Monthly Archives: September 2009
Last of Paris: Climbing Stairs
September 2nd Today, we went to the Notre Dame, Sainte Chapelle, and the Louvre museum. We walked up the Notre Dame, which I hadn’t done before –and I was kind of dreading it, because I heard it was a LOT … Continue reading
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Palaces, Paintings, and Paris Nightlife
September 1st Today, we went to Versailles (pronounced Vers-eye), to visit the Château de Versailles, which I was excited about because I wanted to see the place where Marie Antoinette lived some of her life. We took the train, which … Continue reading
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Sacré-Cœur, La Conciergerie, and Escargots (yikes!)
August 31st Today was the last day with my mom in Paris. We decided to go to Sacré-Cœur, on Montmartre. It was so big and beautiful! We wanted to have breakfast there at a café but it was 10:30 by … Continue reading
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Bonjour, Paris!
August 29th We arrived in France around 9:30 (we lost 1 hour from London), got our bags (they were some of the first ones!), called the number for a shuttle to pick us up from the airport, and continued to … Continue reading
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Hello, London!
August 29th I was wondering where my mom was and how we would meet up, but I knew I had to get through customs first. I got off the plane and received a complaint form that they wanted us to … Continue reading
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Bye, America
The following entries have obviously been written a while ago, but since i’m just now getting settled, I finally have time to write. August 28th/29th Sitting in the airport. I changed my seat to be more behind the wing so … Continue reading
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I’m here!
This will be a short entry. I’ve made it! I arrived in London on Saturday, August 29th, and stayed until my mom and I flew to Paris that evening. We stayed in our hotel until Monday, because I met up … Continue reading
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