Well on sunday we woke up at about 9 AM so we could take the metro into Notre Dame for mass. I was excited to go to mass because it was supposed to be an international mass. The whole mass was in french though, except for one reading that was in english. Even though i didnt understand everything, it was still an amazing experience. I was in awe the whole time. After mass we just took in the sites around the area. We visited the Latin Quarter which is where many young people hang out. We also found a small little cafe about a block away from the cathedral and sat down for lunch. Lunch was good and the prices were reasonable. We sat there for over an hour eating, talking, and playing cards. After lunch we kept exploring and checking out the souvenir shops. After we were done there we headed over to the eiffel tower because we wanted to go to the very top right at sunset. We got there got in line, but the one sign said that the top floor was closed. We were confused, got out of line, then asked someone about it. We were told it was closed for like a half hour because the top was full, and that it wasn't closed for the rest of the night. At that point, we just decided to give up and head back home. Then on monday we had art history in the morning and for about an hour in the afternoon. After class me, bridget and claire went to rue de rivoli in search of converse shoes. We got on the metro and had to switch trains for some unknown reason. we finally got off at our stop and our tickets wouldnt let us through the turnstyle. They must have timed out during our train ride and we were literally stuck in the metro with no way out. People were terrible at giving directions and we couldnt find where to buy new tickets. It turned out the place we needed to buy the tickets was on the other side of the turnstyle. We had to get security to let us through. By the time we got to the shops, they were all closed. I was frustrated and the train back seemed to take forever. It was a very exciting and new adventure. Then today we had art history in the morning, then economics in the afternoon. After economics our teacher took us to the champs ellyses which is a famous street with all the designer shops. At the end of this street is the famous arc de triumoph. The first thing we saw when we walked up the the steps out of the metro was the arc and i was just amazed. It is so awesome and the images look as if they are just painted on. These past few days have been very busy, but a lot of fun.
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