Paris Saturday

Today we went to a museum. THE END.

 

OK, in a little bit more detail

• Teeny weeny drinky for mumsy
• Hotel Carnavalet

 

 

TIny drinks

On our way to the museum there was a man and a woman handing out free diet cokes. I don't drink coke or other drinks like it (except Fanta and Sprite if mum lets me). Mum LOVES diet coke. The little cans were eeny weeny beeny aka not very big, but mum seemed pretty happy with the whole free diet coke thing.

 

 

 

 

 

The Museum

THe museum was called Musee Carnavalet and it used to be a hotel.

Now it is a museum of the History of Paris.

 

 

 

 

There were a lot of rooms which were set out in order from Prehistoric PAris to almost now. Unfortunately,the signs were not so good so we went the complete wrong direction again and again. We went that way and this way and that way and that way. so although we dident see things in order, we still saw quite a lot.

Zoe and I both used the audioguides which was good because because otherwise we would have been wondering around helplessly (more than we already were) because everything was in French.

One thing I learned which was interesting to me was that Henry the fourth of France ordered the first bridge in Europe to be built that was just for transport. In other words there were no people living on it. Nowdays it would be surprising to have a bridge with people living on it. This reminds me of the bridge in Florence which used to be the bridge of the butchers but now only has Jewellery stores on it. It was called the "old Bridge" or in Italian the Ponto Vecchio.

 

 

 

A room in the museum

 

 

 

I also learned that the word in French today for "we dont want work" used to be (300 years ago) the word for "we want to work". The people of the revolution weren't very wealthy and used to call the word out. I think the word was "protest" but I cant be sure. (Not sure this is.....ummmm....accurate. Ed)

 

 

 

Almost impossible to tell the difference

 

 

 

Bye for now

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