Friday, June 26, 2015
As the time passed by, we are now on the last and final day of our time together, so many things left to do and buy. So many places we said we would visit but still haven’t. There was nothing scheduled today besides the room check so everyone had most of the day off.
“Live as much as possible. This is a good time in your life to experience all of these things. Living in the moment more. It gives more meaning to the memories and pictures because they’re secondary,” something Kim, my roommate said to me before on my weekend trip to Brussels and it stuck with me. So I decided today, I was going to do everything I said I was going to.
The day started off with a trip to the marche near the metro which is opened on Friday and Sundays with Eliana and Yayun. There we wandered about looking for last minute gifts and souvenirs that would catch our eyes. We also purchased fresh nectarines to eat before the flight tomorrow. Afterwards was a little shopping at the supermarket and went back to the hotel to cook breakfast.
Marche near the Metro, opened Friday and Sunday
Breakfast made by Chef Yayun!
Met up with Maggie and Rehana at Notre Dame to walk up 422 steps to see the view from the center of Paris!
Waiting in line at Notre Dame
Making our way up.
The view halfway up
View of the Siene
Eiffel Tower in the background
Group Picture: Sumen, Rehana, Yayun, Eliana, and Maggie
Afterwards Yayun, Eliana and I went around Sacre Coeur for some last minute souvenir shopping and also had McDonald’s for lunch, minion toys.
McDonald’s Happy Meal
Next stop was the Louvre, visited it once but was only outside taking pictures, I decided to go inside today! Traveled by myself and so I decided to wander around a little. Viewed many Greek mythology Gods such as Diana, Athena and Artemis.
Sculpture found at the Arteum Store
The Winged Victory of Samothrace
Athena, goddess of wisdom
Diana, goddess of hunt, the moon and childbirth
Inside the Louvre
View from inside the Louvre
Mona Lisa
View from the first floor
Arc du Carrousel
Artemis, goddess of the hunt, war and chastity
After the Louvre is back to the hotel for cleaning and room check by Mayra and Cassie.
Jonathan doing last minute packing
Yayun and Eliana’s room is clean, only clothing for tomorrow is left out.
Completed kitchen counter!
Hope everyone has a safe flight back and enjoys the rest of the summer.
Your correspondent,
Sumen Zhao
It seems that you have a great time in France. Nice to read about your experience.
Hospitality Management students learning about their industry in France. With every day, they are learning. Whether on a hotel tour or visiting the local marche. It has been an amazing program and experience for our students. Thank you for your post.
Prof Hoffman