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Paris, France

Paris...overrated, but Notre Dame was nice.

I don't have too much to say about Paris. I didn't really like it. I don't think it's the most beautiful city in the world, or the most romantic. There were pretty parts of Paris, but you can find pretty things everywhere. It was really crowded and over priced. Not a big fan of the language either. Not just because I don't know it, but it just got annoying after awhile.

Lenny Kravitz

Some neat things did happen in Paris though. There was  FREE Lenny Kravitz concert. Cydney and I jumped at that. It was really cool. I got to get really close to the stage. However, some nasty Egyptians started touching me so I had security pull me out. I'm not a big fan of Egyptians not either. But Lenny was good.

Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz
Notre Dame

Quasimodo's buddies

Another thing I really liked about Paris was the Notre Dame Cathedral. It was SO beautiful. We were even there in time to see a Mass. We didn't stay, considering we arent' Catholic and we don't speak French, but it was really neat. The art inside the cathedral is so pretty. We climbed the tower of Notre Dame too. That is one tough climb. Just a spiral stiarcase straight to the top. But it was worth it. The view was really nice...well, as nice as it can get of a cluttered city. What I really loved though, were the GARGOYLES! They were so neat. I think gargoyles are the coolest things. People think they are scary, but they were really put up there to scare away bad spirits, so the gargoyles are good, not bad. My favorite was that little gargoyle squatting with his tounge out. He's so cute. I even bought a keychain that looked just like him.There are even soem falcons that live at the tower, and we actually saw a couple. The bell of Notre Dame was HUGE. All in all, Notre Dame was just a neat place.

On top of Notre Dame

Paris as Quasimodo saw it.

You think this looks high? We went even higher

Bell of Notre Dame

Behind Notre Dame

Behind Notre Dame

Parid Opera House

Cydney the Wino

On the River Boat

The last in Paris we spent on a river boat tour. It was really neat. A group of us all went on the bus and saw all the landmarks of Paris. That was really pretty too. However, we did get mooned at one of the landmarks. That was funny. After the tour Erin, Cydney, Ashley and I went to a nice little cafe and had a very nice dinner. I had veal. I like veal. It's delicious.