Paris; Take 2

What did I do this weekend? Oh, it was a real snoozer. Hardly worth mentioning, really. I only spent the greater part of it exploring the sights and streets of Paris, France. You know, just another typical weekend I will probably have forgotten this time next month. ;]

This is me and Mamma-D (maman d'accueil = host mom) at the very tippy top of the Eiffel Tower. . .

And this is the reason we can't tear ourselves away from the edge. You can't really tell from the pictures, but the view was INCREDIBE.

 Then we payed another visit to the insanely beautiful Notre Dame. . . 

. . . and this time we actually got to go inside.

Next we stopped by Pompidu Center to see Stravinskys sculptures. They were. . . odd.

Okay, I know I don't look like the happiest camper in this photo. . . I was just a little confusled by the sculptures I guess. I really was having a good time, I promise. =]

 So anyway, on the first Sunday of every month all the Museums of Paris are completely free, so my host parents thought it would be a good time to take me to see Le Louvre. . . What they didn't count on was every other tourist in the City having the exact same thought. The line was insanely long, it seemed like it strectched on forever. Unfortunately we did not have that kind of time, so I still have not been inside the museum. However. . .

I DID get the classic tourist photo standing outside next to the pyramids. =]

Like I said, just another typical weekend in the life of an Exchange Student. =]

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Autumn

I thought I was in love with this place before, but that was just puppy love compared to what I feel now. Green is great, but look at those Autumn colors! Oh, I love it here. =]

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J'adore Bruxelles

Okay, I've said it before, but I just HAVE to say it again. I <3 Belgium. This place is absolutely perfect. Every time I think I've been ogled for the last time, I discover something new that leaves me falling in love with this place all over again.

Take last week for example. My friends (who, by the way, are freaking AWESOME) were showing me around the city. Even though I had seen most of it before, I could hardly tear my eyes away from the scene surrounding me. I was snapping pictures like crazy, and I felt like such a tourist. But honestly, how can you NOT take pictures when you are surrounded by all this?

Yes, that is a little boy taking a pee (more commonly known as Mennekin Pis). Don't ask.

Random little side story: So apparently the dude that designed this building (oodles of years ago), after seeing that the final product was not exactly what he wanted it to be, decided that life was simply no longer worth living. He climbed up to the very tippy top of the tower and threw himself out the window. I don't know about you, but I think the building looks super-dee-duper. If I was the one who had designed it, I would be all kinds of proud of myself. . . not suicidal. To each his own, I guess.


Remember those Freaking-Awsome friends I told you about? Well here are a few shots of them =]

Anne-Sophie eating her waffle. I love her. I really do. =]

Celine, Maiva, and me =]

This is Aymeric, but that is WAY too hard to say so I call him Ricky. =]

Two of my very most favorite people in the world. Anne-Sophie and Laura. Aren't they just beautiful?

So pretty much, despite being constantly confused and never understanding what anyone is saying, I am LOVING my european adventure. <3

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