Travel for Fun

I want to go to Paris.  I always have and I will be determined to get there until the time comes where I am staring up at the Eiffel Tower.  Truth is, that isn't even the reason I want to go there.  I took French as a language when I was a junior in college because I needed to fill some credits.  My teacher would only allow up to speak with a French accent and made us repeat things over if we didn't.

As we learned new words like boulangerie and patisserie (French bread shops and bakeries) I knew that would want to one day want to travel there, sit at the cafes and drink café au lait and pretend to fit in with the French people.

Aside from the Eiffel Tower, I would want to walk along the Seine and take in the atmosphere and French culture.  I would visit the Louvre and stand in awe at the Lourve Pyramid which stands outside the museum.  Paris has beautiful, historical landmarks which would spectacular to see and discover.

From the months of September to December there is an international contemporary dance, drama, and music festival called Festival de l'Automne which takes places at the Theatre de la Ville which would be amazing to attend.  After a night of entertainment, my next step would be to explore the different shopping areas in Paris.  There are two flea markets (Puces de Clignancourt and Puces de Montreuil) which one can find anything from outrageous articles of clothing to antique furniture pieces.  And since I'll probably be famished, the next step would be dinner!

Listening to: Album: Ace of Base

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ah, the city of brotherly love! The liberty bell! This was the hot spot chosen for my elementary school trip back in seventh grade.  We would leave from the school building very early in the morning and spend the day in the city of Philadelphia, which is only a few short hours away from New York. After what felt like an eternity on the bus, we found ourselves outside the Ben Franklin Institute.  After touring around the museum, we took a horse and carriage ride to Independence Hall (the State House of Pennsylvania) where we took pictures with the Washington Statue which stands right in front.

We took a tour of the Hall and saw the courthouse room and meeting room and the ?exact? chair where Ben Franklin Sat.  It was definitely a historic place to visit and went along with our school curriculum.  After Independence Hall, we went to see the famous Liberty Bell, which indeed has a huge crack in the side of it.

The rest of the day was spent visiting the United States Mint where we took a tour of how the money is actually made (though none is given out as souvenirs).  We also visited the Jewish Museum in Philadelphia and saw the most gorgeous Torah Scroll covers.  Though the weather wasn't so cooperative, the day trip was for sure nice, informative, and enjoyable.  Philadelphia is a nice place to visit when one only has a few days to getaway.  And with its close proximity to New York, it can even be done in just one day.