Rome

Another highlight of Rome was seeing the Pope three times. We went to one of his masses on Sunday. We sat in the aisle seat, so we were within arms distance away. After mass that day he addressed the public from outside his window. Then we saw him again when he did his usual Wednesday audience. We had V.I.P. seats to this. Pope Benedict knows how to drive in style. His popemobile is a Mercedes.
We also met with the Princess of Rome, and got a private tour of her palace. We did not get to meet with the Prince of Rome because he was out on business.

Rome first day

Our first day in Rome was amazing. We visited St. Peter's Basilica. We saw the pillar that Jesus was scourged at and the manger that he was born in. We saw all 8 apostles', who are in Rome, relics. We must have went to 8-10 churches that day to see what we did. There is a church on every corner in Rome. We got a tour of the Vatican gardens as well.

Paris

Our first experience in Paris was a good one. Our first night in Paris we went to see the Eiffel Tower. It was lit blue, and to my amazement magnificently sparkles on the hour.
The next day we walked around Paris with our professor, Gerry. He spoke about some of Paris's bridge architecture. We saw the French Statue of Liberty, which is a lot smaller than the one in the USA. The French Statue of Liberty is faced toward New York.
In our travels during later days, we went visited the Louvre. The Louvre is larger than I ever expected it to be. I could get lost for days in it. To the side are pictures of the Louvre coinciding with the two wings and the main wing of the building.
We also visited Versailles, which housed the French monarchies. This places is hundreds of acres that belonged to the french monarchies. The palace on the grounds was home to Louis XIII through XVI. And Marie Antionette's getaway home is located on the grounds. There is also a picture of Versailles above, noted by the golden gates.