The Louvre and a Visit to Nice

Good evening!   After breakfast we jumped on our bus and rode to the Louvre. We arrived 35 minutes before it 

opened and were at the front of the line!  I was so happy that our tour guide planned so well because it was the first day the Louvre was opened since Thursday. So, it was packed!  As soon as the doors opened,  we power walked, in our 42 bright yellow shirts, to see Mona Lisa before everyone else got there!  We took selfies and moved on.  Many of the students were so confused as to why she is so famous. They felt there were many more beautiful paintings around!  It was fun to see some of them get excited when they saw something they recognized!  However, they got bored pretty quickly.  So our 2 hour tour was more than enough time for them!

After the museum, we boarded the bus and left Paris for Nice.  We are less than 2 hours away now and looking forward to our arrival!  

We have driven through several well known cities today and have gotten quick glimpses of some vineyards and churches.  We drove through Lyon and past the Rhone river and Saone River.  We took a few pictures of the Museum of Confluence which is a modern museum placed right where the Rhone and Saone Rivers meet.  It tells the history of the rivers which have been the livelihood of the French people for hundreds of years.

Everyone is getting along very well and making new friends.  The students have had wonderful attitudes and have been on time everywhere!  We love this group, and we've only just begun!

Tomorrow is going to be an exciting day!  We plan to visit the perfume factory, Monaco, Nice and hopefully a chocolate factory!

Enjoy a few more pictures!