CHAMPAGNE! (and a cathedral)

Today we took a little field trip to Reims to see the famous Cathedral and to taste champagne! We all had to be at the train station at 8:20am which is pretty early. The train ride from Paris to Reims was only about 40 mins and really nice. We got to see such pretty views of the country side, I almost wished the train ride was longer. Once we got the Reims we were told we had 2 1/2 hours to "explore" the city and see the cathedral. The Reims Cathedral is really gorgeous. Built in the 13th century it is the perfect example of a gothic cathedral. The stain glass work and architecture is really amazing. I found the stain glass work by Chagall (defiantly not gothic) to be the highlight of the cathedral. But after Notre Dame every other Gothic cathedral just isn't as grand or is something that you've seen. I'm glad that I got to see the Reims Cathedral but... I think i'm over the cathedrals by now. After the cathedral we went off to explore the town of Reims which we ended up just walking around for an hour not really doing much. There isn't really anything to see in the town besides the cathedral. My three friends and I ended up sitting on a water fountain and eating lunch in the sun, which was perfect.

Champagne Cave! So cool! We went to the Pommery Champagne Cave. The champagne house was gaurded behind a huge gate and then we had to walk along the perfect lawn before we reached the house. The house itself was huge. To actually get into the cave we had to walk down this dimly lit long staircase. The tour was really cool and there was so much champagne everywhere all from different years and sizes. Each room in the cave had different country names, when we got to the france room there was a two-story french flag flying with two fans to make it blow, it was a little over the top. There was also a modern art show inside the caves and each room had a different pice- you find art in the most bizarre places in france. Our tour guide really hated the art show and made sure he criticized every piece. The cave was so big i wish i could have explored it more. I found our tour to be very educational I now know a little bit about champagne. After the tour we got to have a glass of champagne- it was so good and it was made right there! I really enjoyed the cave and would love to see more of them.

We then headed back to Paris. It was such an amazing day that two of the girls and I went out to the lawn of the cite, played cards and drank wine. I even put my sandals on for the first time this year- winter is finally gone! I just hope it stays sunny and keeps getting warm!

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Reims Cathedral