This entry is going to be more pictures than anything, but I've finally had time to sit down and write something after being home nearly 1 week. Unpacking has been a little tough to be motivated for since there's so much going on here, but I've finished finally. On my way home I stopped in Paris for 4 days, the pictures are documenting that trip (I have about 250 pictures, but I picked the 20 or so best ones). Since I've been home it's almost as if I never left. I'm still a little awestruck when I go to a grocery store and realize that there's more choices on one aisle than in most stores in Buea, and everything here seems a little expensive... I spent enough on one banana in LAX to buy me about 25 in Cameroon. Airport food is kind of a rip off anyway, but that's beside the point. Also I'm really enjoying having a washing machine and fridge at my disposal. At any rate, on to the photos.
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| Sacre Coeur basilica. Pretty cool on the outside, crowded on the inside. |
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| I stayed in the 19th arrondisement near the canal which was a really neat area |
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| Gare St. Lazare. Just had a cool platform so I snapped a photo |
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| Place des Vosges - Oldest planned square in Paris. Former neighborhood of Victor Hugo. Square trees and identical houses all the way around calmed the dormant OCD in me. |
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| The dome above Napoleon's tomb |
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| Napoleon is somewhere inside that big brown box |
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| Right after a snack/picnic of bread and cheese in the grass |
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| First time I've seen the Statue of Liberty (funny enough, it wasn't the one in the States...) |
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| View from the Arc de Triomphe. Best view of the Paris skyline in my opinion |
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| Louvre courtyard |
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| My favorite thing in the Louvre. Count the legs! |
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| Stained glass "rose window" inside the Notre Dame cathedral |
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| Selfie sticks are finally getting the attention they deserve |
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| Absolutely stunning stained glass in Sainte Chappelle. Picture is a poor representation of the grandeur. Interesting stories about this place in WWII. They took all the glass down and hid it in a basement to protect from bombings. |
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| The iconic polar bear of the Musee D'Orsay |
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| Formerly a train station. Great ambient lighting for the numerous sculptures there. |
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| The Catacombs. Little boring after a while, but I went and saw old bones. |
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| Jardin de Luxembourg. Quite a nice manicured garden, complete with tennis courts, a palace, and overpriced crepes |
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