The Great European Vacation, Part 1: Paris

As you may or may not know, we just got back from our whirlwind European tour, my first time in Europe and Kuang's first time outside of the UK. Paris was our first stop and I must say, I found it rather disappointing. It's definitly not the romantic city I've heard about! It was very dirty (notice the bird and the "decorations" on the bench.) I did enjoy the sights though. We managed to go to the Eiffel Tower, all the way to the top even though I was scared to death on the way up. We went to Notre Dame but there was a service going on so we didn't get to go inside. We also went to the Sacre Coeur, I probably spelled that wrong, but anyway it's another church. We realized when we saw it that the lawns down below are used in a scene from Amelie. The Louvre was very interesting.
Kuang enjoyed himself. So did I... In case you couldn't tell from the first picture, Paris has a LOT of pigeons. And they also have a lot of statues. And they also have a lot of statues with pigeons on them!


Looking back, I had a good time in Paris although it's not my favorite city. Next stop, Munich!