climbing

the other day rochelle and i climbed to the top of notre dame b/c we can do it for free with our magical 'Student of Art' Cards. and it was a bit cloudy, but fine for looking out on the city and that just made it less crowded and less of a wait. but so we starting climbing the circle stairs and finally we get to the top and were standing there and we see this massively huge dark gray sheet of cloud speeding towards us and it gets dark and IT STARTS TO HAIL ON US. haha it was so odd and unexpected. i thought it was hilarious. it kind of hurt though. so we had to take shelter up in the Hunch Back's Bell. and when we came out again it was sunny. isnt that so strange?

to keep in with the climbing, yesterday we climbed to the top of the Arch de Triumph [also free with the magic Art Card]. so we have gotten lots and lots of views of the city as of late. im finally getting oriented. some parts of paris i really actually <3 a lot. and then others i hate, not gunna lie. but its always easy to find my school building b/c its literally right across the street from the pompidou center. and thats easy to spot.

we were going to climb the eiffel tower today but it was raining and cold so we didnt. but we did opt for the stairs instead of the escalator in all of the metro stations. how fit.