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- Day 4
- Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 12:46 PM
- ⛅ 45 °F
- Altitude: 203 ft
FrancePlace de l'Etoile48°52’23” N 2°17’54” E
Mecina
April 18, 2017 in France ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
Guess who found Chanel & Nike?!
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 12:53 PM
- ⛅ 45 °F
- Altitude: 203 ft
- FrancePlace de l'Etoile48°52’23” N 2°17’54” E
Souvenir Shopping
April 18, 2017 in France ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
Hannah and Kaeley went souvenir shopping. On the way Kaeley saw a homeless man with a dog. She was nice enough to give him her baguette!
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 12:59 PM
- ⛅ 45 °F
- Altitude: 203 ft
- FrancePlace de l'Etoile48°52’23” N 2°17’54” E
Vesuvio
April 18, 2017 in France ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
Having a French/Italian lunch!
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 1:45 PM
- ⛅ 46 °F
- Altitude: 213 ft
- FrancePlace de l'Etoile48°52’24” N 2°17’51” E
Cher Paris
April 18, 2017 in France ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
And more shopping!
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 2:15 PM
- ⛅ 48 °F
- Altitude: 292 ft
- FrancePlace du Tertre48°53’5” N 2°20’38” E
Sacré Coeur
April 18, 2017 in France ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
A LONG walk to get up here. But the view is worth it! Because of how steep it is, sometimes there are outdoor concerts here!
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 3:07 PM
- ⛅ 50 °F
- Altitude: 407 ft
- FrancePlace du Tertre48°53’11” N 2°20’26” E
Artist Square
April 18, 2017 in France ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
This is the famous "Artist Square" in Montmartre where artists will draw/paint/sketch you.
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 5:14 PM
- ⛅ 52 °F
- Altitude: 197 ft
- FranceMontparnasse Tower48°50’32” N 2°19’20” E
Montparnasse
April 18, 2017 in France ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
We took the "Lift" up 56 levels. Now we are climbing 3 more to get to the TOP! We are so high up that the Eiffle Tower looks TINY behind us!
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 7:06 PM
- ⛅ 52 °F
- Altitude: 220 ft
- FranceGare de Paris-Montparnasse48°50’33” N 2°19’11” E
Flammeküche
April 18, 2017 in France ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
So this sounds German, because it comes from Alsace, France which is on the French/German border.
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 8:21 PM
- ⛅ 50 °F
- Altitude: 108 ft
- FranceEiffel Tower48°51’30” N 2°17’40” E
Eiffle Tower
April 18, 2017 in France ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
It's time to go up the Eiffle Tower!
John RitterYou guys have gone non stop. The sights look great. Hope it's as much fun as it looks
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 10:44 PM
- 🌙 45 °F
- Altitude: 177 ft
- FranceParis 06 Ancien - Quartier Porte-Saint-Denis48°51’53” N 2°21’9” E
End of Day 4
April 18, 2017 in France ⋅ 🌙 45 °F
We had a busy day today. Got some shopping done and saw some amazing sights. The students navigated us through the metro perfectly today! Tomorrow is our last full day in Paris, and then we're off toRead more
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 10:25 AM
- ⛅ 45 °F
- Altitude: 456 ft
- FrancePalace of Versailles48°48’18” N 2°7’13” E
Versailles
April 19, 2017 in France ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 2:00 PM
- ☀️ 50 °F
- Altitude: 141 ft
- FranceHaussmann Saint-Lazare Railway Station48°52’24” N 2°19’57” E
Fragonard
April 19, 2017 in France ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F
Stopped for a tour at Fragonard. This French perfume company is only in France.
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 4:04 PM
- ☀️ 52 °F
- Altitude: 138 ft
- FranceParis 01 Ancien - Quartier Place-Vendôme48°52’16” N 2°19’56” E
Opera House
April 19, 2017 in France ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F
We got to see the famous Paris opera house. The setting of the "Phantom of the Opera".
