Monday, February 19, 2007

Ah, Paris










It may seem strange, but coming back Germany was like coming home. At home in a foreign country? I believe that you take home with you and that is what I did this weekend. My friend, Amy, and I took the three-day weekend in Paris. It was a mixture of things that I expected and those that I didn't.
We saw all the tourist attractions: Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, Notre Dame, Arc de Triumph, the Louvre, Varsailles, the site of the Bastille (kind of), fancy Parisian shopping, layed-back cafes on the street, and the Parthenon(not the one you are thinking of, that one is in Greece). We were busy girls. Amy saw Jim Morrison's grave, also. The tourist attractions were mostly... touristy. Surprise, surprise.:P Don't get me wrong, the Arc de Triumph was really cool. All the streets lead out from it, so you are looking up at this ginormous structure with some of the most amazing artwork on it and you can look half a mile down eight wide streets at the same time. Okay, honestly, I'm really tired. I give you some good details later. For now, here are some pictures.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

That sandwich is making me hungry. ~ Adam

Anonymous said...

Ooh la la, les crudites! Interesting Parisian trivia: all traffic circles in the country follow the rule that the vehicles inside the circle have the right of way EXCEPT the circle at the Arc de Triomphe, which when you think about it is absurd because it has eight (or nine. ish) lanes of traffic, and none of them are marked. Watching cars drive around there is truly terrifying. (It's enough to convince anyone to never drive a mini or Smartcar, especially in metro Europe...). Because of this little rule, French car insurance companies split the costs of accidents that occur in the Arc 50/50, no questions asked.

Now you know more about France than you did yesterday. Eh, voila.

Anonymous said...

Oh, and great pictures! Look forward to more of your thoughts on Paris when you've recovered. Sleep tight, Pickle.

Anonymous said...

Man, I really want to eat what's on that plate... thanks a lot, Katrina :-p