summer summer summer

Well, today we are just sitting around the house doing nothing. nothing at all. Mom promised us this wonderful day because the past few weeks have just been sooooooo busy. Quinn and I have finished summer school, but our work is not over yet. we are continuing our lessons with a private teacher, Marie.

On Dimache (Sunday) we went to the bastille market with Marie. I bought a very pretty dress (for only 15 euros!) and head bands. Quinn bought socks and dad kinda went crazy and bought like, 4 different types of cheese. But for those who come in the summer, the bastille market is a MUST DO.

We have also had some friends who have chosen to visit us while during their stay in Paris. One of our friends had an apartment where you could see the eiffel tower from. On the 14th of July, the French have their bastille day parade and the fireworks off the eiffel tower.

The bastille day millitare parade was amazingly intense. We watched as tank after tank after tank went by. it was getting dreadfully hot, and I couldn't stand the sight of another tank going by in the stiffiling hotness. i went and sat in the shade reading a book while everyone cheered.

After an hour of tanks, i couldn't stand it any longer. We went away from the crowds and went down a backstreet where we saw no other than MORE TANKS. but this time, there were no barriers blocking us from the street. they were just sitting there! They had come down the back alley as soon as they had finished parading. Quinn took this as an opportunity to snap pictures of everyone in their uniforms.

We decided to take a break from the big crowds and go on the giant ferris wheel set up by the Louvre. But, of course, there was no way to cross the streets. What were we to do? Finally, mom had this idea to go underground and cross by means of the metro stop since there is always and entrance on both sides of the street. We ended up taking the metro to the next stop, because tit was pretty much a waste of a couple dollars just to cross the street.

We walked and did a lot of cool things on our walk like go in a trampoline park (trust me, it's real) and a roller coaster that didn't have any safety features and was totally fun. When we got on the ferris wheel (after an assortment of the carnival rides) we realized that it wasn't so tall. When we got on however, it was really tall, and felt like you might fall off. We took lots of pictures and had a great day.

TTLY-Sophie luv 2 u all