Hi all,
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! I hope that all of you had a wonderful Christmas and that Santa gave you everything you wished for.
I had a very quiet and restful Christmas here in Paris. It was really great.
So since I last talked to you I have explored more of Paris. I still have not been able to travel outside of Paris, but this city holds so many treasures that I am not sad about that. I do have some sad news though, due to unfortunate circumstances. I am going to have to go home early. I really wish that I could stay, but duty calls and I think that I am ready to go get a real job and contribute to society. Isn't that why I went to school for so long? I am hoping to go home this week, I have to go the airport to see about changing my ticket first. I want to say thank you all for reading this blog and supporting me in my travels. I know that I will travel Europe one day. I may not be able to take months to do it, but there are always vacations and I will make the best of them.
I am not sure when I will be able to make it to LA, but when I do I hope to see all of you.
Until next time...
Au revoir
Monday, December 25, 2006
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Bonjour
Hey all,
So I have been fairly busy since the last time I talked to you. The weather has been on and off raining so I have been limited as to when I can/want to go out. I don't have an umbrella yet and I really don't relish going out into the rain. During one of the clear days that we have had I went back to the Arc de Triomphe and like I said the first time I say it it is truly amazing. The structure itself is beautiful and from it you can see many of the Parisian landmarks. I did not go up to the top, I am not sure if I want to climb the 200+ steps to get to the top. Maybe I will do it at least once before I leave. I have added pictures of it in my photo album. When I was there I actually saw some modern buildings, although they were pretty far away. I was amazed! I love the dichotomy of old European and modern all mixed together.
Afterwards I walked down the Champs Elysees again and then I walked down the rue du Faubourg St-Honore which is one of the most famous streets with many designer's shops. It was really interesting. As I was walking down the street I realized that there was music playing from speakers bolted to the buildings. Very nice, tres chic. I know that many of you girls and some of the guys would have a field day there, but walking by was enough for me. You should know that I am really not a shopper. I would spend about an hour there and be bored out of my mind. Plus all the guilt I would feel from spending so much on clothes...oi vey.
Today I went to a free museum...how nice is that? It was basically a history of France in art, my favorite way to learn about history. There were many pictures of Paris throughout the years as well as many portraits of famous French people. They had rooms that were dedicated to the various wars and empires of France. They also had some furniture and accessories from various. periods. It was really interesting. I wish that I was able to read French better as all of the signs were in French (imagine that, who do they think they are?). Anyway I found it to be very interesting and enlightening. Am I the only one that did not know that there were two Napoleons? Well if you did not know now you do. There was Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon I) and then there was a Napoleon III (Napoleon I's nephew). Obviously since there was a Napoleon III there had to be a Napoleon II, but he is not that important...lol.
Anyway that is your history lesson for today.
Now onto the sad part of my blog. What happened to my Trojans on Saturday? I have not seen them play that horribly in a long time. I would say congrats, but I would not do that to those who beat us. Needless to say I am sad, but we are still going to the Rose bowl and that is a great accomplishment in and of itself. As we say in sports, there is always next year. We should be even better and I am looking forward to it already. I am going into early withdrawal symptoms, I guess I will have to get into football out here to make up for it.
I miss you all lots and I hope you are all doing well. EMAIL ME!
Until next time...
Au revoir et Continuer à combattre et battre Wolverines!
So I have been fairly busy since the last time I talked to you. The weather has been on and off raining so I have been limited as to when I can/want to go out. I don't have an umbrella yet and I really don't relish going out into the rain. During one of the clear days that we have had I went back to the Arc de Triomphe and like I said the first time I say it it is truly amazing. The structure itself is beautiful and from it you can see many of the Parisian landmarks. I did not go up to the top, I am not sure if I want to climb the 200+ steps to get to the top. Maybe I will do it at least once before I leave. I have added pictures of it in my photo album. When I was there I actually saw some modern buildings, although they were pretty far away. I was amazed! I love the dichotomy of old European and modern all mixed together.
Afterwards I walked down the Champs Elysees again and then I walked down the rue du Faubourg St-Honore which is one of the most famous streets with many designer's shops. It was really interesting. As I was walking down the street I realized that there was music playing from speakers bolted to the buildings. Very nice, tres chic. I know that many of you girls and some of the guys would have a field day there, but walking by was enough for me. You should know that I am really not a shopper. I would spend about an hour there and be bored out of my mind. Plus all the guilt I would feel from spending so much on clothes...oi vey.
Today I went to a free museum...how nice is that? It was basically a history of France in art, my favorite way to learn about history. There were many pictures of Paris throughout the years as well as many portraits of famous French people. They had rooms that were dedicated to the various wars and empires of France. They also had some furniture and accessories from various. periods. It was really interesting. I wish that I was able to read French better as all of the signs were in French (imagine that, who do they think they are?). Anyway I found it to be very interesting and enlightening. Am I the only one that did not know that there were two Napoleons? Well if you did not know now you do. There was Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon I) and then there was a Napoleon III (Napoleon I's nephew). Obviously since there was a Napoleon III there had to be a Napoleon II, but he is not that important...lol.
Anyway that is your history lesson for today.
Now onto the sad part of my blog. What happened to my Trojans on Saturday? I have not seen them play that horribly in a long time. I would say congrats, but I would not do that to those who beat us. Needless to say I am sad, but we are still going to the Rose bowl and that is a great accomplishment in and of itself. As we say in sports, there is always next year. We should be even better and I am looking forward to it already. I am going into early withdrawal symptoms, I guess I will have to get into football out here to make up for it.
I miss you all lots and I hope you are all doing well. EMAIL ME!
Until next time...
Au revoir et Continuer à combattre et battre Wolverines!
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