Journey to Venice

So our journey to Venice was a good one. We traveled by train & got to ride in a private cachette with 5 other people-it’s basically a small private room where the seats fold down into beds, almost like bunk-beds. It was a fun experience. It was nice getting to finally lie down and sleep horizontally on a train. The train ride lasted over night and when we woke up we arrived in a hot and humid, sunny Venice! Yea!!!!! Finally, my kind of weather! Here is some funny pics from the overnight adventure…

To The Top

We’ll we finally made it to the top of the Eiffel Tower! Every time we were going to do it, it was either too late to go to the top because it closed, or the line was too long. So once we were able to do it we were all happy. It was way neat seeing the city from the top of it. It was crazy how windy it was once we were up there! It was also pretty cold and rainy…as usual it seems, but it was still worth going to the top. I’m finally starting to get over my fear of heights!

Chateau de Versailles

Versailles was one of our last stops. It was quite the experience. That place was massive and beautiful! I loved the interiors! It was also home of Marie Anoinette! Seeing the movie made this experience more meaningful-I actually was the most familiar with the history of this place! It was cool. Now I need to watch the movie again to see if the scenes look familiar! Here's some pics...

Moulin Rouge

Then we went to see the infamous Moulin Rouge. It wasn't quite like I pictured it, but it was still a fun place to see!

Church of the Sacred Heart

This was another cool church on top of a huge hill that we went to. It had a large dome which made it different and neat to see.

Arc de Triomphe

Finally after the museum, we made our way to the Arc de Triomphe and went to the top of it! The view from above was way cool! It was just how I imagined it!

Musee d'Orsay

Today we went to the Musee d'Orsay, a museum full of impressionists art! Here we saw Van Gogh's art along with Renoir, Degas, Monet, Manet, & more! These were some of the paintings that I was most excited to see since I had just learned about some of these pieces in my art history class this last semester and have grown up seeing...I really enjoyed this museum! There was also a really cool Art Nouvou style furniture exhibit. Seeing this stuff in person was great!