Here I am in Paris again, sitting in my hotel on Ave du Maine called the Citadines. We are staying in the 14th arrondissement, in Montparnarsse. The hotel is small and comfortable, exactly what we need. I am sharing a room with Dana.
On the first day after everyone arrived (Sunday) we went on a short tour of our immediate neighborhood, then took the metro to go to the Eiffel Tower to do the boat tour (a surprise--I got to do it twice!). This time we went earlier than I went a few days ago. Here was the view:
That night my fellow student Emma and I went to dinner at a nice restaurant and had delicious food. The next morning, we had orientation at 9 am at the school, which is off the metro about 25 minutes from us, almost directly north of us. Once orientation was over, we went on a longer walking tour.
This is a beautiful Opera house that many dance performances have taken place in for decades:
This is the view from that square:
This is Harry's New York Bar, where apparently Mr. Harry actually took the bar from his restaurant in New York to Paris to recreate his restaurant. Also, the bloody mary was supposedly created here. Many famous artists visited this place frequently in the 20th century.
This is a giant place to shop for very expensive things (I totally forgot the name of this square), like Dior and Channel and you can even stay at the Ritz next door:
Here is the Tuilerie Park:
And this is a monument given to the French by the Egyptians. There were two that stood in front of Ramses tomb, but after it took forever to get one to Paris, the French told the Egyptians they could keep the second one...!
The Arc de Triumph:
And the Notre Dam:
That night, Dana, Emma and I went out to dinner and then a club and met some very nice Parisians! Great fun!
The next day, we had our first day of class. I will post some of the things I write in class on this blog soon! After class, we took a walking tour led by my teacher Phillip of Montmartre, a district in the north of Paris that almost all the artists lived in during the early 1900s (Picasso, Hemingway, Stein...).
This is a restaurant/bar that Picasso and Hemingway used to frequent:
This is one of the last vineyards in Paris:
Some more beautiful views from the tallest point in the city:
This is where Picasso's old studio was, and the street he lived on:
This is cool: apparently the Governor Daley of Chicago really liked Paris, and designed a Metra station on Michigan Avenue after this stop in Montmartre. It looks identical!
Of course, we had to see the Moulin Rouge!
Dana, Emma and I went to dinner in the area before returning home for a good night's sleep. Can't wait for more adventures tomorrow!
On the first day after everyone arrived (Sunday) we went on a short tour of our immediate neighborhood, then took the metro to go to the Eiffel Tower to do the boat tour (a surprise--I got to do it twice!). This time we went earlier than I went a few days ago. Here was the view:
That night my fellow student Emma and I went to dinner at a nice restaurant and had delicious food. The next morning, we had orientation at 9 am at the school, which is off the metro about 25 minutes from us, almost directly north of us. Once orientation was over, we went on a longer walking tour.
This is a beautiful Opera house that many dance performances have taken place in for decades:
This is the view from that square:
This is Harry's New York Bar, where apparently Mr. Harry actually took the bar from his restaurant in New York to Paris to recreate his restaurant. Also, the bloody mary was supposedly created here. Many famous artists visited this place frequently in the 20th century.
This is a giant place to shop for very expensive things (I totally forgot the name of this square), like Dior and Channel and you can even stay at the Ritz next door:
Here is the Tuilerie Park:
And this is a monument given to the French by the Egyptians. There were two that stood in front of Ramses tomb, but after it took forever to get one to Paris, the French told the Egyptians they could keep the second one...!
The Arc de Triumph:
And the Notre Dam:
That night, Dana, Emma and I went out to dinner and then a club and met some very nice Parisians! Great fun!
The next day, we had our first day of class. I will post some of the things I write in class on this blog soon! After class, we took a walking tour led by my teacher Phillip of Montmartre, a district in the north of Paris that almost all the artists lived in during the early 1900s (Picasso, Hemingway, Stein...).
This is a restaurant/bar that Picasso and Hemingway used to frequent:
This is one of the last vineyards in Paris:
Some more beautiful views from the tallest point in the city:
This is where Picasso's old studio was, and the street he lived on:
This is cool: apparently the Governor Daley of Chicago really liked Paris, and designed a Metra station on Michigan Avenue after this stop in Montmartre. It looks identical!
Of course, we had to see the Moulin Rouge!
Dana, Emma and I went to dinner in the area before returning home for a good night's sleep. Can't wait for more adventures tomorrow!
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