Paris...from the Dou Dou.

With the craziness of Christmas making the shops complete havoc and the toursits finally starting to wane, rushing home to their loved ones (and probably warmer climates), we thought it was the perfect opporunity to experience the Dou Dou on a quieter note. The 'Dou Dou' is slang for the Centre Georges Pompidou, the Museum of Modern Art named in honour of the former President (and a pretty rad guy I'm guessing, judging by the visual splendour (or eyesore) that the Dou Dou is).

Breezing past the paying tourists thanks to our Sciences Po cards which the lady took one look at and instantly printed off our tickets, no questions asked (she actually looked frightened so I have no idea what the last SP students were like. Maybe the reptuation of the insitution is based more on intimidation that prestige?)

Hands down, the best part of the museum are the escalators that take you up to the museum itself which are along the side of the Dou and give a complete (and completely breath taking) view of Paris, a view I had never seen before having never been up. The coolest part about the view? You could see our appartment!! (apartment, appartement, I have no idea. French spelling ruined me). In fact, you could even see the fake snow we have sprayed on our windows (which instantly excited me and then worried me given the number of times I've got changed, blissfully unaware of the ease with which people can actually see in). The view stretches from the Notre Dame, to the Eiffel tower to the Sacre Coeur! Its amazing. Definitely one of the best places to go for a view of Paris.

Oh yeah, and we looked at some paintings and shit inside the museum.