经过了一周的研学与参观，迎来了这个特殊的周末。法国时间7月13早上，我们首先来到了法国的标志性建筑——“埃菲尔铁塔”，这座又名巴黎铁塔的建筑是1886年5月法国政府为1889年巴黎世博会所建，位于巴黎战神广场，是为了庆祝法国革命胜利100周年、并且代表法国荣誉的纪念碑。这座被赋予各种浪漫意义的铁塔不仅显示出法国人异想天开式的浪漫情趣、艺术品位、创新魄力和幽默感，还是代表着法国荣誉的纪念碑，也是现代巴黎的标志。法国人说，埃菲尔铁塔是“首都的瞭望台”，它设有上、中、下三个瞭望台，可同时容纳上万人，三个瞭望台各自有不同的视野，也带来不同的情趣。一个世纪以来，每年大约有300万人登临塔顶，俯瞰巴黎市容，叹为观止。
一路走来我们还参观了凯旋门、巴黎歌剧院、卢浮宫、香榭丽舍大道和法国国会著名建筑和景点，我们大家不仅感叹于巴黎古建筑保存之完整，古典文化气息的浓重，还在感叹巴黎街道的错综复杂。
中午在卢森堡公园修整片刻后，大家又步行走过了一段巴黎街道，来到了著名的塞纳河左岸，塞纳河左岸有很多“绿盒子”旧书摊，以较低的价钱出售着无用的旧书，听阿兰老爷爷介绍，这种小摊只有塞纳河边才有。
跨过塞纳河上唯一一座仅供行人通过的“艺术桥”，我们到达了塞纳河的右岸，沿着右岸走了很久后，我们终于到达了乘坐游船的码头，迎来了今天的重头戏——“Cruise on the River Seine”。法国团的一行小伙伴都坐在了游船的上层，感受塞纳河上的微风与阳光。游船顺着塞纳河行过，经过了亚历山大三世桥、卡鲁索尔桥，艺术桥、荣军桥等等。巴黎塞纳河上一共架着36座形态各异的桥梁，自然美与人文才智相融合，构成了独特绝妙的景观。塞纳河两岸有着许多法国特有的建筑，比如科林斯柱式带三角梅建筑的法国众议院、奥赛博物馆、卢浮宫、杜伊勒里花园、著名的法兰西研究院、巴黎圣母院和康西居瑞博物馆等等。
从游船上下来后，今天的活动也就接近尾声了，乘坐着小火车RER，我们回到了Evry，结束了一天的行程。很幸运，来法国的十几天还刚好赶上了这个盛大的节日，碰巧参加了学校里的一个国庆节party，极具感染力的现代歌曲和男女老少随意自然的舞蹈，让我们感受到了法国生活色彩。
After a week of study and visit, a special weekend is coming. On the morning of July 13th in French, we first came to the iconic building of France, "Eiffel Tower". This building was built in 1886 by the French government for the 1889 Paris World Expo. It is located in the Champ de Mars in Paris. It’s a monument to the 100th anniversary of the victory and representing the honor of France. This tower, which is endowed with all kinds of romantic meanings, not only shows the French whimsical romantic taste, artistic position, innovative power and sense of humor, but also represents the monument of French glory and is also the symbol of modern Paris. The French said that the Eiffel Tower is the “Capital of the Capital”. It has three upper, middle and lower observatories, which can accommodate tens of thousands of people at the same time. The three observatories have different views and different tastes. . For a century, about 3 million people have climbed to the top of the tower every year, overlooking the cityscape of Paris.
Along the way, we also visited the Arc de Triomphe, the Paris Opera, the Louvre, the Champs Elysées and the famous buildings and attractions of the French Parliament. We all not only lament the complete preservation of the ancient architecture of Paris and the strong atmosphere of classical culture, but also lament the intricacies of the streets of Paris.
After a few moments of rest at the Luxembourg Gardens, we walked past streets in Paris to the famous left bank of the Seine. There are many “green box” old book stalls on the left bank of the Seine, selling useless old books at a lower price. Alain introduced that this kind of stall is only available on the Seine.
Crossing the “Art Bridge” on the Seine that is only accessible by pedestrians, we arrived at the right bank of the Seine. After walking along the right bank for a long time, we finally reached the dock for the cruise ship and ushered in the highlight of today, Cruise on the River Seine. Our group sat on the upper level of the cruise ship and felt the breeze and sunshine on the Seine. The boat sailed along the Seine and passed the Alexandre III Bridge, the Carussol Bridge, the Art Bridge, the Invalides Bridge and so on. There are 36 bridges of different shapes on the Seine in Paris. The combination of natural beauty and human intelligence constitutes a unique and wonderful landscape. There are many buildings with French style on both sides of the Seine, such as the French House of Corinthian columns with Bougainvillea, the Orsay Museum, the Louvre, the Tuileries Garden, the famous French Academy, Notre Dame and the Concience Museum and so on.
After coming down from the cruise ship, today's event is coming to an end. On the small train RER, we returned to Evry and ended the day. Fortunately, I have just caught up with this grand festival in France for ten days. I happened to participate in a National Day party in the school. The intriguing modern songs and the natural dances of men, women and children, let us feel the color of life in France.
