So this weekend Kerri visited us in Paris and was nice enough to bring Barcelona sunshine with her. Friday was definitely the nicest day we've had here thus far. We went out to dinner and to a club with some French guys we had met at Reid Hall and some of their friends. It was a little awkward at times since their English isn't great, our French isn't great and Kerri's French is pretty much nonexistent. It was still fun though, and that's what counts. The next day, after my encounter with the strange Italian man, I met Kerri and Glennis at the Musée d'Orsay, where I particularly appreciated a Renoir of a cat.
We also checked out the big stuff at the Louvre: Venus de Milo, Winged Victory and the Mona Lisa, as well as l'Arc de Triomphe and the Latin Quarter. Eventually we wound up at the Eiffel Tower at 1 AM to watch it light up, which it does every night at I think 9 PM, 10, 11, 12 AM and 1. The next day we went on a boat tour of the Seine and then took Kerri to the airport. Unfortunately on our way back from the airport, some metro police checked mine and Glennis' cards and saw that we were out of zone. They charged us 25 euros! That's more than half of what it costs if you buy the tickets in advance. Anyways, we were pissed. Overall, it was really cool to do some touristy things this weekend; I think after being here for a while you can start to forget just how awesome a city it is. Thanks Kerri. Ok: other photos. This is a very original jumping photo of me and Kerri at the Eiffel Tower at 1 AM.
And this is my attempt at an L-kick in front of l'Arc de Triomphe.
Lastly, we decided to be really touristy and imitate statues at Musée d'Orsay. I'm imitating Cupid being stung by a wasp on his right foot.
We also checked out the big stuff at the Louvre: Venus de Milo, Winged Victory and the Mona Lisa, as well as l'Arc de Triomphe and the Latin Quarter. Eventually we wound up at the Eiffel Tower at 1 AM to watch it light up, which it does every night at I think 9 PM, 10, 11, 12 AM and 1. The next day we went on a boat tour of the Seine and then took Kerri to the airport. Unfortunately on our way back from the airport, some metro police checked mine and Glennis' cards and saw that we were out of zone. They charged us 25 euros! That's more than half of what it costs if you buy the tickets in advance. Anyways, we were pissed. Overall, it was really cool to do some touristy things this weekend; I think after being here for a while you can start to forget just how awesome a city it is. Thanks Kerri. Ok: other photos. This is a very original jumping photo of me and Kerri at the Eiffel Tower at 1 AM.
And this is my attempt at an L-kick in front of l'Arc de Triomphe.
Lastly, we decided to be really touristy and imitate statues at Musée d'Orsay. I'm imitating Cupid being stung by a wasp on his right foot.
2 comments:
The expression on your face is priceless, Matt.
Way to look like an American idiot :) Miss ya habibi
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