One February Monday morning at work (I work in a high school) the head of the Arts departments called me into her office. The momentary panic of 'oh gosh what have I forgotten to do?!' was replaced by excitement as she asked whether I had a passport and if I was free the coming weekend. As my answer was 'yes, and yes', three days later I found myself on a coach to Paris with four other staff and forty three students!
The city was beautiful as always, the weather was on our side, and it was so nice just to be somewhere different to home. I returned after a tiring four days feeling surprisingly refreshed and renewed.
Whilst there, time was of the essence, so our itinerary consisted of mainly the major tourist sights and a few galleries. I did get to meet up with a friend from university too, an unexpected but lovely little reunion!
Despite having done almost exactly the same trip when I was a student at the school, and having spent a couple of days in Paris in the summer of 2011, on this visit I realised that I think I could go back to Paris dozens of times and always enjoy it. I saw the city through new eyes, in a different light. One no less wonderful of course.
Snapshots:
(clockwise from left) A view from Montmartre,
Sacre Coeur,
A view from the Montparnasse Tower,
Jardin des Tuileries.
(clockwise from top left) Eiffel Tower,
Streets as seen from the Eiffel Tower,
Art in the Orangerie,
Salvador Dali Museum,
Lunch with James,
The Moulin Rouge,
Artwork in the Pompidou Centre.
A bientot!
The city was beautiful as always, the weather was on our side, and it was so nice just to be somewhere different to home. I returned after a tiring four days feeling surprisingly refreshed and renewed.
Whilst there, time was of the essence, so our itinerary consisted of mainly the major tourist sights and a few galleries. I did get to meet up with a friend from university too, an unexpected but lovely little reunion!
Despite having done almost exactly the same trip when I was a student at the school, and having spent a couple of days in Paris in the summer of 2011, on this visit I realised that I think I could go back to Paris dozens of times and always enjoy it. I saw the city through new eyes, in a different light. One no less wonderful of course.
Snapshots:
(clockwise from left) A view from Montmartre,
Sacre Coeur,
A view from the Montparnasse Tower,
Jardin des Tuileries.
(clockwise from top left) Eiffel Tower,
Streets as seen from the Eiffel Tower,
Art in the Orangerie,
Salvador Dali Museum,
Lunch with James,
The Moulin Rouge,
Artwork in the Pompidou Centre.
A bientot!
