How is it already Sunday morning???

Greetings family and friends. The hustle and bustle of our transition to a new country, and the lack of enthusiasm by some students to take on blog assignments has resulted in no student documentation for yesterday's experiences. Here's how things went over the last 24 hours or so...

Yesterday morning we had out earliest morning of the trip to this point. Our departure from the hotel was 6am. We took a coach bus to St. Pancras Station where we passed through customs and then waited about an hour for our train (see instragam for a photo or two). Loading our luggage onto the train was a bit complicated, but we made due. The ride included a one our tme change, passing under the English channel, and lasted about 2 hours 20 minutes. Satyen convinced many of the kids that they would see dolphins, porpoises and sea turtles as we passed under the channel, but "not to worry, we haven't had an accident in about two years, and it is quite well reinforced!" Ashley and Danielle were disappointed to find out we would actually just be in a pipe and would not see anything. Upon arrival, Satyen insisted that the girls get off the train while the boys passed all the baggage along.

Our first experience was a historical bus tour, including a nice walk in a park, and views of the Louvre, the Arc de Triumph, and a stop at the Eiffel tower for photos. We then took the fastest elevator in Europe 56 floors up for one of the most amazing views that we have seen all week. 360 degree views of Paris, as far as the eye could see. Following the scenic view, we ate an all-you-can-eat dinner at a place called Flam's.

The last two events of the evening were spectacular. Views of the Eiffel Tower at night, including 10:00 sparkles and a boat cruise on the river Seine.

Amazing photos last night. Today we shop and head to the Lourve and Notre Dame Cathedral. While we are all still excited about our last full day, it is sad to think our journey is coming to a close.

-JG