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Days 5 & 6- Paris
6 years ago
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Hey guys. Have an update.
So, on Tuesday, we were planning to visit Versailles. Alas, Dad wasn't feeling very well that day, so Mom and Dad decided to go back to the apartment to rest. But I was instructed to go do something I really felt like doing, and I decided to do something I think most of you would try in Paris. I climbed the Eiffel Tower!
If you decide to do it, I hope you have stamina. It means 349 meters up by stairs, which is what I did. (Its also 19,40 Euros to enter.) That, or taking a long line in an elevator. But! The price is well worth it, I think. I got some great views of Paris when I got up to the top. There are also a number of restaurants on the 2nd and 3rd levels, which is good if you want to conserve stamina.
But boy, were my legs ever sore! That was definitely my exercise for the week. Interestingly, when it was built, the Eiffel Tower was expected to be only a temporary structure. Many Parisians complained it was ugly! But I think it looks good.
After that, I had a really nice dinner with my parents. We had wine, soup, bread, cheese and salad. Dad talked about going to New Zealand next summer! They're going to go to this place called Milford Sound in July. They are also going to be seeing a waterfall that one of my ancestors apparently found in 1910.
As for today? We went out to this museum in Paris dedicated to the works of Claude Monet and like-minded artists. I really liked it! I've always liked impressionist painters, especially those of little kids. After that, and a long bus ride home, we rested. Some time later, I walked out to this old park I used to play in as a kid called Square René Le Gall. (It was so much smaller and greener than when I remembered! But then, I was rather small when I went there, and it was much colder.) I really enjoyed walking along the garden paths, and listen to the little kids laugh.
We also used to own a small apartment on this road called Rue des Tanneries. I walked along there, too. I'm 90% sure I found the enterance, but not 100. It had a courtyard on entry, and I couldn't quite remember the place having one. But! It was still pleasant. There was also a Dominican convent next door- apparently it was founded by English monks escaping the wrath of Queen Elizabeth, and later, during the 1940's, two of its priests were arrested and tortured by the Nazis when they occupied the city. (Fun fact- the Nazis hated Catholics almost as badly as they did Jews. More on that later.)
Finally, I am here at the apartment. Mom and Dad are out at a dinner party. I stayed here because 90% of the conversation would be in French, and thus be above my head. So, I had dinner, packed, and gave you this update.
Paris has been very kind to me, but at the same time, I look forward to seeing Germany tomorrow. I'll be taking the high-speed train from Paris to Cologne while Mom and Dad take off for Avignon. I'm a little nervous, but I know what to do regardless.
Bye for now!
Charles
So, on Tuesday, we were planning to visit Versailles. Alas, Dad wasn't feeling very well that day, so Mom and Dad decided to go back to the apartment to rest. But I was instructed to go do something I really felt like doing, and I decided to do something I think most of you would try in Paris. I climbed the Eiffel Tower!
If you decide to do it, I hope you have stamina. It means 349 meters up by stairs, which is what I did. (Its also 19,40 Euros to enter.) That, or taking a long line in an elevator. But! The price is well worth it, I think. I got some great views of Paris when I got up to the top. There are also a number of restaurants on the 2nd and 3rd levels, which is good if you want to conserve stamina.
But boy, were my legs ever sore! That was definitely my exercise for the week. Interestingly, when it was built, the Eiffel Tower was expected to be only a temporary structure. Many Parisians complained it was ugly! But I think it looks good.
After that, I had a really nice dinner with my parents. We had wine, soup, bread, cheese and salad. Dad talked about going to New Zealand next summer! They're going to go to this place called Milford Sound in July. They are also going to be seeing a waterfall that one of my ancestors apparently found in 1910.
As for today? We went out to this museum in Paris dedicated to the works of Claude Monet and like-minded artists. I really liked it! I've always liked impressionist painters, especially those of little kids. After that, and a long bus ride home, we rested. Some time later, I walked out to this old park I used to play in as a kid called Square René Le Gall. (It was so much smaller and greener than when I remembered! But then, I was rather small when I went there, and it was much colder.) I really enjoyed walking along the garden paths, and listen to the little kids laugh.
We also used to own a small apartment on this road called Rue des Tanneries. I walked along there, too. I'm 90% sure I found the enterance, but not 100. It had a courtyard on entry, and I couldn't quite remember the place having one. But! It was still pleasant. There was also a Dominican convent next door- apparently it was founded by English monks escaping the wrath of Queen Elizabeth, and later, during the 1940's, two of its priests were arrested and tortured by the Nazis when they occupied the city. (Fun fact- the Nazis hated Catholics almost as badly as they did Jews. More on that later.)
Finally, I am here at the apartment. Mom and Dad are out at a dinner party. I stayed here because 90% of the conversation would be in French, and thus be above my head. So, I had dinner, packed, and gave you this update.
Paris has been very kind to me, but at the same time, I look forward to seeing Germany tomorrow. I'll be taking the high-speed train from Paris to Cologne while Mom and Dad take off for Avignon. I'm a little nervous, but I know what to do regardless.
Bye for now!
Charles
Zee-Zee
~zee-zee
Heehee, I'm glad you went up the Eiffel Tower! Have fun in Cologne! ^.^
