me play them a little too, and I was actually freaking out. It sounded amazing! I can't wait to go home and play them all.
Saint-Ouen's Labyrinth: Navigating the World's Largest Flea Market
This walk was spent with Caitie, Mallory, Lucy, Nate, and Candace (Kayla's friend). It literally consists of just wandering around the biggest flea market in the world, with the only requirement being that you have to visit the antique section. Didn't have to tell me twice! I love old things. This flea market really is huge. You think you're finished with it, and it just keeps going somewhere else. I don't think we even saw half of it. My favorite part really was the antique section. They had all these vintage clothes from every era, amazing furniture, actual postcards with old letters on them, and my favorite: the records. There was one shop with tons of old albums, and a place to play them. I found the most exciting and best purchase of my life there: 4 Beatles albums consisting of over 100 songs. FOR 25 EUROS. I literally felt like I was stealing. The guy let me play them a little too, and I was actually freaking out. It sounded amazing! I can't wait to go home and play them all.
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| This picture makes me laugh. |
Paris Walk #11
Date: 10/27/12
Time Travel, Tricks, and Treats around Saint-Sulpice
This was another walk I did by myself. It was also another one I did so I would be out of the house more and my host mom wouldn't think I was depressed (see previous post). I decided I kind of really like doing walks by myself, because I can go at my own pace and just speed through things I don't really care about. This walk was already short, and I intended on skipping the Saint-Sulpice, but once I found out it was the 2nd biggest church in Paris, and featured in the Da Vinci Code, I had to go inside. I am really glad I did, because it is so different from any cathedral I've seen so far. It wasn't gothic at all, which was new for me, and I loved it. It was so extravagant and huge. I sat outside by a fountain reading about it, and this couple came up and asked me about it...in English. I talked to them for a little bit, and the girl was from Turkey, but studied at school in Irvine, an hour from my house in California! I thought that was really cool. I also passed a little shop that specializes in miniature figurines. I think I found the place where they make everything for the millions of dioramas around France...I also found an actual Ben and Jerry's shop, so I obviously had to stop and get ice cream- my favorite: Phish Phood! Don't knock it til you try it ;)
I had pictures of this, but they're now gone/somewhere lost on my computer because some creep stole my phone.
Time Travel, Tricks, and Treats around Saint-Sulpice
This was another walk I did by myself. It was also another one I did so I would be out of the house more and my host mom wouldn't think I was depressed (see previous post). I decided I kind of really like doing walks by myself, because I can go at my own pace and just speed through things I don't really care about. This walk was already short, and I intended on skipping the Saint-Sulpice, but once I found out it was the 2nd biggest church in Paris, and featured in the Da Vinci Code, I had to go inside. I am really glad I did, because it is so different from any cathedral I've seen so far. It wasn't gothic at all, which was new for me, and I loved it. It was so extravagant and huge. I sat outside by a fountain reading about it, and this couple came up and asked me about it...in English. I talked to them for a little bit, and the girl was from Turkey, but studied at school in Irvine, an hour from my house in California! I thought that was really cool. I also passed a little shop that specializes in miniature figurines. I think I found the place where they make everything for the millions of dioramas around France...I also found an actual Ben and Jerry's shop, so I obviously had to stop and get ice cream- my favorite: Phish Phood! Don't knock it til you try it ;)
I had pictures of this, but they're now gone/somewhere lost on my computer because some creep stole my phone.
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