So Much To Do In Paris!

So I got a couple days to explore Paris on my own! Wow, what to do...

Day 11: Free Day. I decided to go back to Luxembourg Gardens where it is nice and relaxing. There is a statue there of deer that I liked, so I took my sketchbook and drew one. Just after, I met Jaypee at McDonalds (of all places, but we didn't eat there), and he gave me a little tour around the place. He showed me the Pantheon, which I plan to explore a little further at a later time. Then, we went to this cool place called Manga Cafe. This would be heaven for you anime lovers. There, you can sit and read manga or play video games.

I met my friends a little later, and we worked on another treasure hunt that our professor gave us. It was a little cloudy that day, but it was still a pretty area. Treasure hunts are great ways to become familiar with places.

That evening, we saw a dance group practicing. One of the dancers is friends with our professor, so we were able to watch. It was carribbean style dancing, and it was awesome! More culture! It never ends. We even go to listen to them speak creole.

Guess what we did later that night...Yep, visited the Eiffel Tower! How'd you guess? It was beautiful! And that's an understatement. You see, we were there through midnight. You know what happens at midnight? Well you have to go see for yourself! Ok, I'll tell you. The Eiffel Tower lights up! It shines and sparkles, and it is truly magnificent. If you go to Paris, you can't miss this. Make sure to be there at midnight. Maybe I'll put up a video...

Day 12: Africa in Paris. Yep, you guessed it: more culture! Sorry...no pictures for this one. I was trying not to look too tourist-y here. (It is a little difficult, though.) We went by Moulin Rouge, and I noticed we were in a very...interesting area of Paris. We got to see some small African-style markets where they sold all kind of stuff out in the open. We were on our way to some bigger markets to get souvenirs cheap! Wow...what a lot of stuff. It was very cool, though. A little crowded for my taste, but the prices were good. We had some great Indian food that day as well.

Well, I know I only talked about a couple of days, but I'm gonna make another post for the last days in Paris. Here are some pictures! (The last one is a preview of the next post.)