I finally bit the bullet and bought one of my favorite classic trilogies: The original Star Wars Trilogy. And what's better? I can watch it in French too! :D (Although it simply wouldn't be the same with different voices...) It'd be the best if Mark Hamill himself spoke French. Anyone know if he's bilingual?
This is the studio Michelle and I stayed at during the weekend. It actually belongs to her fiancé's godfather, but they were both in London for the weekend while we stayed there. As you might be able to tell from the picture, it was very small, and literally only made for one person (but Michelle and I did fine for the few days we were there). There was only room for one bed, so we created a makeshift bed on the floor next to it out of blankets and a rolling futon mattress. It was definitely nice to be able to stay somewhere rent free in Paris, even for a few days.
Eglise de la Madeleine (yes, I had to go there)
Michelle and I passed by this beautiful and well-known church, which happened to be holding Mozart's Requiem mass on Saturday night. We decided we'd like to see at least one show of some sort while we were there, and this one took the cake. Tickets were 20 Euro apiece, and we bought them a day ahead (guessing that it would be pretty popular, and not wanting to get shafted if we bought our tickets the same night). The concert was beautiful, opening with a soprano soloist who sang two versions of Ave Maria, followed by a quartet of vocalists who sang with the orchestra. Then the choir came out, and they sang the Requiem Mass (even with the so-so acoustics in the church, I still found Lacrymosa to be heavenly). We both agreed it was money well spent, and by the time it ended (around 10:30) we were ready to go back to the studio and have some hot soup. We were (physically) tired from having walked so much, my feet were hurting and her legs started to ache, so we decided to call it a night after that.
We were insistent on visiting at least one museum that weekend- so we figured the Louvre would be the best route to go. Michelle hadn't been there before, and I'd only been once, so I was more than willing to go again and see some more beautiful artwork. I was able to find my favorite painting by the artist Pierre Narcisse Guérin, L'Aurore enlevant Céphale. This painting captured my eye the first time I visited the Louvre, and was definitely still in my mind the day I went back. It hangs on a red wall in a large room with several other masterpieces from different French artists. If you can, next time you go to the museum, look for this piece and maybe you'll be as taken away as I was by its beauty.
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