Thursday, May 27, 2010

Paris

We have been in Paris for 5 days.
We caught a train from London which goes under the water of the English Channel, it took 3 hours.
Paris is busy just like London, we take the underground trains everywhere, it is called the Metro.
We came out of the metro station to go to our house and there was a big clearing where we saw the Eiffel Tower. It was amazing, it was bigger than I imagined. There are lots of hawkers who try to sell you stuff like little Eiffel Towers and other Paris stuff. They are hard to get rid of so you cannot make eye contact with them at all. There are also beggars and street people who sleep in shop doorways.
Yesterday we went to Disneyland. It was bigger than I imagined. Most of the rides we did were pretty intense and made me feel sick, I got roller coastered out!! The Indiana Jones ride did a loop which was pretty disgusting. The rides were the best thing about going to Disneyland, but I loved the castles and shops too.
In Paris we have seen lots of monuments and the buildings are all pretty old. We have seen the Eiffel Tower at night and it is beautiful all lit up with lots of lights.
Today we went up the tower to the top. It was a bit scary going up because the elevator is all glass and you can see the ground dropping away and the steel girders going by. At the top it was a bit depressing because it was a foggy day, but we could still see most of the important buildings of Paris, lots we had visited. Mum and dad are very kind and we have not gone into any museums, but lots of churches! There are heaps of museums and galleries here.
Everything is very expensive and my money that I had saved up is already just about gone.
We have seen amazing cars here. They are all really little and modern. Do you know which side the steering wheel is on here? Do you know which are the most important buildings that everyone recognises in Paris? Do you what the name of the river is that Paris is built beside?
Does France have a king or queen? Because there are lots of palaces here.

2 comments:

  1. love it Grace :) You are explaining everything really well. Room 5 were really excited when I sat them down last week and showed them your blog. Will get them to research your answers next week. Au revoir jeune hâte d'entendre de vos nouvelles bientôt. (good bye young lady, looking forward to hearing from you soon)

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  2. Do you know which side the steering wheel is on here?-left

    Do you know which are the most important buildings that everyone recognises in Paris?-1. The Louvre 2. Notre Dame Cathedral4. Eiffel Tower5. The Sorbonne and the Latin Quarter

    Do you know what the name of the river is that Paris is built beside?-Seine

    Does France have a king or queen?-not since 1984

    From Kawiti and Anthony

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