Day 11 - Walk #7
Today we, Hanna, Haley, Courtney, and I, went on Walk #7 entitled Marais Walk 1. We were planning on going on Walk #8 - Marais Walk 2, but it was raining quite prolifically by the time we finished the first one that we decided against doing that.
This is Hotel de Sens which is one of the oldest buildings in Paris. From the book: "Until Paris has its own archbishop in 1622, the archbishop of Sens presided over Paris and spent much time here. Of course, he needed a nice place to stay, os he had this private residence built. Construction on the Hotel de Sens began in 1475, and it was completed in 1519. From 1605 to 1607, the first wife of Henri IV, Marguerite de Valois (Queen Margot) lived at the Hotel de Sens. Today, the hotel houses la Bibliotheque Fourney (the Fine Arts Library of Paris)."
This is the wall that was built by Philippe Auguste around 1200. He built it to keep Paris safe from outside forces while they built the city. Notre Dame was finished during the time that this wall was up. 
This is the "mysterious" side entrance to the Saint-Paul Saint-Louis church.
And here is the back of said Jesuit church.
Interior. Pretty cool inside.
And this is the front which faces a busy street. 
The outside patio area of the Hotel de Sully. 
And here is the Hotel de Sully.
Place des Vosges. It is the oldest square in Paris.
And then we came to Victor Hugo's apartment.
The first floor of his apartment is pretty boring. There are a lot of pictures of him and of random people. I don't know what purpose they served since I don't read French. There were also several busts of Hugo on the first floor. This one is the most dynamic, but it is by Rodin, so what else could one expect?
Then we went upstairs and saw his actual rooms. This is a pretty sweet mirror. It would be cool to have one of these in my own home one day.
This was his dining room. The wall paper is a little trippy. The curtains matched. 
Then we headed to the Musee Carnavalet. The writer of the walk wrote three paragraphs about it and raved about how cool it was. Um... maybe it is because I'm not really into history, but I did not find it very interesting. Sorry Robert Erickson.
This is a room. I like the colors: pink and green. Cute.
This is a stuffed fox in said room. Don't know the purpose, but it is sure cute.
Last, but not least, an awesome hair style. Try it someday :)
The walk continued to the Hotel Chatillon (now the Swedish Cultural Center) and the Hotel Lamoignon (now the Historical Library of Paris). Since we only saw their exteriors and it was raining, I did not get my camera out and take pictures. They weren't much different than the other hotels though. Hope you enjoyed Walk #7.
This is Hotel de Sens which is one of the oldest buildings in Paris. From the book: "Until Paris has its own archbishop in 1622, the archbishop of Sens presided over Paris and spent much time here. Of course, he needed a nice place to stay, os he had this private residence built. Construction on the Hotel de Sens began in 1475, and it was completed in 1519. From 1605 to 1607, the first wife of Henri IV, Marguerite de Valois (Queen Margot) lived at the Hotel de Sens. Today, the hotel houses la Bibliotheque Fourney (the Fine Arts Library of Paris)."
This is the wall that was built by Philippe Auguste around 1200. He built it to keep Paris safe from outside forces while they built the city. Notre Dame was finished during the time that this wall was up. 
This is the "mysterious" side entrance to the Saint-Paul Saint-Louis church.
And here is the back of said Jesuit church.
Interior. Pretty cool inside.
And this is the front which faces a busy street. 
The outside patio area of the Hotel de Sully. 
And here is the Hotel de Sully.
Place des Vosges. It is the oldest square in Paris.
And then we came to Victor Hugo's apartment.
The first floor of his apartment is pretty boring. There are a lot of pictures of him and of random people. I don't know what purpose they served since I don't read French. There were also several busts of Hugo on the first floor. This one is the most dynamic, but it is by Rodin, so what else could one expect?
Then we went upstairs and saw his actual rooms. This is a pretty sweet mirror. It would be cool to have one of these in my own home one day.
This was his dining room. The wall paper is a little trippy. The curtains matched. 
Then we headed to the Musee Carnavalet. The writer of the walk wrote three paragraphs about it and raved about how cool it was. Um... maybe it is because I'm not really into history, but I did not find it very interesting. Sorry Robert Erickson.
This is a room. I like the colors: pink and green. Cute.
This is a stuffed fox in said room. Don't know the purpose, but it is sure cute.
Last, but not least, an awesome hair style. Try it someday :)The walk continued to the Hotel Chatillon (now the Swedish Cultural Center) and the Hotel Lamoignon (now the Historical Library of Paris). Since we only saw their exteriors and it was raining, I did not get my camera out and take pictures. They weren't much different than the other hotels though. Hope you enjoyed Walk #7.
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