Paris!

On Thursday 20th August, me, Tilly, Lavinia and the parents went to Paris! First, me and mom took the train from Kings Cross to London St Pancras. Next was the Eurostar.
We met up with Cat and the girls for this bit! We had to go through loads of border security to get into the Eurostar, and when we were finally on the train, it wasn't that impressive! The seats were quite small and the places for luggage were so cramped! Either way, it was still pretty cool when we went under all of the tunnels! The train went so fast, you could barely even tell you were moving!

When we got off the Euorstar things got really complicated! Everything was in French! After a bit of walking around, we got our museum passes and began the quest to find our hotel! We seemed to walk for ages until we finally saw the sign for our hotel! Once we'd settled into our rooms, we decided to go out for a walk!

On the walk we had a great time... until it got dark and all of our feet started to kill. It felt like we'd been walking for years! Me, Tilly and Lavinia even started playing a game where we had to pick out the comfiest motorbike to sleep on! Finally, we got back to the hotel for a well deserved rest!

River Seine

The first monument we saw was the Notre Dame. Construction on the Notre Dame started in 1186 and has been added on to ever since! Everything inside the Notre-Dame is enormous since architects of Cathedrals wanted to show how great their faith in God was.

The second monument we saw was the Sacre-Coeur, which means Sacred Heart. It's a gigantic, completely white Church which was built on a mountain, meaning you can see for miles! It rains a lot in Paris so it was built with a special type of stone that bleaches white everytime it gets wet!

The third was the Eiffel Tower! It was built over 10 years ago by Gustave Eiffel because he wanted to beat the world's record for the highest monument! It only took 2 years to build!

Next was the Louvre, which is home to the most famous painting ever, the Mona Lisa! I didn't really get a chance to see it, as it was surrounded by a flock of pushy tourists, desperate to get a photo. I did see the top of it, though!

 

 

Finally, we saw the Pompidou Center! Its name came from the modern president of France who loved modern art, Georges Pompidou. All of the wires, air ducts cables and elavators were pushed on to the outside to give the building an inside-out look! It certainly made it look special!

When our 5 days of visiting attractions were over, we boarded the Eurostar once again on our journey home. Only this time, it wasn't so smooth. The train stopped just before we entered the tunnel to go into England as there were migrants blocking it. After a little while of waiting, the tunnel was cleared and we passed through. After that, we said goodbye to Tilly and Lavinia and me and mom got on the Kings Cross train home! I was absolutely shattered!