Today was spent on our feet! We got up after a nice sleep in, ate breakfast and hopped on the the metro train to go to the Louvre. We all saw the famed Mona Lisa, just getting close to it was a challenge! After spending all morning and lunchtime wandering around the Louvre we boarded the Paris underground train system and went to the home of the French Republican Guard. When we were there we saw marching bands, rifle drill teams, equestrian shows and a fantastic...

A somewhat hectic metro journey to the Notre Dame Cathedral established a picturesque setting of historical architecture and opulent interior design as experienced during yesterday's visit to the Palace. After attending Mass, we were given the opportunity to climb to the bell tower which, according to Mr Mueller, was, "totes defs amazing." Aside from the long journey to the top, our journey back down was significantly better as emphasized through a rendition of '...

News photos have been posted. We all have had a great day!

We started the day with a band rehearsal and then hopped in the bus and traveled to Brugge to go to lunch and do some shopping. As we were making our way down to lunch we saw many beautiful buildings with so much history and lovely canals. For lunch we went to a wonderful outdoor restaurant within the town square. Mrs Dowling had a magnificent pot of white wine mussels. Most of our group tried them but Abbey couldn't swallow it because she found it disgusting. W...