September 4, 2011
Today, we had a tour of the city. We had to meet at the school at 9, which was EARLY seeing as the night before was a Saturday. As the day started it was kind of grey, but as the day wore on, it got nicer and nicer.
Our first stop was the place above the Eiffle Tower where it is really easy to get in a shot of the whole tower. It was so nice! It had stopped raining and the clouds were parted just so, it was beautiful. All of us were really excited about it; we finally felt we were in Paris!
After the Eiffle Tower we stopped at the Champs Elysse and other side streets with all of the high fashion and designer stores. It was so cool! Our next stop was the flea market for lunch. Bani, Jordan, and I found a place called Les terrasses de Cayenne and it was delicious. I got the “chevre chaud” which was baked goat cheese on arugala with tomatoes. Bes. Salad. Ever. I can’t even begin to explain how good it was. It began to rain so we headed back to the bus a few minutes early. Everyone else seemed to have the same idea and so we headed off to our final stops.
Our next stop was Palais Royal. It is one of the oldest sections of Paris, and is where the first Jewish people settled in the city. There were many small fashion stores and gorgeous vintage shops (thought of you COURTNEY SIMMONS) around the parameter of the gardens.
An artist had created several column- like sculptures in one of the little areas and it was so cool! They were all different heights and we all took pictures. Finally we made our way to the area of the city called “La Mari” which had so many fashion stores and little boutiques and patisseries and such. We will definitely be going back there.
We came back to the apartment and crashed. Being on our feet all day was killing us!
All in all though, it was a fabulous day!
Love,
Gigi
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