Here's a teaser photo for you today. We took this photo in the middle of our performance. We also had the trip photos done in front of the opera house today - they're going to be great!
This has been a busy week. The students have been great. We are 9 hours ahead of you, and have adjusted to the time pretty well. We have been lucky to have beautiful weather so far. Here's a recap of what we've done to date:
Saturday: We arrived, connected with our travel agent and hopped on buses to tour through Paris. We were shown many wonderful sites that we would see later in the week. After that, we went to the hotel to check in and try to stay awake for the welcome dinner. They served us salad greens and cured ham as an appetizer; duck and potatoes, and a pineapple dish for dessert.
Sunday: Left the hotel early for the Palace of Versailles tour. This is a self guided tour through the state rooms of the palace. We saw the king's and queen's bedrooms; the hall of mirrors; and many more interesting pieces and rooms. After Versailles, we went to the Latin Quarter, which is by Notre Dame, to have lunch. Some people took advantage of this time to go visit Notre Dame. Since it was Palm Sunday, we were blessed to see processions occuring through the street along with services going on at the cathedral itself. We were then taken to Montmartre to see La Sacre-Couer (Sacred Heart Church). We then had French Onion soup; Chicken and potatoes; and Flan for dessert at a local restaurant. After dinner we went on the Seine River cruise. It was really nice, but very cold.
Monday: We got up and went to the Louvre for our tours. The 5 - Colorguard members and John Gahagan arrived and we tried to connect up with them. Unfortunately, my cell phone did not work in the Louvre, so they went to the hotel and then met us at Notre Dame for our performance. After Notre Dame we had some time to shop in the Latin Quarter, then on to dinner. We were served salad and bread for an appetizer (they also offered pop with dinner - everyone else gave us water - which we were happy to have, but the pop was an extra treat for the students); pepper steak with a baked potato; and an apple tart for dessert.
Tuesday: Today we went straight to the Eiffel Tower for our performance, then on to the Opera House for our group photos. After that we were given free tine at a nearby shopping mall until it was time for our tour of the opera house - it was amazing! They are now on free time for dinner around the hotel and then it's off to bed to rest for our trip to Disney tomorrow...
Wi-Fi seems to be good now. We will be gone all day tomorrow and back late. I will try to post something tomorrow evening after we get back, but it may not be until Thursday. Here are more pictures for you.
Au revoir!
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