Let me fill you in on some Paris adventures...
On Monday, the day after we arrived, the seven of us ventured out to the Lourve. However, the metro is quite scary in that I feel we had to rush to get in a cart, or else they would close, leaving someone behind. That actually happened, and Cory didn´t make it onto the metro. We called and texted him, ubt his phone was not working, and he ended up just going home, and missing the day. We were all pretty bummed about it, but we continued our day.
First stop: the Lourve. Can I just say that this is one of the biggest and most confusing buildings I´ve been to, worse than Anderson and Gladfelter at TU. But oh my goodness, what amazements it holds. I got to see a lot of the paintings and sculptures I studied in my art history class freshman year, including the Mona Lisa, Nike, and Venus de Milo.
The Mona Lisa, behind a glass case
Nike
Venus de Milo (My, how female beauty has changed!)
Then we headed to the Pompidou, Paris's museum of Modern Art. At first, I didn't have much interest, but the museum was kind of neat. There was one exhibit which played a video. There was a sign outside that said the video would play every eight minutes. So, Kelly, Laura, Spencer, and I went in just as it ended. So we waited, thinking the video would immediately replay. It didn't. After a few minutes, I started to think maybe we were the art (such as 4:33, or 3:33, or whatever that orchestration piece is where the instruments don't actually play, and the audience becomes the music).
A piece of modern art.
After the museum, we purchased some cheap wine, baguettes, and from a cheese shop, cheese (the woman spoke no English and was the nicest woman in Paris!). We headed towards the Eiffel Tour around 7ish. As we came up to the lawn to set up our makeshift picnic, all of us were in awe of the magnificent Eiffel Tower. So it was night time, and it was lit up, and as I'm in the middle of telling a story, I turn to see the tower sparkle! What a sight! After the wine, baguettes, and cheese, we started walking towards the Eiffel Tower. In my opinion, this is the best way to see it. Start on the lawn (not close up, as some metro stations will take you). Drink some wine, look at its beauty, then start walking towards it. As the distance between yourself and the tower decreases, and as the Eiffel Tower's magical majestic-ness increases, you will want to cry. It is so beautiful, and totally not overrated.
At the Eiffel Tower, with wine and a baguette!
I was going to update more, but I am just way too tired.
More to come in the next few days!
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