Jardin de Luxembourg

The Gardens were beautiful, lots of statues even a smaller version of the statue of liberty. A good game of bocci and 40 cents to use the bathroom. You have to pay to use the restrooms here in most public places.

internet troubles

I have been having a hard time getting on the internet and finding any free time. Things have been exciting and artistically informational. The picture uploader is not working so no photos today. We went for a 3 mile bike ride yesterday it was awesome not to mention I'm in pretty bad shape. The 3 miles back I happened to get a flat tire so I rode the rim for a while and worked it extra hard.. My thighs are now made of steal, french air and steel.... whew. The bike ride was to Monet's Gardens and house which they've recreated to be exactly how it was when he lived there. It was very nice and full of tourist seeing things through their cameras. Oh and a few of us decided to go hiking also. We got to a hilly area where the local boys were play war games in their underware. It was great eccept I kept telling the girls they could gang up and take us hostage like a bad scene from Lord of the Flies.

Itinerary
Monday-was the Jardin de Luxembourg (gardens)
Tuesday-was the Musee d'Orsay*museum
Wednesday-Musee du Louvre*museum
Thursday-Monet's gardens
Today we are going to five exhibitions (the Picasso, A Photography museum and many more.)

I am really sore from yesterday but I think I'll be in pretty good shape by the time I get back.

orangina!

Orangina is a orange juice soda that seems to be pretty big in Paris. It taste like a mimosa but you dont get drunk. What I really enjoy about it, considering I dont really like drinking it, is the slutting up of animals they do to market the product. Hey I guess if animals sell things and sex sells why not use both?

Paris

I finally arrived, the taxi drivers are crazy and the city is beautiful. We meet at the PRC - Paris Research Center and then went to dinner at Chez Fernand's here's the menu< and above is my dinner it was great, I was also starving and delerious.

London

I arrived Sunday in London at the Gatwick airport with no time to spare to make it to the train station that would take me to the Euro-Rail. My friend who sat next to me on the whole plane ride over also ended up meeting me on the train. We had good conversations shes a teacher and she was on her way to meet her friend outside of London. we had to abruptly part ways after the train ride so I could run to the chunnel station to conect my last ride before Paris.





window shot














my traveling buddy















the train station at the Gatwick Airport

Cinco de' Mayo

Happy Cinco de' Mayo from Paris.

Ok I finnally got some sleep, woo! we have no internet at the hote'l unless I pay 5 euro an hour but I really miss my internet so I might splurge and buy it. We ate dinner at a decent restuarant last night it was good but I was delerious and I had to carry my bags all around town so Im a luittle soar today. we have class all day then we do some gardens and dinner. a few of us might go out tonight. hoping to update photos soon. au`revoir.

weather

gheesh the weather could not be anymore perfect, I'm sitting outside waiting for our orientation and it's completely gorgeous outside...