This morning we left our hotel and headed toward the metro station. We stopped at a little bakery for breakfast. We had chocolate pastries and croissants. Then we took the metro to Notre Dame and walked around that area for a while. We waited for the other group to meet up with us and then ate lunch at a little cafe called Father and son. We got our first beignet and we all fell in love with them. It's like a donut with nutella in the middle. It was SO good.
Then we all went to Notre Dame. We went in and walked around to see everything. Then we sat down to wait to see the crown of thorns at 3. They had a short service and then we could all line up to kiss the crown of thorns. It was such a cool experience and I know my grandmother would've loved it. It was in a glass case with gold wrapped around it. I still can't believe we had the chance to do that. It's brought out only once a month and we just happened to be there.
After Notre Dame, we went down by the river to go on a boat ride. It was right across the street from the Eiffel Tower so we got the most amazing views. We went down the Seine River and saw so many cool sights. We saw the American Church, which was the first church that America had established outside of it's country. We also saw the building that the White House was copied after. However, the White House is 17 times it's size. The boat ride was really cold though so I sat inside the boat for most of it. Paris was a lot colder than I was expecting. I checked the weather before we left and it said everyday was supposed to be 75, even though a couple days would be cloudy. But today was 65 and without a jacket, I was freezing! I should've known weather channel would be wrong because it hasn't been right one single day since we've been in London. After the boat ride everyone wanted to go to a restaurant for wine but I was cold and didn't want to risk getting sick again so I headed back to our hotel.
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