We had another fantastic day exploring Paris today! Voilà a summary of our time in Paris yesterday and today.
Thursday: 2 hour bus tour all around Paris by Dominique (soooooo French)!, check in at our hotel (vraiment très chic), lunch at Café Soufflot (beaucoup de croques Monsieurs and 1 steak tartare!), subway to the Champs-Élysées for strolling and shopping, subway to the Eiffel Tower (we went up as the sun was setting and now know why Paris is called the city of lights), then home via a crêpe stand for a late night snack (citron et nutella banane, s'il vous plaît).
Friday: Train to Versailles, visit of the château (wow!), walk through the gardens (merci Kolby for reading us the interesting facts from the guidebook on the way!), tour of the Grand Trianon (private residence of Marie Antoinette), quick lunch at Class'croute (France's version of Subway is much better), train back to Paris to the Invalides to visit the Military Museum and the tomb of Napoleon, then on to the Seine river for a cruise on the Bateaux Mouches (great views), then back to our neighborhood (the Latin Quarter) for dinner at Safran (first time many had tried Indian food), then back to our hotel.
Tomorrow is our last real day.... So many emotions (and tired feet). We are missing our French families but also our American families. We have taken hundreds of pictures and I can't wait for the students to share this experience with their families and friends. I should tell you that some of the students have threatened to throw their passports in the Seine so they don't have to return home :). I might join them if it weren't for my boys and husband at home (miss them beaucoup)!
A bientôt!!!
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