Paris

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Hello All!

So Erik and I have spent one full day and one night wandering about Paris. So far we have seen the Notre Dame Cathedral, Louvre, and some of the area around Sac De Cure. We got tired of seeing all of the Jesus paintings in the Louvre, and were happy when there were scenery and fruit paintings. There was only one painting of a African person, so we took a picture to commemorate it's rareness. The Egyptian statues were the best part along with the more modern paintings. Notre Dame was very nice to look at, but the religious "push" of the audio tour was annoying to say the least. Learning about the Gothic architecture and the purple coloring representing the coming of Christ is informative. Last night we met a talkative lady at the Vietnamese restaurant we ate at and she told us about women in the France army and how the history of French disliking America was foolish. She also told us about how she has lived here for 15 years, the architecture of the houses (they were made for poor people, but now are expensive and have thin walls), and the best restaurants in the area. Well, I should go, we need to get crossaints and coffee and head out for another day of adventure.