We are paying for everything in Euros so that is a new experience. See my sidebar for info. on how the money converts to US Dollars, but it is about 1.5 dollars to 1 Euro so things seem expensive when you convert it!
Next thing we did was go to the Louvre complex and get our museum passes. Tomorrow we are going in the Louvre to see all of the art work, but that will be a story for tomorrow.
After getting our museum passes we went to the Toulliere gardens, which is part of the Louvre complex and spent about an hour there. Once again I went for a run and the others relaxed by the fountain while I did that.
After that we went across the street to Angelina’s for lunch, they are famous for their hot chocolate so we got some. It was like melted chocolate in a cup but it was a little too rich for my taste. We had a nice lunch though and the place was very fancy.
After lunch we went back to Toulliere gardens for more fun. This time we saw carousal and went on it for a couple rides. It had a spinning car that all of us kids went on and we had a blast. Then the coolest thing happened. We started walking away but there straight in front of us was a bunch of mini trampolines! We went in and jumped for a while and it was so fun! When we were done we sat by the fountain and relaxed for about 10 minutes.
After that we walked up the path to L’Orangerie, which used to be the greenhouse of Napoleon’s palace and is now a small art museum. It was very cool and had art from Monet, Picasso, Renoir, Matisse and many others. My favorite painting was Monet’s Water Lilies collection. It was huge and I found out it was based on his own pond and he painted it over 300 times during his lifetime.
We left and started toward the 10 story high shopping mall by the name of the Gallery Lafayette. On the way there we passed many large super expensive stores like Channel, Cartier, Tiffany’s and that kind of thing. We finally got there and found out the galleria closed at 7:30 and we had gotten there at 7:25 so everything was getting locked. We headed back towards the nearest RER (subway station) a little disappointed. On the way there we passed an H&M store and just had to go in. We spent about 15 minutes in there and then came home on the RER. We just finished dinner and are getting ready for bed. Once again farewell from Europe!
Christian
2 comments:
Well, bonjour Christian. It sounds as though you are having an interesting if a bit laid back time in Paris. Are you going to Notre Dame Cathedral; it must be right by your apartment.
See if you can get the adults to pop for the dinner cruise on the Seine. It departs from right next to the Eiffel Tower, and is spectacular at night.
The impressionist art museum sounds wonderful. Were there Van Gough's there; while he's Dutch, he painted quite a bit in Paris. He is one of my favorite painters, along with Monet, who you enjoyed and is different from Manet, who was the first impressionist.
Anyway, enough of this blather. It sounds as though your adventures are wonderful. Keep the blogs coming; we miss you and can't wait to hear about your experiences in person when you return.
Love to you and the other Rascal Grandchildren,
Grandpa John
It was so good to get pictures again after a couple of days without. We are all getting anxious to have you guys return. Tonight Ben, Jake & Carson are coming to stay over. I just drove Alicia and Christina home after they spent the weekend and went to the dentist. Our guest room is getting a lot of use!
You guys look so happy in every picture, and of course, that's what we'd expect! We enjoy what you write, Christian. You give us enough details that we can really picture what you are doing in between the photos. Running in Paris! How cool! Wait'll you tell your track coach! Have some more fun! Love, Grandma xxxxxxx ooooooo
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