Euro Disney and More!

Hey There Sports Fans,

It's Heather, duh. Yesterday was Euro Disney. It exceeded my expectations. Their Pirates was BA. And the costumes were waaaaaaaay better. They actually looked like Pirates, like could have been extras in the movie, not the cartoon. Space Mountain was ridiculous. A loop, a corkscrew loop all at top speed! Indy was a small out door rollercoaster, not so cool. Thunder was great very similar to Anaheim's. The best part was the castle. You could go up to the second floor and see the story of Sleeping Beauty told on stained glass and tapestries. It was definitely my favorite! We were there for about 7 hours, perservering through a bit of rain.

The day before, Friday, we climbed to the top of the Arc de Triomphe and Notre Dame. Looking back maybe we should have done one on a different day since both offer sweeping views of the city after hundreds, thousands of steps. We slept good that night. Once at the top of Notre Dame, we were able to climb into the small space housing the infamous Bell Tower. There were two tiny opennings which you had to step into and then a very small and shakey staircase leading up to the bell. We learned that the bell is no longer used since it could shake the walls and cause possible devastating damage to the structure. Other smaller bells are used throughout the day.

We still need to go the the Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Versailles and get some amazing crepes. We had some ok crepes at a restaurant down the street from our Hostel. The waiter insisted he did not speak English but the menu was in English and French. I call BS.

That's all for now. Lots to still do!

-H