France
2 Days at Disney!
The time had finally come! We were going to Disneyland Paris! The first ride we did was Big Thunder Mountain where we rode inside and around a bunch of big mountains! There was one time I was about to hit my head but it went down right before! Our favorite three rides were: 3. The … Continue reading
Speedos. Its the LAW!
A friend of mine presented me with the gift of a speedo (in fromt of the entire Acton student body, of course) and said id need it in France. Turns out she wasnt kidding. We’re at disney paris today, and at the local hotel we decided to take a dip. But the lady at the … Continue reading
Movie Making in The Canal Saint-Martin!
Yesterday we decided that we wanted to explore new parts of paris so we went to the other side of town to a neighborhood called The Canal Saint-Martin. One bookstore caught our eye so we decided to go in. The bookstore was really neat, most of the books had to do with graphic design or … Continue reading
First Paris Haircut!
To start the day off today, I got my first Paris haircut! When I got there, the lady luckily spoke a little english so I didn’t have to point. I was so exited not to feel sweaty all the time! BEFORE: DURING: AFTER: I love my new haircut!
Ultimate Paddleball
For dinner today, we went to a wonderful park with beautiful plants and trees and trails! We brought four rackets and a ball to play paddleball at the park! We sat down under the shade of a tree and ate our “quality burgers” to fuel our stomachs and then we got up and hit the … Continue reading
Too much Paris?
In our first 24 hours, the Carpenters: Visited the top of the Arc de Triumph Window browsed the ridiculous shops on the Champs d’Elysses Had 18 inch hot dogs at the eiffel tower Took a boat cruise along the beautiful Seine Slept for 12 of the 24 hours. Needless to say, we are way overdoing … Continue reading
Wonderful View of Paris
Once we got settled into our new apartment, we decided to talk a walk to the Arc de Triomphe because it was so close and we just wanted to see it! So we walked only a few blocks and there it was, right in front of us! It seemed a lot bigger than in the … Continue reading
Chocolate Comes First
Today was a long day but we sure did get a lot out of it. We started the day by getting up at 4:15! We then went straight to the airport where we caught a two hourlong flight and then a connecting 1 hour flight. Our connection was in Germany so we got to hear … Continue reading