Aggravating assignments

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I was searching London for half the day for good London economy photos, which we need for class, but didn't come across anything good. So I decided to visit the Natural History Museum instead.
Natural History Museum. Surprisingly, it's only 3:30 in the afternoon despite the sun going down.

The outside was clearly quite amazing, but the exhibits were a bit tacky and too often geared towards children, I think. It wasn't too impressive. And for some reason I was upset that the taxidermied animals on display weren't alive - why couldn't the museum have live animals? Then I realized this wasn't the zoo. In any case, the Museum of Natural History in New York City definitely wins in my book.

More of being a tourist

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Tourists looking off from the Eiffel Tower's second level.
Iron lattice of the Eiffel Tower.
Aww, it's a baby Louvre!
The Louvre at night, as opposed to the day when it didn't lend itself to a photograph.
A European Union and a French flag hang beneath l'Arc de Triomphe.

And for funzies, an animated gif of the tower at night. It would have helped if I held my camera still.

On second thought, not enough money to leave Paris

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I wanted to stay in Paris for just a couple of days and then go south to Switzerland and then swing into south Germany until break was ending, then fly back to London. But then I checked my bank account. But also, there really was so much to do in Paris so I decided to stay in the cheap hostel for the rest of fall break.
Notre Dame.
One of Notre Dame's main front doors.
Two tourists light a candle inside Notre Dame.
Light from outside casts a shadow of decorative gates inside Notre Dame upon the tiled marble floor.
Gargi the Gargoyle (not actual name) on Notre Dame.