I went to Paris and London with my mom recently this September (my step dad joined us when we where in London). Something to do for my upcoming birthday, it's actually in November. We decided to do it now because it would be warmer, and also Monet's garden and house would be open. I always wanted to go since I was a little girl. I read a book that featured his garden when I was little (read it over and over again), and fell in love with it.
That's not just the reason we went on this trip. I wanted to see all I could, of what I could. I did not fit everything in this time around. The best thing about this is I can go back and experience it all again. Do the same things, and also new things — with different people, who have or have not experienced it before. That's the best part of traveling is sharing experiences and places you have been before and experiencing them with someone else.
I am not sure how many posts this will be. There is a lot I want to share with you all. The art galleries I have been to, the tourist spots I have been to also. Things about Paris and London on their own in general. Something I am still trying to work out. So, I do not want to promise any number of posts.
During the trip I had learned so many different things I did not know. I did not realize how recent of a thing the Eurostar train was. It can be traced back to the year 1986! I thought it was something that has been around since the 1960's. The reason it can be traced back to 1986 is because of the Treaty of Canterbury, which is when the green light was given to make the project a go.
It has been on people's minds, and the France, and United Kingdom's governments minds too even before the year of 1986. But, there was to much politics in the way, and other concerns from both the people and each governments. I have no idea how the story goes, but that is what I took away when I was listening to a tour guide on a bus tour — which is my take a way. If you'd like do some research on it, go ahead, mainly you will find the backlash was more directed towards the construction of the Eurostar tunnel that goes under the English Channel.
What is nice about the Eurostar train that goes from Paris to London is that it goes under the English Channel in a tunnel. I guess I can say I traveled to London from Paris going underneath the English Channel, I find that to be a pretty amazing thing to say. It's amazing what humans can do with their engineering skills, some interesting innovations we have created!
The length of the Eurostar tunnel is 31.35 miles long when under the English Channel, it is also anywhere between 250 - 380 feet under the English Channel. The train can only go anywhere between 90 - 100 mph under the channel, due to safety reasons. But once it is not in the channel it goes 186 mph! I found a quote on the Eurostar's website that I due truly do love, and do find fitting:
It's funny because I feel like I am the target generation for this quote. Because it was almost completed by the time I was born, and I was a young kid when it got completed. This quote also does target the generations after me, but I can only imagine how much time it took to travel between both Paris and London before the Eurostar.
The Eurostar is not the only thing that I learned while I was in Europe. I knew about some stuff and people, but not in complete. Charles de Gaulle is one of them, keep that name in mind while you read on into my future blog posts where I will explain more about him later. I cannot wait to share the other things with you that I found fascinating, and I would like to share with the all of you.
I am excited to share with you my adventures in Paris and London, my side of the story. If you do not follow or have been following along with my mom's and step dad's blog, you should go head over and read it, to see their side of the story as well. It's worth a read. This is the fun part about coming back from vacation is sharing the adventures that we have encountered with everyone!
That's not just the reason we went on this trip. I wanted to see all I could, of what I could. I did not fit everything in this time around. The best thing about this is I can go back and experience it all again. Do the same things, and also new things — with different people, who have or have not experienced it before. That's the best part of traveling is sharing experiences and places you have been before and experiencing them with someone else.
I am not sure how many posts this will be. There is a lot I want to share with you all. The art galleries I have been to, the tourist spots I have been to also. Things about Paris and London on their own in general. Something I am still trying to work out. So, I do not want to promise any number of posts.
It has been on people's minds, and the France, and United Kingdom's governments minds too even before the year of 1986. But, there was to much politics in the way, and other concerns from both the people and each governments. I have no idea how the story goes, but that is what I took away when I was listening to a tour guide on a bus tour — which is my take a way. If you'd like do some research on it, go ahead, mainly you will find the backlash was more directed towards the construction of the Eurostar tunnel that goes under the English Channel.
What is nice about the Eurostar train that goes from Paris to London is that it goes under the English Channel in a tunnel. I guess I can say I traveled to London from Paris going underneath the English Channel, I find that to be a pretty amazing thing to say. It's amazing what humans can do with their engineering skills, some interesting innovations we have created!
The length of the Eurostar tunnel is 31.35 miles long when under the English Channel, it is also anywhere between 250 - 380 feet under the English Channel. The train can only go anywhere between 90 - 100 mph under the channel, due to safety reasons. But once it is not in the channel it goes 186 mph! I found a quote on the Eurostar's website that I due truly do love, and do find fitting:
We've created a generation that thinks nothing of lunching in London, then dining in Paris.
It's funny because I feel like I am the target generation for this quote. Because it was almost completed by the time I was born, and I was a young kid when it got completed. This quote also does target the generations after me, but I can only imagine how much time it took to travel between both Paris and London before the Eurostar.
The Eurostar is not the only thing that I learned while I was in Europe. I knew about some stuff and people, but not in complete. Charles de Gaulle is one of them, keep that name in mind while you read on into my future blog posts where I will explain more about him later. I cannot wait to share the other things with you that I found fascinating, and I would like to share with the all of you.
I am excited to share with you my adventures in Paris and London, my side of the story. If you do not follow or have been following along with my mom's and step dad's blog, you should go head over and read it, to see their side of the story as well. It's worth a read. This is the fun part about coming back from vacation is sharing the adventures that we have encountered with everyone!
