engaged in front of the eiffel tower

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to pick up where i left off going to the tower, a group of us walked down and saw the light show, honestly it made me gasp i wasnt expecting it, and then on the way back.... we saw a guy propose to his girlfriend! it was adorable. she said yes, because there is no way to not say yes to that.
the 24th was my profs bday and we went walking all over the latin quarter to his old haunts, went to a picturesque cafe and toured around. went to notre dame, saw the gargoyles and flying buttresses, really intricate and wonderful. we even went to the shakespeare and company bookstore, which now does creative writing salons for anyone intersted!
since then i have been to the louvre, which is huge, out to the sacre cour where the dumb bracelet guys hasseled me, then at night outwith a huge group tothe moulin rouge area,, then bback to drink wine under the eiffel tour all night. today i went tothe catacombs and the musee de rodin, great sculptures (jayna i was thinking ofyou).
anyways this keyboard sucks and i am off to london tomorrow early, home sunday!
i could so live in paris though, i believe it

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Photos

Eiffel Tower and I
If you must know... we bought a few boutilles de vin and passed them around under the exact centre of the Tour d'Eiffel

Notre Dame
This is me across from Notre Dame, Garber took the photo.

Jardin des Tuileries
In the Garden

Latin Quarter
Garber's old haunts from the 60's

Invalides
This has a huge gold top. You can see it from everywhere.

Nose Fountain
Ever put something out as a conversation piece? well that's what this nose in the fountain is, they put random things in there all the time, apparently

New Bridge
Very old bridge

L'Arc de Triomphe
This is the centre of the most terrifying and incomprehensible traffic circle in the world

Catacombs
Miles upon miles of skulls, stacked high. All of these used to be people.

Gates of Hell
At the Rodin museum, these are so intricate it's astonishing

Boy on Turtle
Sculpture in the Louvre. I prefer the sculptures, and did not enjoy waiting in line to see the Mona Lisa

Sacre Coeur view
Here under this church, over-looking the city, the bracelet guys hassled me. Of all places.

Great Glass Pyramid
At the Louvre. They are Da Vinci Code crazy there, tours and all. I may just see it to say HA! I was just there!

Comments

[Sophie]

I agree...Paris is the most wonderful place...and yes those guys at sacre coeur are SO annoying. How was Garber? Hope the last few days of your trip is good! Say hi to Good Ol' England for me!

[Mom]

Engaged?!
Hey Andrea, Your title was a bit misleading...thought you might have gotten engaged in Paris. Didn't know who was gonna be coming home with you. Paris sounds incredible (pronounce that with a french accent, it sounds much better). Can't wait to see you and all your pictures. Love ya, Mom