Going down our list of things to do before french class starts, our crew decided to visit Notre Dame on Wednesday. Lisa, Rachael and I returned with our groceries, the boys graciously carried them in for us, and we set off for the île de la cité. First, we decided to go up in the towers. We got crêpes to eat while we waited. All five of us got ham and cheese. They were delicious, and way overpriced. (Touristy Paris, ugh) And then, the moment of infamy: a pigeon decided to relieve himself on Sean's crêpe. It was a lovely green color. Sean, needless to say, did not get to finish eating. Despite that brief snafu, the morning went relatively well. We climbed the tower, saw Quasimodo's bell and the beautiful view, then returned to ground level to tour the Cathedral. (For the record, that was 400 more stairs).
We weren't hungry for lunch, so we went in search of Bertillion ice cream. We found the main shop on the other island, île St. Louis. I got cappuccino and chocolate glace and we ate our ice cream cones with our feet dangling off the bank of the Seine. We sat there for maybe an hour. It was perfect, except Sean got a sun burn. Lisa and I then headed to our first Photography class. We spent most of the time just learning how to shoot manual and going over basics. Vlad and Sean met back up with us and we headed to the Bateaux Mouches. This was one of ISA's planned/paid-for excursions. So our whole program took a boat tour of the seine together. It was a lot of fun.
Our group headed back to the dorms and ate our first meal in our caféteria. We concluded the night with wine and conversation on the Cité lawn.
Pictures to follow.
I am eagerly awaiting all the "pictures to follow". So exciting to read of your adventures, brings back memories and makes me feel almost like I am there. Loving that you are loving it!
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