To start my wonderful, bright, and sunny Friday morning here in France, my class and I headed under the streets of pairs to visit the Sewer Museum. From 10 am-11 am, I spent my time walking around a sewer, stench and all, and learning everything I could about it. Dr. Smith is very knowledgeable about …
Active Sewer? Museum? Both?? Read More »
A couple weekends ago I got to go to Luxembourg and was able to visit the Catacombs there. I thought it was really interesting because the vision in my head of what Catacombs looked like was vastly different from what I saw. There were no bones and if dead bodies were stored down there, they…
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Finally. This is it. The last post about bread. My brain is forever changed by my incessant research; every night I count little fluffy croissants instead of sheep to go to bed. I live, eat, and breathe bread now (there are worst fates to be had, so I’m not that mad about it). Let’s go …
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The past two days we have been on some interesting adventures that I’m not sure other tours of Paris would take you. On Wednesday, we went to the Pere-Lachaise cemetery. The few times I have been to other cemeteries I have always felt a little uneasy, whether that be because I was there for a …
Since the Musee d’Orsay, we have visited Pere Lachaise Cemetary. The cemetery is still an active cemetery while also being a place to visit. It is different from American cemeteries because the design is more like a park, the different vegetation, and the number of different burials that are available all in one location. People […]
Death but make it French Read More »
Earlier this week, I went to visit Picpus Cemetery to visit the grave of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette. I was visiting Lafayette’s grave on the request of my parents, who wanted to visit while they were here but missed out. Lafayette’s grave was nice and all, but I found the history of the…
An informal photo dump and some thoughts on French building elements, establishments, food and people. 04., Petales d’eglantine rosa rugosa Thunberg During the week off from classes, my Paris roommate (Katelyn Bonaccorsy), a friend from home and myself took a trip to Annecy, France! In our time there, we visited the Annecy Museum, which was […]
La Ville Rose: La Perle des Alpes Françaises Read More »
One of the things that I will miss about France is the pâtisseries/boulangeries. I LOVE that I can buy so many pastries from a bakery and have it be less than 10€! I already know I will miss the fresh baguettes and croissants. They’re delicious, simple, and a nice little snack. I’ve been enjoying getting …
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When people think of Paris, they likely think of the Eiffel Tower, but since I already did that I will talk about what people probably should be thinking about when they think of Paris: Notre-Dame. The cathedral of Notre-Dame, located on Île de la Cité, is the beating heart of Paris and by extension France. …
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I still can’t get over how much beauty is in Paris. Yesterday we went to the museum d’Orsay and there was just so much to take in. I notice this all around Paris, there is beauty in almost all of the buildings. From a preservation point of view, I know this is all by design, …
