Day 9 - Paris, France

April 4, 1999

  • Eat Breakfast
  • Ile de la Cité and Ile St. Louis
  • Go to Airport
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We got back from La Scala late, so I only got about four hours of sleep. Others got between 30 minutes and three hours because it was prank night. Breakfast was exactly the same as yesterday. The other group had to leave early, so it was just our group. We went to the Ile de la Cité and the Ile de St. Louis to see the Sainte Chapelle and Notre Dame. The Sainte Chapelle was interesting because it had a lower chapel and an upper chapel. The upper chapel was much larger and more elegant than the lower chapel. The upper chapel has stained-glass windows which look very beautiful. We walked by the Palais de Justice and went to Notre Dame. Since today is Easter, there was a mass at Notre Dame. The line was quite long, so we had Antonio wait in line. We walked around Notre Dame and went shopping. When we got back to the line, we found Antonio close to the entrance, off to the side. So we cut in line and got to view part of the Easter mass. We also got to see the Cardinal of France and the famous rose window. It took us a while to refind the RER station. Unfortunately some of us lost our tickets so some of us used the same ticket twice. My ticket didn't work so I went around the turnstiles. We made it to the hotel before the bus came, so we had time to search our rooms for any missing items. We then boarded the bus to the airport about 20 minutes later. We had lunch at the airport and we used our coupons, which was good for any meal under 75F. I had stuffed salmon with honey sauce and french fries. Looking back on today and the trip in general, I'm amazed that we did so many things in only ten days. I've learned a lot and wishing that it doesn't have to end. There are so many things we didn't get to see, but I have no regrets. This has been the best thing that has ever happened to me and I will never forget it.
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