Diary week 18 March2nd through March 11th
Zack is Celrocks Kai Kya Min Jun and JiYeon are lost 42s Jake and Sam are Boris Yeltstines
March 2nd dear diary we spent the day getting ready to leave as we are heading out early early tomorrow morning. We spent the day packing suitcases and our carry on bags we also made sure to convert dollars into euros so we have spending money. From there we spent the day with our families as we will be gone 12 days. We are spending the night at Alex's as his Aunt is taking us on our trip since she's taking a cooking class the same week we will be gone. She will be at a hotel while we stay at my great grandmas vineyard. She is making dinner so I better sign off talk to you tomorrow.
March 3rd dear diary we left for a 15 hour flight at 4 this morning and arrived in Paris at 3 in the morning Paris time. But lets talk about what happened during the trip we got to the airport at 2:30 in the morning and went through security before getting on the first flight which took us to Boston. When we landed in Boston we had a 3 hour layover where we were met By Angelica and Harold who were also coming with us. We then took off for the last leg of our trip once we were in the air we took out our books and movie players. We flew for a long time before we all fell asleep. When we arrived in Paris we went to my great grandmas and relaxed till we got tired I am heading to bed so talk to you tomorrow.
March 4th dear diary after a nice sleep in we went to the market for breakfast. When we were done there we went and saw the sights including the Eiffel tower. We were so sleepy due to jet leg so we didn't do a ton today when we got back to the vineyard we had a simple lunch of bread cheese and grapes before relaxing in the screen porch watching the birds and just enjoying being there. When we were feeling a little better we took a walk and bought our museum passes. We also booked 2 cooking classes and a chocolate making lesson. When my grandma got back from work she took us to a real Parisian street cafe for supper holy smokes is the food amazing. We then met some friends of Kimi to see the Eiffel tower at night before going back to the vineyard. We enjoyed a super yummy snack of french macaroons and thick creamy hot chocolate before retiring to our rooms signing off and going to finish helping get Elsie settled down she's not used to being without mom.
March 5th dear diary we went to the Louvre today it was so amazing we saw the Mona Lisa and several other famous Leonardo da Vinci and Vincent van gogh paintings and sculptures. We had lunch in the cafeteria at the museum before heading to walk the Eiffel tower it was a fun hard and beautiful walk. We took an elevator down so we could head to meet my Grandma and Great grandma at a local restaurant for supper before we headed home we were exhausted so we are relaxing and going to bed early talk to you tomorrow.
March 6th dear diary we went to the bell tower notre dame where we climbed to the top it was amazing and Elsie who is obsessed with the hunchback of notre dame was excited to see where Quasimodo lived. We then went to a movie with Kimi's friends before they took us to lunch at a local bakery. We then spent our afternoon at a crepe making class fun and yummy we met My great grandma at the market to get supper supplies. When we got home she let us know her boss at the The Alain Ducasse Cooking School was going to let her teach us a french pastry class the next day. I am going to sign off we need to be up early in the morning.
March 7th dear diary we spent the day at The Alain Ducasse Cooking School where my great grandma works. After a quick breakfast we started by learning to make eclairs which are sort of like a filled doughnut. They are made with choux pastry and vanilla cream we also made cream puffs using the same type of choux pastry. We also made Religieuse basically a tricked out cream puff we also made Croissants. After lunch we worked on several types of Macrons. And Napoleons along with a fancy dessert called a Tarte Tatin. We also made baguettes and few other pastries it was an amazing day. After we were finished she took us all to a very fancy fondue restaurant for a very yummy dinner of bread and meats dipped in cheese followed by treats dipped in chocolate fondue. After this we headed back to the house since we are taking a day trip tomorrow.
March 8th dear diary we spent today on a day trip to Versailles which is a bunch of museums it was a very educational trip. After we were done there we had a late lunch before taking the train back to meet Kimi's friends for an afternoon at Euro reptar land. We had a lot of fun and by the time we were done we were exhausted. We are spending tomorrow at Disney land Paris with Kimi's friends and my grandma. We had a light dinner of bread cheese and fruit before retiring to our rooms for the evening I am going to sign off and call mom along with Elsie before we go to sleep.
March 9th dear Diary we spent the hole day at Disneyland Paris which was a lot like the Disney parks back home. We rode lots of rides and doing other activities including souvenir shopping and lunch at a restaurant. We then went on lots more rides and had a few special snacks before heading home. When we got home there was a special Surprise waiting for me My cousins Marie and Claire who I hadn't seen since Marie and i were 5 and Claire was 2 when they along with my tante Helen had come to visit. I was so shocked as I had no clue they were coming to visit. We spent the evening catching up and visiting she is hanging out with us the last few days of vacation. Claire and Elsie were talking like old friends even though they don't remember each other. We had a big dinner and are now watching movies so talk to you tomorrow.
March 10th sear diary my cousins took the gang and I to several local sights we hadn't seen yet. After we saw the sights we came back to the vineyard ad helped my grandma prep for a huge party tonight so I could see several members of the family I haven't seen since I was really really really little including 4 tantes and several oncles we had the party in one of the new barns here at the vineyard we stayed up late talking and remembering things that happened when I was was tiny. My oncle tony laughed at my french I don't really use it that often so its sort of rusty. We then took the gang to our favorite sleepover location in the loft of the big barn. We are staying there tonight so talk to you you tomorrow.
March 11th dear diary today was our last full day as we leave late tomorrow night. We spent the morning shopping and walking around the river seine before taking a boat tour on the river. When that was done we went and did more shopping before going back to the house for another huge dinner of pastries meats fondue and other yummy foods before going to the loft for a finale sleepover but first we hung out at the fire pit and had smores and a few other treats including macrons before going and watching movies on the outdoor screen I am going to sign off and go hang out with my Cousin Marie for a while.
