Saint-Brieuc 2012: Paris: Day 2

Bonjour!

I just want to say right away that there will be A LOT of photos in this blog post. With that said, let's jump right in!

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Day 2

Day 2 was much more packed than our first day, so there is much to discuss! After an early wake-up call, we ate breakfast at the hostel and made our way to our first stop, Sainte-Chapelle. On the way, however, we passed by a couple interesting sights:

The Parisian beach,

a lovely bridge,

and the Palais de Justice.

Here's a second photo of the Palais. Note the inscription:
Liberté - Égalité - Fraternité

After our quick stop outside of the Palais de Justice, we finally reached Sainte-Chapelle, where we not only saw the amazing exterior of the building, but also the incredible interior.

Part of the exterior

The incredible stained glass windows
of which 70% are original

La Rose de l'Apocalypse

A closer look at one of the scenes

I also wanted to include the following teaching moment:

Larry and Aaron read about the Rose de l'Apocalypse

After we finished at Sainte-Chapelle, we skipped off quickly to Notre Dame. Although we didn't see the Hunchback, we did get to see the cathedral itself!

Point zéro

Following our visit to Notre Dame, we headed underground and made our way to the Latin Quarter where the stagiaires had the opportunity to do a little exploring and grab a bite to eat. One of the locations we visited was the Place Saint-Michel.

The fountain of Saint Michel

After they finished eating and exploring, we met back up in the metro in order to make our way to our next location, Montparnasse tower. Here are a couple of photos documenting our trip in the métro:

Trying to find the right line

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Once we all met up in the metro, we made our way to Montparnasse tour and got to see a great view of the city. Here are a couple examples:

I also thought it would be nice to capture a couple photos of the stagiaires on the top of the tower:

After our view of the city, we headed back to ground level and split up to see either the Tour de France or the Musée d'Orsay. Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures from the museum since it is forbidden, but check out this video that Ryan took of the Tour!

Tour de France video!

Following our individual trips, we met up again to take a closer look at the Eiffel Tour and lounge a bit.

Of course, since we were near a monument, I called for a group photo (despite the fact that the lighting was not ideal!):

Finally, we finished up the day with a visit to the Arc de Triomphe, where we climbed to the top and got to see another beautiful look at Paris and see the Eiffel Tour alight again.