Travelling

So, I've left Sweden. I apologize for the lack of posts. I've been really busy with travelling. I no longer have access to my computer or pictures from before I let Sweden which means no Norway post. When I get back to Canada (end of July) I do intend to write that post. Until then you'll get some posts about my travels with pictures when I remember to take one with my phone.

I left Sweden June 15 for Paris. I saw Versailles (amazing palace), the Louvre (I was there for 5 hours and didn't see everything), Notre Dame, Sainte Chapelle, the conciergerie, the Eiffel Tower and much more. On my last night, there was a music festival and I went and listened to the Paris Orchestra play a symphony inside the Louvre. I spent a week in Paris and had a great time.

Fun fact about the Eiffel Tower, it was originally going to be torn down after the expo because everyone thought it was ugly.



The cafe from the French movie "Amelie".



Sadly the Moulin Rouge does not have a giant elephant like in the movie.



In Paris I found a Canadian pub, although I'm not sure what made it Canadian.



I then went to Caen for a couple of days. It's in Normandy near the D-day beaches. I went to Juno beach where there is the Canadian museum. It was very interesting. There was even an old German bunker that we went inside. Quite cold and windy on the beach. On the bus to Juno, I became friends with another Canadian who also came from Paris.

In Caen there are a lot of churches including a women's monastery and a men's monastery.



Unfortunately, Caen was bombed during World War II so there isn't all that much that's very old. The castle had been destroyed before then.



There were lots of flags around, especially Canadian, American, British, French, and German flags.



After Caen I left France which will come in a later post.