Monday March 28 – after another rousing night of virtually no sleep,
the gang is ready to go bright and early the next morning

We spend the morning – and some of the afternoon – at the Louvre Museum

Emmanuelle gives us a briefing before we enter the museum proper

In excavating for the Pyramid they discovered the ancient moat and foundations of the Louvre fortress

Picture time for the group

The Louvre Palace itself is pretty impressive

Here I am with one of my heros -- Alexander the Great (the same bust on this website)

Winged victory

Brad and the Venus de Milo

A main gallery

And of course we get in line to view da Vinci's Mona Lisa

With all-day tickets, some of us head to the nearby Latin Quarter for lunch –
and some sightseeing and shopping

Just as we return to the Louvre a big storm moves in on us

Our last night in Paris – back at the Flam restaurant off the Champs Elysées

And then we do a one last stand along the Champs Elysées

Brent and Bob decide to do a little window shopping

We take our last trip on the Metro

Brent does one last shopping expedition at the Mall next to the hotel before turning in for the night

And the 10th/11th grade girls host one last party
(complete with crêpes) in their room their last night in Paris

Holding a conversation with some Spanish students --
which takes an unexpected turn when about 20 of them descend down to the girls' room

Renee does some journaling

The next morning we begin our journey home

We say goodbye to Paris at the Charles De Gaulle Airport

Because of the dense fog in London, Heathrow operations are uncertain –
so we wait to see what will happen

Awaiting seat assignments at Heathrow Airport

In Philadelphia some of the parents are waiting for us (we are three hours late in our arrival)

By the time most of us are finally at home ready for bed
it is the equivalent of 7:00 a.m. Paris time the next day!

  Miles H. Hodges - 2005