An American Girl in Paris


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March 4th 2008
Published: March 28th 2008
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So we are in Paris and I am in love. What's more to say? We got up early today (6:30am!) and had our last breakfast at the hotel. By 7:30 we were on the coaches headed to the train station to board the chunnel, or EuroStar train. This was the part of the trip I was a little nervous about. The English Channel is literally above you as you ride in the train. All that water, all that weight, and yet,... Read Full Entry



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KFC

ok, I took this picture near the ATM where I got out money....but a KFC in Paris just seems so out of place...and funny
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Eglise Sainte-Eustache

This church is absolutly breathtaking!
"Flying buttress""Flying buttress"
"Flying buttress"

our wonderful tour guide Joel, demonstrating a flying buttress to our group, and Jay and Thomas as volunteers!
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"Flying buttress"

I loved Joel, we could not have gotten a better tour guide.
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"Flying buttress"

Getting two more volunteers....
"Flying buttress""Flying buttress"
"Flying buttress"

I know whoever is looking at these pics is like "what the heck?!" but you really had to be there...it really was very amusing!
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courtyard

courtyard near the Eglise Sainte-Eustache church
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Eglise Sainte-Eustache

isn't it beautiful?
headhead
head

the head and hand statue
head and handhead and hand
head and hand

I never learned the "proper" name to this statue!
subwaysubway
subway

the Metro. Joel gave me an odd look as I snapped this pic. He probably thought "dumb tourist!" and I probably blinded the subway driver!
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staircase

the winding staircase in the hotel
the roomthe room
the room

more pics of the hotel room
yes I took a pic of the toiletyes I took a pic of the toilet
yes I took a pic of the toilet

actually, I didnt take this, but Jay did....we have a bidet!! (is that how its spelled?)
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Orangina

this is the Orangina bottle....it is a fabulous soda drink we dont have in the states
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Dr. Pepper

I went down to the lobby to use the phone and I came back and Jay childlessly said "I took some pics" yep, he's a dork!
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Stravinsky fountain

the statue w/ water spraying out of its boob



29th March 2008

great pics!
i saw a story on how the chunnel was built... scary. i always wanted to ride it... all i've ever been on is the train in JAX and BART in san francisco. anyway, great pics. i save all my favorites... the window one's are artsy.
4th April 2008

Chunnel Photo
Love this photo of you!
1st February 2009

Very cool
This is a great blog. I spent an hour reading all the blogs that you have on here. Great stuff and good Info.
18th April 2009

thanks!
Thanks! Paris was beautiful
5th January 2010

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