Bonjour!
I've set up this blog for family and friends to keep up with me during my four-week trip in Europe. It is the most efficient (and inexpensive!) way for me to keep in contact with everyone and to share my adventures. I will also be able to post photographs from my camera to this blog so that everyone can see the places that I visit.
Just to give an overview of my itinerary, I will be studying in Paris at l'Institute Catholique de Paris (The Catholic Institute of Paris) from July 1, 2008 until July 30, 2008. I will be taking two classes for a total of six credit hours; I will register for the classes upon arrival in Paris, and therefore do not yet know specifically what classes I will be taking. I am going with a group of thirty Auburn students, led by Dr. Hamp Morris (Russ' uncle) and we will be taking three excursions while in France. We will visit Giverny, the house of impressionist artist Claude Monet; Fontainebleau, a sixteenth-century french palace; and Versailles, the lavish palace of the french king Louis XIV.
My friend Kaylin and I, along with several other girls, will also be taking a trip to Amsterdam for the weekend of the 25th. We will take a train from Paris to Amsterdam, which is about a four-and-a-half hour trip, stopping in Brussells, Belgium to change trains along the way. Once in Amsterdam, we will visit the Rijksmuseum, Anne Frank House, the Van Gogh Museum, and the Heinekein Brewery. Hopefully we will also take a boat ride on one of the many canals in the city.
I am so excited about this trip, that I can't even describe it with words. I have been waiting to take this trip to Europe for so many years. I can't believe that this time next week, I will actually be in Paris!
Toute à l'heure!
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