Day 4: PULV & Touristy Stuff

Day 4:

This day did not start out as planned for Jill and I. Our alarm did not go off and so we missed breakfast and showers. & one way to make me rather grumpy is to not eat my breakfast at all. So we rushed downstairs and rushed out of the building to catch the metro. We finally made it to PULV and low and behold! our prayers were answered. There was some type of fire alarm going on so Jill and I got to go to the cafe and pick something to eat. Yes!!

Then, we got to the room for our lecture and it began. It was a  lecture on the European Union by Dr. Nivet. He talked to us about the relationship between France and America, which was rather interesting. Both nations deal with problems differently. Also, even though France and America are on good terms, America likes to butt their noses into everyone else's issues and France does not like that. They want America to keep out of what is not theirs and keep their opinions to themselves.

After our lecture, we grabbed some lunch and then headed to Notre Dame Cathedral. It was beautiful. There was something going on because there were tents everywhere celebrating 850 years, I believe. We also had to look out for pick pockets, as usual. The French really need to do something about that. Inside, it was gorgeous with high ceilings and arches that were decorated with delicate designs. Everything is so unbelievable detailed, that it's scary. The French really pride themselves on their history and keeping it well maintained.

After, we headed to a little cafe nearby while some of our group headed up the 477 steps to get to the top of the Cathedral. I ordered chocolate cake and hot chocolate, surprise!! It was tasty. We talked about tutoring and internships and how difficult it was for us to choose an internship that paid less then a current job we have because we have to pay for school.

Later that night, we went on a beautiful boat tour together. Everything was all lit up and we just spent the time together joking, laughing, and taking pictures. It was beautiful especially the Eiffel Tower. It sparkled in the sky. Unfortunately, the waters were high as measured by this statue in the water so we didn't get to see Notre Dame lit up at night. However, it was still a very good time, one worthy of collapsing in bed.