Day 14: Rue Mouffetard

I had another fabulous day in Paris (I am beginning to think that it is impossible to have a bad day in Paris). Today I had a welcome lunch with IES which was really cool, we went to a kitchen and learned how to prepare our lunch and cooked it ourselves which was lots of fun, and it was really yummy. After that I went to the Senate with some friends because this is the one weekend in the year where it is open and free (along with a bunch of other things). On the way there we had to walk up this street where a Techno Parade was going by which was interesting so we watched that for a bit. My standards for parades is definatly pretty high after experiencing two Mardi Gras but this one was cool because the people (not on the floats but just the crowd) kept doing interesting things, like breating fire or dancing in fountains. It was really funny because the parade went past the Parthanon, La Sorbonne, Saint-Michel, and Notre Dame so it was all these old fabulously historic sights with this loud crazy young parade going by. Anyways we finally made it to the Senate which was really cool, it was so pretty inside. When we were waiting to get into the actual room where they hold the Senate the President of the Senate walked out and he literally walked right next to me which was pretty cool. After the Senate we went over to Rue Mouffetard, which is officially my favorite area of Paris (aside from walking along the seine). It is really vibrant and lively, and is also cheeper which is nice. There are a lot of french students there because it is near the Sorbonne and a lot of great shops and restaurants and a cute square. We did some shopping there and than ate dinner and got gelato (which they made into the shape of a rose) and at it in the square. It was a very nice finish to a great day, and I am definatly reminded of how wonderful it is to be in Paris! On a side note, today I finally decided to wear my comfy but not entirely stylish shoes, and my feet are much happier for it :)