17 July 2009
16 July 2009
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15 July 2009
We slept in. Then headed to montmartre. We ate at a diner. Then went to the moulin rouge giftshop
Then to the montmartre cemetery
Then pics of the moulin rouge
Then over to the orangery. We saw monet's waterlilies. And a special exhibition of some Spanish artist that was really cool.
After we headed over to the Asian art museum. Lara wasn't thrilled to be there. But I like Hindu art. So we went. But not for long.
Then we went south to a street that had a Ben and jerrys. But sadly they didn't have any of the new flavors. But the website said that there were 2 other places that carried Ben and jerrys. So we found both of them. The 1st did not exist. The 2nd was a kiosk type thing that sold ice cream by the scoop. Epic fail. Oh well
In the middle of the Ben and jerrys search-we were near the cluny museum. So I decided to go there again. That was a fun side trip :)
Then we headed home. Ate dinner near home. Then as we crossed the street some backpackers asked me for directions. And I knew the answer! I even knew which metro stops and transfers. (mainly because they were going to montmartre. And we went there this morning. But still cool!)
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Then visited the moulin rouge gift shop (which was more of a boutique). Then we went to the montmartre cemetery. Which was smaller than we expected. But really pretty. We saw tte graves of dumas (wrote 3 musketeers), Degas (painter) and zola (writer). Then we took pics of the moulin rouge.
Now we are on our way to the impressionist museum (d`orangerie)
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14 July 2009
Ok. Bed time. I'm exhausted. And my feet and legs hurt!
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Oh. And fighter jets are really cool looking from right below! We are standing in the tuileries. Looking down toward the obelisk and the arc watching the fighter jets fly down the champs and over us. The first ones fly w blue white and red smoke (the french flag). We're having a blast!
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13 July 2009
Oh. And from carrying my bags today on my arm. Specifically my right arm. I now have what looks like track marks on my right arm. Right where they wld be if they were real. No bueno. Oh well :)
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12 July 2009
11 July 2009
I can't praise our room more. Haven't ever stayed in a room that could even come close to comparing! Were tired now, both in our cages... He he he. Tomorrow we go to the zoo/aquarium!! Were very excited but also sad because tomorrow is our last day in berlin. But also excited because we get to return to Paris! Bastille day!! Yahoo! Ok goodnight for now. Miss you all :)
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Two lions room
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10 July 2009
Then it started raining. Like really hard. The wind was blowing hard. We hung under the gate for awhile. When it slowed down we walked over to the Reichstag (the parliament building). We're gonna go back tomorrow to go in.
Then we walked back down unter den linden (we stopped at a cafe to have a beer-and to use their bathrooms). On the way back we shopped a little..buying some touristy stuff. When we got back to the museum area (which is an island) we took lots of pics. The Berliner dome was so gorgeous. Its this old cathedral. It was gutted a while back. But the outside is amazing. Then we came back to the hostel to drop our stuff off.
Then we walked back to the nearby square to have dinner. Kilkinneys Irish pub was perfect. Pubs always seem to have great food! And they had a cricket game on. So tourists were coming in to watch the game.
We just got back to the room. And wow we are tired. Tomorrow we check out and go to the crazy hotel on the other side of berlin.
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09 July 2009
But this train is practically the hogwarts express. There are compartments like in the movie. But its not dark wood. But clear glass.
There are 6 seats in our compartment. So far we are alone. Very cool.
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08 July 2009
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07 July 2009
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Also..its way cheaper here. Like half price compared to Paris. I still love Paris. But this is a nice break.
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Now we are at an Italian restaurant near our hotel. Yay!
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06 July 2009
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05 July 2009
In the past it has been annoying to tell people where we are from. No one knows where stl is. So we are using LA as our "home". So much easier. everyone knows where that is.
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04 July 2009
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03 July 2009
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Side note. Lara has noticed that some people really don't smell good.
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02 July 2009
We're gonna sleep well tonight!
Tomorrow the goal is to go to the Eiffel tower, the musee d'orsay, the musee rodin, delacroix museum. And the cluny museum. I don't know if we'll get all of that done. But its the goal. Hopefully it'll be cooler tomorrow. Today was unusually hot. 10 degrees hotter than average!
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We slept in this morning. So we're getting a bit of a late start...but not too late. Then we'll head out to the louvre. Then St chappelle. Then notre dame. And finally the pompidou. Then at night we'll go up the arc de triomphe and walk down the champs. Then bed. Good day all in all :)
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01 July 2009
Night. :)
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Now we both need massages. And we are tired. But we'll be in Paris soon. Yay.
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30 June 2009
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