This morning we got up early and went to a big white church called Sacre Coeur. It was just a short walk from our hostel. It was really nice and pretty. We had to climb lots of steps to get up there. We went in but we didn’t stay for long because you’re not allowed to take pictures and that’s my favourite part.

I bought myself a Paris top from a souvenir shop. Then, we took the metro to the Arc de Triomphe. We got in FREE for being members of the European Community. We used our British passports, but if we used our Canadian it wouldn’t be free! We got up to the top by climbing lots of loopy loop stairs. Ang said it was 106m high so that’s how high I climbed! Then we walked down the Champs Elyseés. It’s a famous shopping street.

Then we had a picnic outside the Eiffel Tower! We had a baguette, strawberries, peaches, bananas, and pain au chocolat. Some birds wanted to eat our picnic. The sparrows were cute but the crows were really gross and they almost pooped on us. It had been rainy so eveything was wet, but we used a blanket from Mom and Dad that was waterproof on one side. We went up the Eiffel Tower. It was nice and we got a really great view. There were shops up there. We only went to the second floor, because my sisters were too scared but I wasn’t scared.

We went to the hunchback of Notre Dame church. It was really nice and there were lots of statues. The funniest part of the day was that a lady helped me hold some pigeons by giving me some food for them. I was holding three pigeons. I think Angela and Jackie were really terrified but I wasn’t. The pigeons were pecking at my hand for the food. Angela called me the pigeon whisperer, or PW. I liked that name.

French words of the day:

pain au chocolat= chocolate bread
sacre coeur= sacred heart
notre dame= our lady
oiseaux= birds