it's supposed to light up, right?
Posted by Stephanie Finnvik on Saturday, August 6, 2011
So it is now the middle of my first weekend in Paris. I'm not going to lie, but this week has been a bit rough adjusting to the time so I really haven't done that much besides work (and get my bearings there), find food and sleep. With that, I apologize to announce that my first weekend is kind of 'lame'. I figure I have two months to explore so I'm not too worried. The weather has been not so nice either, so good 'working weather'. Also, I've got a lot of work to be doing for stuff back home (so that I can be here as school is starting soon). I figure it's better to get those things out of the way and then full-fledge Paris!
With an exception, tomorrow (Sunday) is the first Sunday of the month and admission is free to many museums, including the Louvre. As I'm on a student budget - I'm taking it. Today I went to the Bibliotheque Publique D'Information, or the Public Library of Information. It was insanely large, and they had wifi so I used it as a change of scenery. It's a rather odd shaped building if you ask me, and there's a huge escalator (the tube-ish thing in the picture) that goes along the outside. It is connected to a museum too (but that was not free entrance and I had to work).
The Eiffel Tower wasn't far off, and since it was late, I figured I'd stop there to check it out when it is lit up at night. I thought they were supposed to last for 10 minutes, every hour, starting at 9... it was 9:30 and still no sign. Others seemed to be shrugging their shoulders in confusion too so I don't think I was the only one. It was still a little light out so I can only guess that the don't start until later in the summer when it gets darker. I'll just go back another time when I have more 'free' time and do not have things to do in the back of my head telling me they need to be done before I have any fun. There was also a pink limo that I passed - crazy. It was also raining too so I didn't feel like waiting any longer. On my walk back to the station, I saw a car with - none other - than Minnesota license plates! Who would've thought??!
I'm off to bed but I'll check in again soon!
With an exception, tomorrow (Sunday) is the first Sunday of the month and admission is free to many museums, including the Louvre. As I'm on a student budget - I'm taking it. Today I went to the Bibliotheque Publique D'Information, or the Public Library of Information. It was insanely large, and they had wifi so I used it as a change of scenery. It's a rather odd shaped building if you ask me, and there's a huge escalator (the tube-ish thing in the picture) that goes along the outside. It is connected to a museum too (but that was not free entrance and I had to work).
Public Library (BPI)
The Eiffel Tower with it's normal night lights...
The Eiffel Tower wasn't far off, and since it was late, I figured I'd stop there to check it out when it is lit up at night. I thought they were supposed to last for 10 minutes, every hour, starting at 9... it was 9:30 and still no sign. Others seemed to be shrugging their shoulders in confusion too so I don't think I was the only one. It was still a little light out so I can only guess that the don't start until later in the summer when it gets darker. I'll just go back another time when I have more 'free' time and do not have things to do in the back of my head telling me they need to be done before I have any fun. There was also a pink limo that I passed - crazy. It was also raining too so I didn't feel like waiting any longer. On my walk back to the station, I saw a car with - none other - than Minnesota license plates! Who would've thought??!
I'm off to bed but I'll check in again soon!