Monday, July 16, 2012
As my time here winds down I am even more busy. I am realizing just how much sightseeing I have left to do (not going to get done) and I have a lot of work to finish before my internship ends Wednesday, and I have a lot of travel plans to do before London on Thursday, and tons of packing and prep to do before leaving for home next Wednesday. Basically everything is really hectic. As I leave for London on Thursday, don't expect anything this coming weekend- I won't be here! Last bit of travel before the big voyage home :)
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Only (almost) 10 more days until I get home! Right now it's 10 and 18ish hours, so round up to 11, but almost 10!
Today is Bastille Day, the celebration of the end of monarch in France (kind of). The Louvre was free today in celebration, which meant every single tourist had lined up and caused a two hour wait. No thank you, I'd rather pay the 10 euros and wait in a 5 minute line than a two hour one with no sunscreen.
Instead I ran off to La Defense and the St. Denis Basilica and the Madeleine and Place de la Concorde. I'm trying to knock things off my list, but realizing that there is simply no way I'm going to get all of it done.
Chateau de Fontainebleau? Nope, too far. Musee de Vin? Probably not (how unfortunate!). Catacombes? Nah, more important things to see. Pere Lachaise cemetery? If I have time.
The issue is that I have tomorrow (going to the Louvre, finally) and then after work Monday-Wednesday, but then I leave to travel until next Monday night, so then I have next Tuesday to sightsee but that day also has to include packing. And then I leave Wednesday. So I have very limited time left to see everything. I'm going to get as much done as possible, but I won't be super upset if I don't get hit everything. That's what my next trip to Paris is for ;)
Today is Bastille Day, the celebration of the end of monarch in France (kind of). The Louvre was free today in celebration, which meant every single tourist had lined up and caused a two hour wait. No thank you, I'd rather pay the 10 euros and wait in a 5 minute line than a two hour one with no sunscreen.
Instead I ran off to La Defense and the St. Denis Basilica and the Madeleine and Place de la Concorde. I'm trying to knock things off my list, but realizing that there is simply no way I'm going to get all of it done.
Chateau de Fontainebleau? Nope, too far. Musee de Vin? Probably not (how unfortunate!). Catacombes? Nah, more important things to see. Pere Lachaise cemetery? If I have time.
The issue is that I have tomorrow (going to the Louvre, finally) and then after work Monday-Wednesday, but then I leave to travel until next Monday night, so then I have next Tuesday to sightsee but that day also has to include packing. And then I leave Wednesday. So I have very limited time left to see everything. I'm going to get as much done as possible, but I won't be super upset if I don't get hit everything. That's what my next trip to Paris is for ;)
Monday, July 9, 2012
I'm sorry I didn't get around to updating you all on my travel plans right away, but that's because it took me until about 5 minutes ago to complete them. Here is my schedule for the rest of my stay in Europe:
July 10-12: Work
July 13-15: Sightseeing, Bastille Day, etc.
July 16-18: Work
July 19-21: London
July 22-23: Dublin
July 24: Pack, sightseeing
July 25: Come home!
July 10-12: Work
July 13-15: Sightseeing, Bastille Day, etc.
July 16-18: Work
July 19-21: London
July 22-23: Dublin
July 24: Pack, sightseeing
July 25: Come home!
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