Paris - A bit of rest.

So the first part of sunday started out as a free day. We (Nora, Chris, Lydia and I) went to the catcombs. Super far into the ground, super creepy and super full of bones. Definitely worth the 4€ student admission.

After that our group atrempted to visit the petit palais and grand palais. That didn't go quite as planned because the things we went to see were quite closed. We then went through to the national army museum I believe where napoleon's tomb is. Its not over the top or anything.

After that we went to the Rodin museum which had some beautiful gardens and even better rasberry sorbet. After we walked under the eiffel tower to the cité architecture museum. Lots of cool casts of classical architecture and some great modern architecture exhibits too.

After that Nick and I got some of our studio work done in Monmarte and I had tiaramissou ice cream... why isnt it everywhere. Ended the day with cards and quite a few people in our room.

Today we visited two parks, then it started raining quite hard. So we took a long lunch at the hotel whuch turned into studio time and a nap. Much needed rest. Tomorrow is Le Corbusier.  Very excited for that.

Paris part duex

So on Thursday we had a slightly more relaxed day. We went to the Musee d'orsay. It was quite large and had a pretty good collection of art nouveau furniture. After that we went back to our hotel to enjoy studio... which is odd since we have held studio in the courtyard of the hotel.

On friday we went to Brussels, yes a day trip to Brussels. Art nouveau to the max. Unfortunately Belgium's copyright laws are intense so no phitis of the art nouveau there. I did not get a waffle as I was not hungry for dessert, BUT I did have a Belgian Beer that was tasty.

Today was our first free day. It was definitely a good one. We went to a market, then to a park by Bernard Tschumi. Lots of frolicking, and David chasing pigeons. Then we staged an impromptu fashion shoot at the Louvre. And then we went into the museum. Overwhelmingly large. And to see the Mona Lisa is pretty much a circus. You'll see what I mean below.

Paris

Had to get up super early on monday morning to get to paris. The train went under the English channel to France and took 2 and a half hours from London to Paris. Our hotel is apartment style (we have a kitchenette but to even call it that is generous). Its in Monmarte.

Our first day in Paris was endless walking. We walked from the Louvre all the way to the Arc de Triomphe. Then the the effeil tower. Map that on google maps and tell me you wouldn't be tired. But it was okay the walk was very pretty.

Second day in Paris was all about the cathedrals.  We saw Ste. Dennis, then Notre Dame, Ste. Chappelle. Notre dame was crowded beyond belief, all of them were gorgeous. We also held studio today which was odd as it was in the courtyard of the hotel. Then went took the Funicular right by our hotel to get some great views of paris.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montmartre_funicular

Today we say the most beautiful gothic cathedral I have ever been to in Chartres.
It was massive and mainly built in the 13th century. After Chartres was versailles. This is the extremely overwhelming palace that was built for French aristocracy and the king mainly Louis XIV. By palace I mean basically a city with ENOURMOUS gardens all so the aristocracy didn't have to live in Paris.

Pictures to follow.

Weekend in Dublin.

I'm sitting at the airport in Dublin. The last two days were the first of our independent travels. This time all 20 of us decided to do the same thing- rather a few of us had the idea and it worked for everyone so we all went. The next few wont be everyone.

Walked around just to experience Dublin a lot. Went to the Guiness storehouse and had a pint while enjoying a 360 degree view of Dublin. Went to a craft brewery that had three floors and we all made fools of ourselfs joining two spanish girls and starting a dance party. Fun night.

Staying the night in London and then taking the train early to Paris. Looking forward to being somewhere for more than a few days.