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 5:28 PM
- ☀️ 52 °F
- Altitude: 167 ft
- FrancePlace de la Bastille48°51’21” N 2°22’19” E
Le Café des Chats
April 19, 2017 in France ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F
So this place is a little different. It is a cafe where they have 6 cats that roam freely. They even have a paper that tells about each of them. Cool place for cat lovers!
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 6:13 PM
- ☀️ 50 °F
- Altitude: 161 ft
- FranceCité Island48°51’12” N 2°20’32” E
Café Latin
April 19, 2017 in France ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F
This is our last dinner while we're on tour. :-(
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 7:15 PM
- ☀️ 50 °F
- Altitude: 102 ft
- FrancePont Neuf48°51’27” N 2°20’27” E
Seine River Boat
April 19, 2017 in France ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F
The Seine is the river that divides the city of Paris into the left bank (south) and the right bank (north) - our hotel is on the right bank in 3rd district.
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 9:30 PM
- 🌙 45 °F
- Altitude: 177 ft
- FranceParis 06 Ancien - Quartier Porte-Saint-Denis48°51’53” N 2°21’9” E
End of Day 5
April 19, 2017 in France ⋅ 🌙 45 °F
Today was our final day with our tour director Jordane and the other group (from Maryland). Jordane has to leave with the other group early (before we even come down for breakfast) so the kids had toRead more
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- Day 6
- Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 10:45 AM
- ⛅ 46 °F
- Altitude: 171 ft
- FranceLa Villette48°53’18” N 2°22’2” E
Gare du Nord. ALL ABOARD!
April 20, 2017 in France ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
Slight hiccup on the metro but we still arrived at the RER station 12 min early! After our journey this morning Ang said "I'll never forget the 18lbs i lost on the metro!" An exausting morning but weRead more
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- Day 6
- Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 12:22 PM
- ⛅ 48 °F
- Altitude: 335 ft
- FranceRozay-en-Brie48°40’41” N 2°58’14” E
La Tour des Dames
April 20, 2017 in France ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
We have arrived at la Tour des Dames!
John RitterNow with your friends. Slow down a little and enjoy the area outside the city. Get a little rest.
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- Day 6
- Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 9:58 PM
- ⛅ 45 °F
- Altitude: 331 ft
- FranceRozay-en-Brie48°41’2” N 2°57’33” E
Outside of Paris
April 20, 2017 in France ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
We are with our host families outside of Paris so the post will be a little different for the rest of the trip. Stay tuned to see what happened today at the host families' houses.
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- Day 6
- Thursday, April 20, 2017
- ⛅ 48 °F
- Altitude: 331 ft
- FranceRozay-en-Brie48°41’2” N 2°57’33” E
Kaeley's Evening
April 20, 2017 in France ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
Kaeley's host sister, Axelle, works at a stable, so she let her ride one of the horses!
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- Day 6
- Thursday, April 20, 2017
- ⛅ 48 °F
- Altitude: 331 ft
- FranceRozay-en-Brie48°41’2” N 2°57’33” E
Hannah H's Evening
April 20, 2017 in France ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
Hannah had a nice relaxing evening with her host family and got to watch some TV there too!
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- Day 6
- Thursday, April 20, 2017
- ⛅ 48 °F
- Altitude: 331 ft
- FranceRozay-en-Brie48°41’2” N 2°57’33” E
Ben's Evening
April 20, 2017 in France ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
Ben spent the evening with his host brother walking around the neighborhood and playing video games.
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- Day 6
- Thursday, April 20, 2017
- ⛅ 48 °F
- Altitude: 331 ft
- FranceRozay-en-Brie48°41’2” N 2°57’33” E
Will's Evening
April 20, 2017 in France ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
Will got to go with his host brother to a French bakery and got a baguette! How very French of him!
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- Day 6
- Thursday, April 20, 2017
- ⛅ 48 °F
- Altitude: 331 ft
- FranceRozay-en-Brie48°41’2” N 2°57’33” E
Ang's Evening
April 20, 2017 in France ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
Ang got to try a very French dish tonight: Foie Gras (Goose Liver)