tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10363866381500127252024-03-08T06:17:06.532-08:00France Study TourAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16098173411540990167noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036386638150012725.post-78544961319466704092013-05-27T12:03:00.000-07:002013-05-28T12:13:09.158-07:00The day we left and our flight back<span style="font-size: large;">The flight back seemed a bit shorter than the flight to Paris (although the flight back was technically longer), the food was so-so again, but that's economy class airline food for you. The French do need to work on their public service and efficiency to be bluntly honest. We waited close to an hour in a line that wasn't moving at all at the airport in France to have our passports stamped at the security checkpoint. When we arrived in the U.S. and got through customs and collected our luggage, we said short goodbyes to those we could see from our group near us and then I went through the final exit, where to my surprise I was greeted by my girlfriend who made a sign welcoming me on my return home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">All in all the trip to Paris was worthwhile for a number of reasons and I am glad I got share the experience with a good group of people whom since being on this trip with I feel a bit closer to and can call them my friends. This experience will stick with me for the rest of my life and I hope to be back to Paris a few more times in my life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036386638150012725.post-16022021480065311412013-05-26T11:38:00.000-07:002013-05-28T12:02:56.814-07:00Napoleon's Tomb / War and Armor Museum / Final Dinner / Last walk to see the Eiffel Tower <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's quite amazing how big the tomb where Napoleon rests is, and definitely reflects the "Napoleonic Complex".</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /> The building in which Napoleon's Tomb is connected to is also host to a museum of old armor artifacts from different medieval times, as well as world war I and II. There is a lot of info to be absorbed and it is very interesting, I especially enjoyed the WWI and II sections.<br />
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<br /> We also saw old musket-style rifles and it's interesting to see the progression of rifles from their beginning and how advanced they had become.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once we finished up our visit at the museum we headed back to the hotel. After which we took a trip to a market at La Rue Mouffetard and I got to purchase some really nice chocolate and they had fantastic Gelato there. Tonight was also our final dinner together with professor Delaunay and we went to a nice restaurant on the Champs-Elysees called 'Chez Clement'.</span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;">Later that night a small group of us went to visit the Eiffel Tower for the last time and we got to see it light up again at 1:00 AM. It was something I definitely am glad I took the time to do again and it was worth the view at night.</span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036386638150012725.post-11454809884232748092013-05-25T11:19:00.000-07:002013-05-28T11:35:36.821-07:00Visit to Chateau de Versailles<span style="font-size: large;">Today was our day to visit Chateau De Versailles, even though having been there before, it was still a sight to see. The magnificent golden gate and other grand buildings adorned with gold are beautiful to see.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Of course on the inside is filled with plenty of artwork and statues of prominent figures of the time. In particular I enjoyed the artwork on the ceiling.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We got a glimpse of the Gardens of Versailles from the windows, even though we didn't make the trip to the gardens themselves for a visit besides two of our group members.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After several hours exploring the Chateau, we once again headed back to our home away from home at the ibis hotel. </span></div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036386638150012725.post-58828624790620539312013-05-24T11:00:00.000-07:002013-05-28T11:16:53.618-07:00Eiffel Tower / IBM / Le Showcase<span style="font-size: large;">Today's goal was to visit the top of the Eiffel Tower, tour a bit of IBM in France and sit through some lecturing and discussion, then visit the club called 'Le Showcase' under the Alexander bridge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Eiffel Tower is an awe inspiring thing to look at just because of the grandeur (very French) of the whole thing. The line we waited in wasn't too bad and we got to see a patrol of French soldiers come through which was cool.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The best way I can describe the feeling of peering over the edge of the Eiffel Tower is visceral, but fascinating to see the view as well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The experience at IBM was very cool and informative, we got to talk with two students in an apprenticeship for IBM and the details of how all that works. I could see myself working for IBM in the future. One of the coolest things I saw there was a manikin with a camera in its eyes that would recognize if you were a male or female and your age and it would pop up items on the screen based on your gender, i.e. a guitar in my case. I could see this being used for some serious advertisement and tracking of what customers are actually looking at on the store's manikins that are modeling their clothing. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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At the end of the tour we grouped up for a picture and said our final thank yous and farewells to the employees at IBM.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Later that night a group of us went to the night club called 'Le Showcase' under the Alexander bridge. This was an interesting experience, for one I don't go to night clubs at home and it had European style night club music which wasn't that bad to dance to although a bit repetitive. </span></div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036386638150012725.post-71201292687784094792013-05-23T10:31:00.000-07:002013-05-28T10:38:31.277-07:00Second presentation with Professor Nivet at Du Pole<span style="background-color: white; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 25px;">Today we went back to Du Pole Leonardo De Vinci University for the second presentation by Professor Nivet, this time talking about the European Union Policy. Professor Nivet gave a great and detailed lecture about different aspects and relationships inside the EU. Once again allowing for open discussion and questions throughout and at the end.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci, 12 Avenue Léonard de Vinci, 92400 Courbevoie, France48.896042 2.23672599999997648.894737 2.2342044999999762 48.897347 2.2392474999999759tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036386638150012725.post-37065157988557881072013-05-21T17:43:00.000-07:002013-05-22T17:57:17.228-07:00Visit to du Pole<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today we visited the <span style="background-color: #fff9e7;">Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci, which involved at first a two hour presentation by Professor Lima (a professor at the </span></span><span style="background-color: #fff9e7; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Pôle university) on the international perception of French culture. It was very interesting to listen to Professor Lima and his way of explaining it, even though my jet lag and slight lack of sleep were bringing me down a bit!</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This time we got to listen to three different entrepreneurial ventures from four students, all supported by business incubators, presented by the creators themselves- students of the university. It was interesting and exciting to hear these people talk about their ideas for their business and their plans for it.</span></div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci, 12 Avenue Léonard de Vinci, 92400 Courbevoie, France48.896042 2.23672599999997648.894737 2.2342044999999762 48.897347 2.2392474999999759tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036386638150012725.post-26817275644477948172013-05-20T17:22:00.000-07:002013-05-22T17:42:42.978-07:00The Louvre<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We arrived at the Louvre Museum around 8:30 and we stayed until just after 1:00. The Louvre is filled with an astonishing amount of artwork which ranges from all different types, such as clay pottery, paintings, artifacts from ancient cultures such as the Egyptians and many more that it's not possible to see all of it, even in a lifetime. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Despite that fact I still enjoyed my visit there and got to see a good amount of what the Louvre has to offer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Some of the more noteworthy pieces we saw include the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Winged Victory of Samothrace, The Coronation of Napoleon, and others. I also really enjoyed seeing the Egyptian Artifacts and the tomb of Pharaoh Merenptah. </span><br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036386638150012725.post-41246898776328048872013-05-19T08:30:00.000-07:002013-05-25T16:39:38.903-07:00Arrival at Charles de Gaulle Airport<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The flight to Charles de Gaulle airport on this two-floor jumbo was pretty good. The food was decent as far as economy seating airplane food is concerned and the flight attendant staff were nice and courteous, the only problem I had with the airline was leg room.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The weather in France was rainy when we arrived, but that was expected. </span><br />
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG), 95700 Roissy-en-France, France49.004 2.571100000000001348.920673 2.4097385000000013 49.087326999999995 2.7324615000000012