So I know that I haven't been on this blog for a while. So this post will include all of my adventures this weekend.
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On Friday, I went to pay my rent, top up my cell phone, and then went to the EUSA Professional Development Seminar. The topic for the seminar was Inter-Cultural Skills.
After the seminar, I headed toward St. Pancras International (King's Cross Station) to head on the Eurostar to Paris. We got there a bit early and headed to a crepe restaurant and I had a delicious strawberry and Nutella crepe. Then we went shopping and I bought some delicious corn chips for the train.
The train was quite nice, and it went really fast. My ears popped many times, since we w
ent up and down many hills and through tunnels. On the train, there was a lady who was a little intoxicated and was quite funny. She was sitting next to this guy and kept on asking people if they thought he was attractive and then asked them to guess her age. We had a few laughs from this lady - but most of the ride there, we looked at the lands of France and slept.
We got to Paris Nord Train Station and took a cab to our hostel - Aloha. The hostel was quite nice and we had roommates from Portugal, India, and Ireland - however the people from Ireland were from other countries - Italy and Germany). After we checked into our hostel, we headed toward the Eiffel Tower. At first we got lost, however, we made it and it was beautiful. It is actually much bigger in person that we thought it would be and we took many many pictures and saw it sparkle two times. We then walked around Paris, took a few pictures of other monuments and headed the long way back to Aloha. To our surprise, many people were actually outside at night and were all socializing - having a small picnic. On the way home, one French person decided to jump out at us and scare us - however we just kept on walking. During that night, we ate some ice cream, and some mini doughnuts. We noticed that Paris is much dirtier than London is and that the people can be rude and mean at times. All of them speak English, but are very hesitant to speak it and just are rude.
Anyways, on Saturday, we woke up, took a quick shower, and headed to the Eiffel Tower with the people from India and Portugal. We started by eating a chocolate croissant, which was very delicious. We first saw the Statue of Liberty and then after that, headed toward the Eiffel Tower to climb it. It was a long line, but we finally made it and started our climb. It was very scary and since I am afraid of heights, took us a while to climb. We made it to the first floor and saw Paris from a bird's
eye view. We then headed up the stairs to the second floor and then took the lift up to the top. At each level, there was a place to shop, and a small cafe too. After we got back down, we had some ice cream and then took a taxi to the Louvre Museum. We had a bit to eat before we went inside - I had a grilled chicken (although it was roasted). My French to my surprise was quite good and I was able to understand and be understood. We then headed to the Louvre and went inside. We saw many great artifacts, but had to cut our visit short because we did not have much time - we did see the Mona Lisa, and I yelled at someone for taking a picture of the Mona Lisa with a flash (when we were not suppose to) because she was ruining the portrait. She just talked back and that was it.
We then walked down through the park as we past the entire Louvre Museum. In the park, we had some ice cream and listened to some music - while we were listening, a bird decided to use me as a toilet - although it was not that messy, it was still disgusting.
We headed toward the Champs-Elysées and saw the Arch du Triomphe. We did alot of shopping and then had a great meal at this nice restaurant - I had pork with a honey glaze and a creme burlé. It was delicious. We then walked along the Seine River and watched the sunset and then shopped a little more at some small corner shops. We found some great deals for scarfs and I bought alot to give as gifts. We then took a cab back to the Louvre to get some night pictures of the Louvre and the Champs-Elysées - we then took a cab back home.
On Sunday, we woke up and headed toward the Cathedral of Notre Dame. We stopped a
nd got some croissants, which were again delicious. We took a cab to the Cathedral and saw its beauty. After walking around for a bit, we had mass and although it was in French, it was just beautiful. We then took a walk down to a few shops and saw this great shopping district with small shops. We got a crepe and sat in a park and just enjoyed the nice weather. This entire weekend was beautiful - although it was humid. We then listened to some great music and took a cab back to the train station. In the train station, we had to wait a while because the X-Ray Machines were broken for a bit. However, we made our train and although it was delayed 30 minutes we were back in time and even gained an hour since Paris is an hour ahead of London.
Tomorrow, I am going to relax and head to see Billy Elliott at night. I will put up pictures as soon as I can from France - I even maxed out my memory card. It was a great time - but I am glad to be back in London.
