La Toux

So after the internet, we ended up not going to the louvres because it was 2:30pm and figure there would a long qeue just for the tickets so we decided to go see Notre Dame Cathedrale which is right next to the Quartier Latin and to visit the Pantheon which is on our way back. The cathedral is really nice and when you get closer you see all the amazing carvings. I was actually picturing the "Hunchback of Notre Dame" in my head the whole time:P

Then at the Pantheon, we were only supposed to admire it from outside but we had to pee so we went in....and there was so many nude statues with very perky boobs! In the middle of the Pantheon there is this huge pendulum that tells time just swinging back and forth (a very strong cable from the ceiling with a sphere at the end). Also stopped at the Jardin de Luxembourg for a little walk. Then we ended the night with a very delicious meal and very cheap good wine!!!

Next morning, we took the train to Versailles which is only 30 minutes away to visit Chateau Versailles and it's gardens. The chateau itself is very impressive but not well made for the amount of tourist. BUT the gardens are F****ing AMAZINg....it is crazy how the gardens are so beautiful and so so so so so so so so BIG!

We then went to meet Chantal at the Tour Eiffel. The tower is very impressive but the amount of people ruins the fun so we just went for supper and waited till it got dark to go back and take nice pictures (at night they illuminate the Tour Eiffel). And then we headed to Arc-de-Triomphe. How do people drive around that huge round about???

Next day, I woke up with a very intense headache, toux, a leaky nose and apparently very pale looking. So i decided to stay in and sleep and drink 4 bottles of water and pee a lot while Frank went shopping in the Champs Elysee.

Next day we left for Nice in the evening and got there around midnight. Sooooooo humid and hot!! So wednesday and thursday we spent the day on the beach. Thursday night we went to Cannes to meet with the wonderful Roisin and Simon for supper and a firework show!

Friday, we had a 12 hours train trip to Chamonix and got there at midnight and couldn't find a taxi or any sort of transportation to our hostel...so we had to sleep in a hotel in town:P But the next day, when we got to our hostel, they were super nice and didn't charge us for the first night:) So yesterday we went to visit the Mer de Glace, which is the 2nd biggest glacier in the Alps, and we got to walk in an ice cave. it was so coooooool but kinda sketchy because water was dripping everywhere.

Today, we went to visit l'Aiguille du Midi which has the highest cable car ride in the world...WOW!!!! First it was like -3 degrees up there and there was SNOW. The view is amazing. Chamonix is in a valley so we got to see all of that!!! We spent 4 hours up there just walking and taking pictures!!

Tomorrow we will be heading out to Switzerland!
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