Thursday, March 13, 2008

Practicing Brevity in Paris

Today
1. Notre Dame
2. Didn't go up the tower; line too long
3. Crypt underground, not that great
4. Conciergerie, Marie Antoinettes supposed cell
5. Pantheon
6. Tried to go to the Catacombes, but it was closed for renovation. Dumb.
7. Went to the Science Center which was huge and kind of confusing, so I left.
8. Museum of Modern Art (Centre G. Pompidou), lots of crazy stuff made out of anything and everything. My sock taped to a poster board could pass as a masterpiece. They also had some pieces from Picasso, Dali, and Andy Warhol.
9. Went home because my feet hurt.

Other Highlights in the case that anyone is remotely interested

1. I ate chocolate covered waffles for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Why? I don't know.
2. Vendy and I split up after the Pantheon, since she doesn't like modern art or science, allegedly, so I went to see those things on my own.
3. French paninis are delicious
4. new pictures online (see links to the left)
5. Rashid's postcard love note just for giggles

Tomorrow
1. Vendy is going to spend the entire day in the Louvre.
2. I plan to...
  • go back to Notre Dame to go up the tower
  • go to Musee d'Orsay
  • go back to Rodin museum (I didn't get to go in last time)
  • go to the aquarium
  • go to the Louvre last since its open late head back to the Arc de Triomphe and climb up to see the city at night from up there
  • go take a picture of the Eiffel Tower at night because it rocks

Caitlin