Ciao!
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On Friday, I went to pay my rent, top up my cell phone, and then went to the EUSA Professional Development Seminar. The topic for the seminar was Inter-Cultural Skills.
After the seminar, I headed toward St. Pancras International (King's Cross Station) to head on the Eurostar to Paris. We got there a bit early and headed to a crepe restaurant and I had a delicious strawberry and Nutella crepe. Then we went shopping and I bought some delicious corn chips for the train.
The train was quite nice, and it went really fast. My ears popped many times, since we w
ent up and down many hills and through tunnels. On the train, there was a lady who was a little intoxicated and was quite funny. She was sitting next to this guy and kept on asking people if they thought he was attractive and then asked them to guess her age. We had a few laughs from this lady - but most of the ride there, we looked at the lands of France and slept.We got to Paris Nord Train Station and took a cab to our hostel - Aloha. The hostel was quite nice and we had roommates from Portugal, India, and Ireland - however the people from Ireland were from other countries - Italy and Germany). After we checked into our hostel, we headed toward the Eiffel Tower. At first we got lost, however, we made it and it was beautiful. It is actually much bigger in person that we thought it would be and we took many many pictures and saw it sparkle two times. We then walked around Paris, took a few pictures of other monuments and headed the long way back to Aloha. To our surprise, many people were actually outside at night and were all socializing - having a small picnic. On the way home, one French person decided to jump out at us and scare us - however we just kept on walking. During that night, we ate some ice cream, and some mini doughnuts. We noticed that Paris is much dirtier than London is and that the people can be rude and mean at times. All of them speak English, but are very hesitant to speak it and just are rude.
Anyways, on Saturday, we woke up, took a quick shower, and headed to the Eiffel Tower with the people from India and Portugal. We started by eating a chocolate croissant, which was very delicious. We first saw the Statue of Liberty and then after that, headed toward the Eiffel Tower to climb it. It was a long line, but we finally made it and started our climb. It was very scary and since I am afraid of heights, took us a while to climb. We made it to the first floor and saw Paris from a bird's
eye view. We then headed up the stairs to the second floor and then took the lift up to the top. At each level, there was a place to shop, and a small cafe too. After we got back down, we had some ice cream and then took a taxi to the Louvre Museum. We had a bit to eat before we went inside - I had a grilled chicken (although it was roasted). My French to my surprise was quite good and I was able to understand and be understood. We then headed to the Louvre and went inside. We saw many great artifacts, but had to cut our visit short because we did not have much time - we did see the Mona Lisa, and I yelled at someone for taking a picture of the Mona Lisa with a flash (when we were not suppose to) because she was ruining the portrait. She just talked back and that was it.We then walked down through the park as we past the entire Louvre Museum. In the park, we had some ice cream and listened to some music - while we were listening, a bird decided to use me as a toilet - although it was not that messy, it was still disgusting.
We headed toward the Champs-Elysées and saw the Arch du Triomphe. We did alot of shopping and then had a great meal at this nice restaurant - I had pork with a honey glaze and a creme burlé. It was delicious. We then walked along the Seine River and watched the sunset and then shopped a little more at some small corner shops. We found some great deals for scarfs and I bought alot to give as gifts. We then took a cab back to the Louvre to get some night pictures of the Louvre and the Champs-Elysées - we then took a cab back home.
On Sunday, we woke up and headed toward the Cathedral of Notre Dame. We stopped a
nd got some croissants, which were again delicious. We took a cab to the Cathedral and saw its beauty. After walking around for a bit, we had mass and although it was in French, it was just beautiful. We then took a walk down to a few shops and saw this great shopping district with small shops. We got a crepe and sat in a park and just enjoyed the nice weather. This entire weekend was beautiful - although it was humid. We then listened to some great music and took a cab back to the train station. In the train station, we had to wait a while because the X-Ray Machines were broken for a bit. However, we made our train and although it was delayed 30 minutes we were back in time and even gained an hour since Paris is an hour ahead of London.Tomorrow, I am going to relax and head to see Billy Elliott at night. I will put up pictures as soon as I can from France - I even maxed out my memory card. It was a great time - but I am glad to be back in London.
Ciao!
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