J'aime Paris

Paris has been one of the most beautiful cities we have visited yet. I have enjoyed every second of the day thus far. Even my hotel room is a fantastic place to spend some time. ha! Today began with church, which means a different language. We walked into the chapel where we sat for a while before we realized there was a room for English. We were given headphones, but I was not into them because it was annoying to be hearing both English and French. After an hour of meetings, I changed rooms and walked into the English room with Butters and Adam. The ward was having ward conference today, so it was a two hour meeting followed by sacrament meeting. I enjoyed church because it was interesting to see how another ward functions. The church is the same no matter where you go. While we were there we ran into the Paris study abroad group. They were a fun bunch of people to talk to. Most of them were girls, so it was nice to flirt with them and learn about the area.

A decision was made to walk over to Notre Dame since we were next door. We began walking towards the island, but once on the island we headed towards Sainte-Chapelle instead of Notre Dame, which is on the other side of the island. We finally made it the Dame and we debated whether or not to go inside. We ended up touring the beautiful Cathedral, which was full of dust. Afterwards, we walked outside and waited in line for the tower. We got in line with a study abroad group from BYU Idaho. It was pretty fun. I meet probably 25 people from that group. The views from Notre Dame are gorgeous. I am glad, I purchased my camera because it takes amazing pictures. Notre Dame was checked off the list, so we headed to our next site, Sainte-Chapelle.






We bought a museum pass at Notre Dame tower for 50 Euro, which gets us into all the museums for free for four days. It also covers Versailles, but it does not cover the Eiffel tower. The pass got us into the Chapelle right when it was closing. We also skipped the line with the pass, which is another benefit of the pass. The Chapelle was breathtaking. I good not believe my eyes. The whole building was covered in stain glass and was beautiful. I could spend so much time inside there, but I did not because I felt my stomach.

We left the Chapelle and walked over to Luxemburg gardens, which were amazing! I have never seen such a prettier peace of land. People were relaxing on the steps, chairs, grass, and fountain. It was a site to behold. We took a thirty minute break before we continued on. I walked around the whole time, snapping pictures. It five blocks up from a Crepe shop that we ate for dinner. Crepes were good, but I do not think it can beat the shop in Santa Monica. ha! Food was yummy after 20 hours of no food. My day ends there. I am in the hotel listening to music with Ashlyn. Until next time!

 Here are a couple pictures of Notre Dame. From within the cathedral and from the lower landing of the bell tower. The gargoyle makes the picture! Here is a picture of myself with the Eiffel tower in the back ground! I love Paris!

 Here is another classic photo of Kandace and I. Probably not the best one we have taken, but it is up there. ha! Expect to see more of these. We plan on taking one every day or at least in a new city or romantic site. ha! By the way, Grandpa and Dad win with the best comment concerning Kandace! Thank you for your comments!

 This is towards the back of Notre Dame on the island across the bridge in the back. The ice cream is amazing. I would tell you to find it when you are near Notre Dame.

These locks are found on a bridge on the backside of Notre Dame. They symbolize a marriage. A couple will write there names on the lock and then throw the key in the water.