Travel Blog - France Trip: Paris Day 2
First published: Monday August 15th, 2022
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France Day 2!
I was very excited to continue my journey abroad after getting a decent amount of sleep. Here is the story of my second day in the amazing city of Paris!
The Day Begins
Following breakfast at the hotel, my group started our morning with a bus tour of the city. It was great to see so much amazing old architecture. We drove around places like l'Arc de Triumph and we got off of the bus to take pictures in front of le Tour de Eiffel, both places pictured below. I absolutely loved the bus tour because we got to see more of the city than we would have been able to see by walking around.
During the middle of the tour, we stopped at a café for a snack, and I got croissant and a hot chocolate. One of my favorite things about French Cafés was that hot chocolate was always available. That is not very common, at least in my hometown, and as someone who does not enjoy tea or coffee, I really appreciated it.
The Louvre Museum!
Following the amazing bus tour of the city, we made our way to the Louvre Museum. This place has been on my bucket list to visit for quite a few years, so I was so excited for this place. I got to see so many amazing pieces of art, including the Mona Lisa! This place is home to so many incredible statues, paintings, and historical artifacts. As a history nerd, I really enjoyed looking around. I wish I could have seen more, but I only had 2 and a half hours, and it is basically impossible to see the whole place in that short of a time.
The group was in the museum from 12:30pm until 3pm, and everyone had a blast. Afterwards, we went to a more commercial street and got to hang out with our smaller groups for a few hours. I didn't really take pictures, but I did get Starbucks and the 4 other students from my school and I all got matching sunglasses, because why not? After dinner, we went back to the hotel and got to sleep fairly early, because we had to be up early on the next day.
Conclusion
To be honest, this blog is probably going to be the most boring one of the whole series. The Louvre was very exciting at the time, but looking at all of the pictures and videos I have from the week, everything else is just more interesting. I really don't know how often I will be posting these... I guess whenever I get them done? Once I go to school I will have a more set schedule and will (hopefully) be more consistent. Anyways, have a wonderful day.
Rosie.