Last Day in Paris (belated)

This post began the morning of May 20th for the day of May 19th:

Yesterday was our final day in Paris and what a day it was. Professor Veley arrived in the morning and we began the day discussing the beginning of the modern Olympic movement which started in Paris in 1896. We focused on rapping our heads around the context of the time period which the revival occurred and how much different the world was then globally.

We all then met a bit before noon to head off and see Notre Dame, the Arc and the Eiffel tower. Notre Dame was partically incredible considering it has been around for almost a thousand years and took over 130 years build. However, it looks as if it was constructed yesterday and the arcitechture would be impressive if designed today. It's incredible how much more impactful things are when seen in person. The Arc was built in honor of Napolean and is now the French military memorial for all past French soldiers who have sacrificed their lives. We then traveled to the Eiffel tower and what a perfect day to do so with blue skys and sunshine.

Later that night, most of us went on a boat tour around Paris with Professor Veley. Greg, Mark and myself barely made it on time due to having too much fun at the McDonalds by our hotel. The highlight of the boat tour was definitely seeing the sunset behind Notre Dame. Absolutely beautiful. Today we are taking a train to Lausanne, Switzerland and I am very excited to take in the scenery of the country.