Du Louvre au Marais avec des gourmandises sur le chemin

Bonjour!

Today, we visited the Louvre! We were given little headsets and matching ipods to be able to hear what our guide was saying. Our informative guide took us through many rooms and described the making of the Louvre with great detail. For instance, she told us in French about how the former castle was built and then how the various kings and queens built onto the castle to make what the Louvre is today. Then in French and some English, she led us through some of the many rooms that holds many paintings and sculptures. We saw the Mona Lisa (La Joconde), some paintings of Delacroix, some sculptures of Michelangelo, and some others. We saw the beautiful architecture, including the ceilings.  In the end, we had a great time and learned a lot about the Louvre!-Maddy K

Bonjour! 
We just finished our tour of the Louvre and are reflecting on our experience. We started by learning about the history and construction of the louvre itself and many of us noted it was very interesting. Then we took a brief stop at the small sphinx where our tour guide told us about theEegyptian history in the Louvre. The first part of the tour was all in French to help with our French immersion. Then we visited famous sculptures, paintings and took time to stop at the Mona Lisa. The whole experience was very fun and interesting. --Margaret S.

Chocolat chaud obligatoire après le Louvre dans la Place Colette

reading break with a chocolat chaud

This morning we went to the Louvre and had a tour of the architecture and some important works of art. I enjoyed learning about the history and timeline of the building. We walked through what used to be the moat of the original castle of Charles V and then through the rest of the museum. Of course we stopped to see the Mona Lisa, the Le Radeau de Méduse, Liberté Guidant le Peuple, and some famous sculptures. Our tour guide was très gentille and spoke to us mostly in French and only a bit in English. Now we are at Comédie Française drinking hot chocolate and writing for the blog :). --Olivia S.

Sculpture inspired by Carnac ruins in les Jardins du Palais Royal

dans le metro

Obligatory falafel stop at epic l'As du Falafel

Feeling silly @ the Hôtel Sully!

Salut!

Chiara, my correspondent from Paris, took me and a few others on a beautiful stroll
along the Seine while watching the sunset. Once the sun went down and the Eiffel
Tower lit up, they took us to the Palais de Chaillot to watch the light show. It was beautiful
and an amazing view in Paris.--Lily K.

Napping in la Place des Vosges

Carnaval parade in the Place des Vosges

Histoire de l'Art et l'Histoire du Judaïsme

One last sight --Centre Pompidou" before the crêperie and "Les 300 Mètres" musical 

Jeudi soir, nous sommes allés au théâtre à Paris.   Nous avons regardé  une comédie musicale sur l’histoire de Gustave Eiffel et la Tour Eiffel.  Cette historie est magnifique et trés drôle.  Merci beaucoup à Noë et Mme. Diederich de l’organiser. Nous avons  eu une expérience magnifique.  Cette histoire est comme Shakespeare. ---Henry H.

Jeudi soir, nous sommes allés à une comédie musicale française, Les 300 Mètres.  C’était fantastique.  Quand j’ai vu Mme. Diederich pendant le musical, elle avait un grand sourire.  Tout le monde a aimé cette comédie musicale sur Gustave Eiffel et sa tour.—Ava L.