{"id":940,"date":"2011-11-12T21:15:48","date_gmt":"2011-11-13T02:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/?p=940"},"modified":"2013-09-15T18:59:19","modified_gmt":"2013-09-15T23:59:19","slug":"71699-day-8-10-hour-bus-ride-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/?p=940","title":{"rendered":"7\/16\/99 Day 8 “10 hour Bus Ride Day”"},"content":{"rendered":"

[We are still continuing with my travel diary from the summer of 1999 when I had the opportunity to experience Europe. I liked France until I went there. — Present-day Carrie]<\/em><\/p>\n

Yes, folks, you heard (read) me right. We’re just gearing up for a 10 our bus ride through France to Switzerland. About to leave the French hotel and Paris.<\/p>\n

Let’s see, what’d we do yesterday . . .<\/p>\n

Oh yeah. Went to Musee d’Orsay, which is where there’s a lot of Impressionist paintings. Saw Cathy’s favorite Degas paintings, & I saw some Monets & some Renoirs. Wonderful. Then we went to lunch & walked around a whole lot, then we made our way toward the Louvre. <\/p>\n

On the way Steven & I got on this gigantic Ferris wheel & saw a wonderful, tres formidable view of Paris. Got some good pictures.<\/p>\n

We didn’t walk around in the Louvre much. Our feet were killing us. Saw the Mona Lisa. Very brown. So much stuff in there; magnificent. Saw Venus do Milo 8 winged victory & some stuff that I’ve seen before but can’t think of the name.<\/p>\n

Then we went & ate, then got on a ferry boat & sailed down the Siene. Now that was fantastic. All the famous buildings are right along it, almost in a line, one after the other. Hopefully those pictures come out as well. Saw the tunnel that Princess Diana had that fatal wreck in.<\/p>\n

That’s about it for yesterday. Today’s events are still a mystery, since it’s only 8:19 in the morning.<\/p>\n

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We’re on a bus. I’m freezing. And we’re not moving. On the side of the French equivalent of an interstate. About 10 minutes ago we blew a tire — one of the inside ones & therefore complicated to fix, so we’re gonna be here a while it seems. [Steven’s handwriting] Hi, I’m bored. Its steven, by the way. [\/Steven’s handwriting]<\/p>\n

Wish we could’ve at least stopped where there was some good scenery, but noooo, we’re in some sort of forest and powerlines.<\/p>\n

[two games of tic-tac-toe and a game that I can’t remember the name but it’s a bunch of squares with our initial letters]<\/p>\n

[sketch of the view outside the bus window, with note, “You know I gotta be bored when I start drawing the boring view outside my window.]<\/p>\n

[sketch of bee and three stick figures that look like were sketched by Steven. I drew the bee.]<\/p>\n

Oh, God, we’re being attacked by huge mutant French bees! There’s 2 of ’em in the bus, very near me. Lord! They’re trying to kill them but they’re only making it madder.<\/p>\n

Yay, they got it. But there’s another one. Steven’s after it. [Steven’s handwriting] I missed. Pooh!! [\/Steven’s handwriting] <\/p>\n

Oh well.<\/p>\n

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Okay, we’re finally on the move. It’s 2:31 now, & we blew the tire around 12:10. The problem was . . . the French police. They are so<\/u> inefficient. Right now we have a French police escort cause they still think the new tire is unsafe. Save, our tour director, cussed them out*. Course, he’s British, too, so he doesn’t like French. I can see why.<\/p>\n

Now the police are making us pull in this place (w\/ no food) to get a new tire. Lord.<\/p>\n

Musee d’Orsay<\/a> (bigger)<\/a><\/p>\n

Such Great Heights<\/a> (bigger)<\/a><\/p>\n

More Great Heights<\/a> (bigger)<\/a><\/p>\n

Louie Louvre<\/a> (bigger)<\/a><\/p>\n

A rare finished painting by da Vinci<\/a> (bigger)<\/a><\/p>\n

Naked statues<\/a> (bigger)<\/a><\/p>\n

Paris by boat<\/a> (bigger)<\/a><\/p>\n

More Paris by boat<\/a> (bigger)<\/a><\/p>\n

Musee d’Orsay by boat<\/a> (bigger)<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunset by boat<\/a> (bigger)<\/a><\/p>\n

*Dave cussed out the French cop when the cop tried to get on the bus. That I remember clearly. He did it in French, and it was pure poetry.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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