i'm waiting for my "tension tamer" tea to brew. it's not that i'm stressed out, it's that i'm totally nervous! ahhh! i get to navigate the streets of paris all on my own on friday. i'm both excited and scared! i haven't picked what i'm gonna do in paris yet. i had the idea i arrived in paris at 8 am, but actually, i arrive at 1 PM. so maybe i'll go have lunch at a creperie near centre pompidou and check that out...
so you might ask, centre pompidou? what the heck is that? so i post a picture for you:
the centre pompidou "houses the Bibliothèque publique d'information, a vast public library, the Musée National d'Art Moderne, and IRCAM, a centre for music and acoustic research." and in the National Museum of Modern Art they have pieces by artists such as Kandinsky, Matisse, Miró, Picasso, and abstract expressionism. Americans are most acquainted to Abstract Expressionism via Jackson Pollock (aka-- guy who dripped paint on canvas back in the 50's and gets millions for it).
not sure though, i might do something entirely different, like visiting the Eiffel Tower, Parc Monceau, Montmartre (if you've seen Amelie this is where she lives), Montparnasse, or Champs Elysees. I've been to both the Eiffel Tower and Montmartre, but I would like more pictures with the Eiffel Tower and I just LOVED Montmartre. oh! if you've seen Moulin Rouge, that would be Montmartre too. i'm sure you understand now.
I'm still reading the first book. I'm in page 182 out of 300, with 3 more books to go. so maybe I'll go to Parc Monceau to just read...
if you're reading this, please pray for a safe and happy trip. :) thanks.
1 comment:
Hannia,
Enjoy Paris and France!
Read your Xanga, and just wanted to tell you that rape and murder and violent crime is ridiculously low in Europe. It really hardly happens (although avoid Las Ramblas at night if you go the Barce!). I know that won't alleviate your tension (it wouldn't have helped me), but I just wanted to tell you that just in case it would.
HAVE FUN!!!!
<3
Cami
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