Can I get a hot tub?!

My love for Paris was strengthened today. The layout of the buildings and urban planning of the city is spectacular. The day began with our 25 EU breakfast at the hotel. I will never get tired of food as long as it is prepared the way it is here. Following breakfast, a group of us headed to the pantheon. On our way over, we lost Regillo, but there was no need to worry. He speaks french. As we were taking a group pictures on the steps of the Pantheon, we saw this person running towards and yelling, wait for me. ha! It was hilarious.

The Pantheon is amazing! The architecture is amazing and the paintings are incredible. It is one of my favorite buildings so far in Paris. I do not think I will find one that can top it. It is hard to describe the initial shock of the building, but it just feels unbelievable that someone could design and carry out a project like this one. By the way, our museum pass was amazing. It is nice having to just buy a four day pass and then flashing it to the guards when we want to enter a site.

Soon after the Pantheon, we headed to the Muse Du Louvre. The art, sculptures, etc, numbered in the thousands. Sarah, Ashlyn, Adam, Michelle, and I spent about three hours wondering around and looking at the various time periods. I especially enjoyed the Neo Classical rooms because I studied most of these paintings already and it was fun to see them up close. The Mona Lisa is not that impressive. Sure it is a nice painting, but there are masterpieces surrounding it. Right across from it is the painting called the wedding, which blew my mind. It stretched from wall-to-wall and from ceiling-to-floor. It was incredible. How can someone spend that much time on a painting, especially since you can not see the whole painting in front of you while you are painting. The Louvre was amazing! I wish I could have spent more time, but I honestly could not have lasted any longer. My legs were tired. Looking at art for that long also makes you tired. My group meet up with Cory, Jack, Kandace, Chad, and Regillo in the gardens. We were just relaxing and having a good time when we all decided to walked down Champ Elysees.

The street is amazing! Parks on either side, followed by shopping. Regilo, Heather, Luke, and I went shopping for a bit, but we could not find anything that we wanted. The prices also helped in our decision making. We did stop in some car dealerships because they looked sweet. We quickly grabbed something for dinner and then walked over to the Arc De Triomphe. The Arc was amazing. We got there as soon as the ceremony for the Unknown Soldier had finished. I loved how you could see Napoleon's Arc, Arc De Triomphe, and then the Grand Arc in the financial district. The views from up above were worthwhile. I was taking pictures from whichever direction I could. Took some modeling shots as well shots near do not tan signs. Regilo, Cory, and I tanned at the gardens of the Louvre.

Following the Arc, we made our way to the Eiffel tower, which cannot be described in words. I could not believe I was even close to the structure. I felt like I was just in San Francisco and looking at a statue. However, this time it was real. We did not plan to go up, but we did plan taking pictures and staying till it sparkled. We walked around and took several pictures. Maybe even a hundred pictures. At ten o'clock we watched it sparkle for five minutes. If you have not seen it before, you must go on the hour to watch it light up as well as sparkle. It looks like hundreds of people taking flash photos.

Our night soon ended with a metro ride home where I now find myself typing away on my blog. I will talk to you tomorrow! Have a good night!