today was a great day, although we woke up to gray skies and some rain. we totally made the best of it and did a serious tour of the city's great sights. after a much needed 12 hour sleep, we had the hostel's free continental breakfast which was great, and headed out to the louvre. the palais-royal was a sight to see in itself, such an impressive building rich with history. as soon as we saw the glass pyramid, i think we began to get really excited. we toured through the museum at a decent pace, hoping to see as much as we could in a short time frame. we got through all the egyptian exhibit (a ryan lebans sugg
estion!), and partially through the greek antiques and sculptors, before we got lost, and ended up at the mona lisa! it was pretty cool to see in person, although there were about a million people trying to get a picture in the hall. it was actually a lot smaller than i had imagined, but impressive all the same, especially considering there are people that stop at the museum exclusively for this piece. we got through the italian sculptures, and ended up calling it quits after ending up near the escalator out. it is difficult to navigate in the building, and we figured if we didn't leave then, it might be another hour or so until we would have the opportunity and we still had lots we wanted to do! we ended up at the arc d'triomphe, which was pretty impressive, and i took lots of pictures because i knew my dad would think it was tres cool. we wandered down champs-elysse, and did some serious window shopping at louis vuitton before having lunch at a cafe. we got back on the subway and decided to head over to see notre dame cathedral before the afternoon was over. it was actually a huge highlight for me, the stained glass was so impressive, and they let you tour through the church which i wasn't sure they would. it was also cool to see the famous gargoyles gaurding the city. we went out for dinner tonight in montmartre, a really trendy area of the city, and also home to the moulin rouge and the paris red light district. it was a little shocking walking down the street, but an experience for sure! we are back in the hostel trying to plan our day tomorrow to versailles, but very pleased with our second day in paris!!
estion!), and partially through the greek antiques and sculptors, before we got lost, and ended up at the mona lisa! it was pretty cool to see in person, although there were about a million people trying to get a picture in the hall. it was actually a lot smaller than i had imagined, but impressive all the same, especially considering there are people that stop at the museum exclusively for this piece. we got through the italian sculptures, and ended up calling it quits after ending up near the escalator out. it is difficult to navigate in the building, and we figured if we didn't leave then, it might be another hour or so until we would have the opportunity and we still had lots we wanted to do! we ended up at the arc d'triomphe, which was pretty impressive, and i took lots of pictures because i knew my dad would think it was tres cool. we wandered down champs-elysse, and did some serious window shopping at louis vuitton before having lunch at a cafe. we got back on the subway and decided to head over to see notre dame cathedral before the afternoon was over. it was actually a huge highlight for me, the stained glass was so impressive, and they let you tour through the church which i wasn't sure they would. it was also cool to see the famous gargoyles gaurding the city. we went out for dinner tonight in montmartre, a really trendy area of the city, and also home to the moulin rouge and the paris red light district. it was a little shocking walking down the street, but an experience for sure! we are back in the hostel trying to plan our day tomorrow to versailles, but very pleased with our second day in paris!!
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