This is the third and final part of my Paris review.  In this part, I’m just going to address whatever has been included in my experience that I have left out, in no particular order.

The photo above is one of the entrances to the Louvre, which sadly, I did not get to see on the inside.  The photo alone can give you a small peek at the crowd surrounding the area, which kept us from going in.  The line wasn’t the biggest problem, but we would have had to wait in line in the rain.  We opted for finding a place to go eat lunch, which allowed us to return to Opera, the area that had Starbucks, the Apple Store, many other shops, movie theater, and a delicious pizza place we visited.

Pizza in Paris and Brussels (another place I visited) seems to be more similar to American pizza than Italian pizza.  Although there was one really delicious looking pizza with cheese, an egg, and a hamburger patty on it.

While we did not get to go to the Louvre, we did get to go to Musée de l’Orangerie and see Monet’s “Water Lilies”.  Photography wasn’t really allowed, so I don’t have any photos of my experience there.  Monet’s series of paintings were amazing.  The strokes and colors would seem almost impossible to copy.  These paintings are huge and panoramic, arranged in a circle so you are completely surrounded by them.  I’m an art student, but I’m not really interested in painting, but that really made me appreciate painting more.

Public transportation is one thing you have to get used to if you are from Georgia or another state where everything is far apart.  Everything in Paris is more condensed and closer together, traffic is terrible, so naturally the subway is a quick and easy option.  If I lived in Paris, I wouldn’t even own a car.  There are quite a few subway (or metro) lines, so figuring out which one to take gets a bit difficult until you get used to it.  I felt like I was really developing a good sense of direction in the 3 days I was there.

Paris a very busy city, and I feel like it’s hard to fully experience in just 3 days.  It’s a beautiful city with beautiful architecture and so many things to see and do.  I would love to be able to go there again sometime, and hope that I’ll be back.