Right Now, I'm living in the eleventh arondissement in Paris. The eleventh is known for being the location of the Bastille, the french prison that was stormed during the French Revolution. The first week I was here, the family I'm working for took me on a drive all around Paris and showed me all the highlights of Paris. One of our first stops was the Bastille, but all they pointed out to me was the Colonne de Juillet, which is a monument to the revolution. I kept looking around for the Bastille, but didn't say anything when I couldn't see it. This turned out to be a good move, since I later read in a tour book that the prison was completely destroyed, but "ignorant tourists still often ask bemused Parisians where they can find the Bastille." Thank goodness I didn't say anything! Above is a picture I took really quickly getting off the Metro with the Colonne de Juillet in the distance. The Bastille is only 2 subway stops away from me, and I've been running there everyday- it's only about four minutes there, so it's very close! The Bastille is known as a really good place to go out on the weekends- it's filled with tons of nightclubs and bars.
Right now, until my apa
rtment is all renovated, I'm living with the family. The parents very nicely gave me their bedroom to stay in until I move out next month. This is a bad quality picture I took using the camera on my computer, but it's the view from my room! The
gray building is actually this gorgeous church called St. Ambroise (also the name of the Metro station right by the house). This is a picture of the church from the front- with a bonus actual french person in the picture! I went to mass here my first week, but since then I've been going to a Protestant church where they speak English (sorry, Gmom)Also, if you want a general sense of where in Paris I'm living, I made a big purple star on this Metro map (I'm right in between St. Ambroise online 9, and Richard Lenoir on Line 5):
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