A DREAM COME TRUE: My visit to Paris.
The day had
finally arrived. It was the day when I was going to France. Winning the “Silverzone
French Olympiad 2015” gave me the chance to visit my dream country France. It
was the first time ever in my life that I was going out of India and therefore
I was double excited. It was like my dream come true. I was accompanied by my
teacher Mrs. Walia. I was sure that that it would be a wonderful trip. We were
a group of eight people including the family of organizers, another teacher
from a reputed school along with her winning child. We reached Paris in the
evening on 13th June.
We were lodged in
a hotel named “Mercure Opera Montemarte”. It is situated near Sacre Coeur a
famous cathedral and Royal Opera of Paris. The view from our hotel was mesmerizing.
I noted few shocking and surprising facts about Paris, for example, I found it
very interesting that even at 10:00 p.m. it was quite bright. I found Paris
very crowded as it was the peak time of the Euro football match.
The first day in the French soil was spent in
sightseeing. A city tour on bus was
arranged for us soon after the typical French breakfast at the hotel. The automatic audio guide of the bus
explained all the details of the Parisian area and its surrounding dated from
the history as well. I got to know the rich history of Paris as well. After the city tour
we went to the top of a tower called “La Tour Montparnasse”, the tallest
building in Paris. This tour has 59 floors. The view from the top of the tower
was magnificent. Then we headed to The Eiffel Tower, the iron lady of Paris and
we saw many other monuments like l’ Arc de Triomphe, the famous church Notre
Dame. We reached hotel at night tired but happy. Then we went to see “Sacre Coeur” on foot. As it was
on the top of the hill, the view was very nice. It was very calm and peaceful
inside the cathedral.
The next day ie on
16th June we went to Disneyland. I just loved it. There were two
parts of Disneyland, Disneyland Adventure park and Disneyland Studios. We went
to the adventure park which had many rides and fun activities to do. The
roller- coasters and other rides were amazing. I took a ride of one roller-coaster,
it was very terrifying. At one time we went 360 degrees round. It was only a 60
seconds ride and I felt as if it was of 60 hours!! There was a parade at 6 o clock
in the evening where I saw Elsa, Anna from the movie Frozen and all other
characters from Disney. It was fun watching them dancing and singing live. I
really wanted that day to be the longest in my life as I didn’t want to return
back. We returned to the hotel around 10 p.m.
On the third and last
day of the trip we were free to do shopping. I bought few souvenirs, chocolates
etc. for my friends and family. Now my bag was full of not only the purchased
articles but also with so many good memories. We packed our bags and headed to
Paris airport around 5 in the evening. Well, as we say”All good things come to
an end” ,we also had to end the trip. This trip has enabled me to discover not
only the French monuments, etc but also has exposed to their rich culture. All
what I have read in the text books I was able to explore them. I believe it’s
my life time learning experience.
I would like to
encourage all my friends learning French in Arwachin International School to
participate and excel in such programmes. I am very thankful to my teachers who
trust me always.
Gauri M.
VIIA