Today Alex and I ended up waking up a little late, but got up quickly and got dressed to head to Notre Dame. We went on the metro, by ourselves for once, and OF COURSE went to the wrong stop and ended up having to walk several blocks to find it. FINALLY we found it and got in line for the Cathedral. We realized that there were a separate line for the Bell Tower so we left the Cathedral and got in the one hour line for the Bell Tower. We took turns going into the Cathedral while the other person waited in line, since we had plenty of time. Finally it was our turn to head up the Tower. For awhile it was just a constant stone spiral stairway going up and up and up and up and up...but it was definitely worth it once we reached the top because the sight of the city was gorgeous! The gargoyles were right at our level it was so cool! You could walk around a little bit seeing different angles of the city. Then there was this small opening to see the Bell Tower. It was so cool! Maggie, if you're reading this it was like being in the Hunchback of Notre Dame movie, the animators had the look of the place dead on. Completely wooden on the inside, with thick wood columns(i guess you would call them) and wooden stairways up the tower. I took plenty of pictures so you will see what I'm talking about. We went up one last longgg stairwell up to the top of Notre Dame. Again, a beautiful view!! After seeing all of that we climbed down the never-ending spiral stairs and finally reached the ground. Notre Dame was so awesome!
Next we headed over to Sainte-Chapelle, another gorgeous Cathedral, known for its large stained glass windows. I didn't enjoy this place as much as Notre Dame, but the stained glass was definitely really cool! We walked around for a little bit then headed back downstairs to the gift shop on our way out. Next we headed towards the Muss D'Orsay! It took awhile to get there because we were pretty far away from it walking distance, but it was well worth the walk. We weren't allowed to take any pictures inside which was a huge upset because the building was so cool! We went and saw the Van Gogh section and the impressionist section that included works by Toulouse Letrec, Claude Monet, Degas and Renoir. It was really a cool museum!!
I had more to write but right now I have to jump in the shower to get ready for dinner but I'll finish up later!
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