4 weeks in Paris = physical exhaustion

its as if my body is saying "enough, we can't go anymore!!" i've been really tired since last thursday and have slept a lot. but i still managed to squeeze in some activity. on friday i took a nap all day, but then went to the orangery in the evening. and i walked around the tuilery gardens. at the orangery there are two oval shaped rooms with monet water lilies all the way around. its really spectacular. its a new museum just opened in 2006 that has these awesome water lilies and then a small collection of other impressionist paintings. it was a wonderful visit!

friday night i went back to sleep. then saturday was spent at versailles. oh boy. words cannot describe versailles. here are some of the many many photos i took:







(just to give you an idea of the distance here: it took 20 minutes to walk to the start of the lake/water thing from where this photo was taken)



then saturday night was laurie's last night here, she is jackie's friend from canada who was here working. we went to dinner at a greek restaurant in the very popular st. michel area.

sunday i slept some more and did my laundry. my laundry got locked into the laundry room!!! oh no!!! it closes at 10pm and i went to get it at 10:15 and it was locked! i had to go down to the main desk and ask them to let me in to get my clothes. the guy radioed to another guy and they laughed at me. boo them. but the guy with the keys who let me in to get my clothes was really cute, so i guess it all turned out well.

my paper for my fashion class is technically due tomorrow, although i can hand it in as late as thursday. i may not finish it by tomorrow. but i feel good about it. i'm hoping the exhaustion wears off and i can finish it asap.