I know its been 4 months since my trip to Europe and now only I am writing about it! Oops I wasn't actually busy saving the world but just still savoring over how great God's creations are! Its just wonderful. I was having breakfast this morning, I came to think of all the places we've (my husband and I) been! Indeed just like mom used to say "This world is just too big for her little girl"
Used to think I know a little bit of everything but after stepping out, I realized I know nothing at all! In fact I believe that people who thinks and acts irrationally is because their world revolves around themselves and its very small! As a little girl everybody would have been exposed to the wonders of Eiffel, Champs-Elysees, The Louvre, Mona Lisa, Michelangelo, The Notre Dame and so on and so forth! I read of it, watched movies about it and wished someday I will live to see it! God is good! He always has been and will be! He made this little girl's dream came true! We arrived at Paris were welcomed by the Arc de Triomphe with French long elaborated history of Napolean and her over centuries of different kings!
Over expecting can be a little too dangerous! I was expecting Eiffel to be wonderful and romantic and all the wonderful feeling that you could get from watching a movie like "Midnight in Paris" and so on BUT standing underneath the wonderful Eiffel, one can sense the historical meaning of it, the awe of that high tower that was build centuries ago but trust me all romantic feelings that you thought it would emit wasn't really so! Eiffel is pretty & yes I would tell everyone to visit it if you haven't BUT once you do, I guess you will want to visit some other places instead!
Our little Eiffel experience!
France is a very huge country! To travel from one place to another takes hours! Getting to Paris, the heart of France takes 8 hours drive from Djorn where we spend our night the day before! It was worth the long drive as Paris holds many of the world's landmark! Another place to be in awe of is The Louvre! You certainly is not in France if you haven't been there, touch the glass pyramid of it! It was indeed very beautiful and its full of tourists rich and eager BUT on the other side of it, the place is filled with beggars trying to stay alive wrapped under a dirty blanket! Not one or two but tens and twenties of them sleeping on the street! I used to say, France boast of their gold roofs and precious stone decorated walls BUT its such a shame to see its people huddle in the cold on the sidewalks trying to keep warm!
We were here! (In Beyonce's tone!)
Next off to the place that held the most "Hoo-hah" for me - The Notre Dame! Yes the place where The Hunchback of the Notre Dame cartoon was inspired and drawn! What was in the cartoon will not be able to hold half of the wonder this real building really is! When we approached I was filled with awesome wonder of how great and beautiful this whitewashed building that stand the test of time really is! One word can describe it "WONDERFUL" yet that word in bold still under-declare what it really is! The day we visited was Palm Sunday, so you could imagine the festivities around the great big church! It was just amazing! Every single carvings, every single statues and the meaning behind it was wonderful! How much meaning it held, one can only stand below with eyes wide open and smile!
"Ah-hah... Its wonderful isn't it. Every carvings, every cross on that little pointy roof,
all the main towers and even the three front doors with massive carvings
has its own symbolism and meaning!"
One can read of the long history in which I am not going to relate here in google! I still read it and feel I have not taken enough of it in! After walking around Paris to visit all this wonderful area, we can wind down by visiting the wonderful shopping street of Champs-Elysees, home of everything beautiful, expansive and you can get all your green labels, blue labels, black labels and labels of all sort here! All big brands and names call this place HOME! And when the night falls YET still young, spend your night taking the Paris Hop-on, Hop-off bus to the famous club "Moulin Rouge!" Yes its being a Lady Marmalade time! Yay! Ha! Ha!
For those always wanting to see the world - France is indeed a good place to start if you do not know where to go! It is filled with all the wonders that you read in story books and movies so it is good to start there! The monuments and the buildings it hold is beautiful and great BUT do discount the people and the society as when you walked the street of France always look to the right and to the left as pick-pockets are prone to happen here! Be very careful when you cross the street as well because the drivers all F1! But France nonetheless has it share of rich and famous and Lamborghini is aplenty here! Ignore the stench and the places that you pass by and just filled your heart with nothing but expectation of a small little girl! Then France is truly an enjoyable place!
France wouldn't be fun without my boys "The around the world Care-bears"
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