J'adore PARIS

I very badly need to update more! I am behind right now because I have had school work, more small trips, and sickness. I am feeling much better now, but everyone in studio seems to be alittle sick, or recovering. Okay, time to update everyone on my excursions.

Ryan left early on Wednesday the 22nd of October.

Thursday 23rd
We went on a day trip with school to Schloss Dyck in the town of Juchen which is an old castle area that was turned into a artistic garden display. Each garden is separated by a very tall Miscanthus grass so it was almost like finding your way through a maze. After looking at all the gardens we had a picnic "brown bag" lunch, and headed to a sculpture garden in Stiftung. I am still not sure how the sculpture garden was put together, but it was an amazing site! The garden is full of these small brick buildings that are full of art work, sculpture, painting, etching, and more.

Friday 24th
PARIS! Catrina, Josh, Brad and I arrived in Paris in the afternoon and headed to the hotel, which was actually outside of the city boundary (meaning it took us forever to find). Once we found it and rested for a little bit and then meet up with Kari and Tim who arrived on a later train. We all ate a snack outside of the Louvre while enjoying the grand views of the city. The Louvre has a special deal where people under the age of 25 get in free on Fridays after 6pm! So we went to the Louvre for free. The Louvre is huge, so we only looked around the parts that we really wanted to see including the ancient Louvre, Greek and Italian Sculpture, The Mona Lisa, The Venus De Milo, and a few other interesting pieces. Then Brad and I went to Moulin Rouge and took photos. We decided to treat ourselves to dinner at the Chat Noir where we enjoyed escargot, wine, salad, and roast duck. It was delicious! Then we went to the Eiffel Tower to watch the night light show.

Saturday 25th
We went to Versailles and watched the Musical Fountain Show from 11am to noon. They only turn on the fountains on certain days for a few hours. They are so beautiful, and the music playing only added to the wonderful experience. Versailles was a must when visiting France.... I loved it. After Versailles everyone wanted to go rest at the hotel except for me and Kari. So, we went shopping in Paris. It was so much fun. We walked through the strip of designer stores that we couldn't afford, and then got excited when we entered into the cheaper area. I might have bought a few too many souvenirs. When everyone was rested they came to join us for dinner. I ate such a wonderful meal of pasta with salmon, salad, and an apple tart desert. Then we all went to the Eiffel Tower again to watch the lights and relax. We stayed there for a while before going back to the hotel.

Sunday 26th
We didn't want to try to do too much because our train left in the late afternoon almost evening. We went back to the Eiffel Tower, because it is beautiful, and ate lunch, sketched, and took a ton of pictures. Then we headed to the Opera House where the Phantom of the Opera story is based. There was a band playing on the steps which was fun for us all to listen to. I bought one of there CDs. They were all music students in Paris. Before catching our train we bought a few fruit tarts to share, and I got some Paris Fashion Magazines to look at on the way home.



We got back into Bonn pretty late, but it was worth it. I had so much fun in Paris. I didn't get to see everything I wanted to, so another trip in the future is a must. It was also fun to be able to use my mediocre French again. J'adore Paris...