June 19th -Day Six

Written by Ren

On June 19^th, we went to the World War II museum, the Luxemburg Gardens, and the beginning of the Music Festival. It was an awesome day!

In the WWII museum, we were able to see all of the famous equipment/weapons used in battle, and we saw a few videos of the important events. There were tons of magnificent uniforms with many emblems and designs used in different types of climates which everyone was interested in. There also were many powerful and incredible guns all over the place, including one gun designed to fit in your pocket. Another very interesting weapon was a really precise recreation of the atomic bomb used by the Americans against the Japanese on Nagasaki. The WWII museum also showed many videos covering the American invasion of Normandy which is very useful to know about because we’re going to Normandy tomorrow. The museum was absolutely great and everybody learned a lot more about that devastating war.

After the museum, we went to the beautiful Luxemburg Gardens for lunch and the always fun recess. We ate a delicious picnic with many amazing foods. We ate in a small circle and had a bunch of fun with the picnic-like lunch. We then cleaned up all of the food and played some soccer. We had a short game, and the time ran out with the score tied so we had penalty kicks. Derek won the game for his team! Recess was awesome!

Later than night, we went to dinner on the Saint Michel Square (not far from Notre Dame) and had a ton of fun. Dinner was absolutely great and we watched a very exciting soccer game between Cameroon and Denmark (Denmark won). After dinner, we went out to the beginning of the great music festival. There was a bunch of street performers and a bunch of people were having a great time dancing around. Also, Ren was scared half to death by a clown who snuck up on him and clapped in his face. The festival was awesome!

Day 6 was awesome and memorable.