Max in France

Max arrived in France. The first thing he noticed was that it was cold and the leaves were falling off the trees. He was pleased he had packed his coat.

"I thought it was Sping" Max said to Mrs S.

"It is Spring in Australia Max, but we are on the other side of the world and it is Autumn here. Did you know that in some countries, Austumn is called Fall?" Mrs S asked Max.

"No, I didn't. Maybe that is because the leaves fall off the trees" Max said.



Max got on a bus and he saw a beautiful tall building. Do you know what it is?



Max came back at night time and he saw that the lights were on. Every hour, on the hours, the lights sparkle for about 15 minutes. It is very pretty.

One day, Mrs S took Max to the "Metro". It is a train station that is underneath the ground. This is a picture of the Metro station called "Cite"

Can you notice the ads on the walls? Can you read the words? It is written in French. (Click on the picture to make it bigger.)

The first stop was to a very unusual looking building. There was a very big triangle in the middle of some very old buildings. Max wondered what it could be.

Inside the building (Do you know what it is called?) there were some very big paintings. Look how big this painting is.

Max saw a very famous painting called the "Mona Lisa." See if you can find a picture of the Mona Lisa.

There were sculptures and even some artwork from Egypt. Max remembered seeing things like this when he went to Egypt.



As Max walked around the Louve (Did you guess this is where Max was?), he saw an artist painting. She was copying one of the paintings on the wall. He also saw children lying on the floor drawing some pictures as well.

Max then got on a bus and went around Paris. (Did you guess this is where Max was?) He saw some very big buildings. They were very old.



He saw a river. Do you know the name of the river? See if you can find the answer.

Along the side of the river were large green boxes. Max noticed that one of the boxes was open. As he walked closer he noticed that it was not a box but a shop. Inside the shop were some very old books for sale. As he kept walking, Max saw lots and lots of shops. They were selling old books, posters and some even had postcards of Paris.

As Max looked out the side of the bus he saw a petrol station that was in the middle of the road!!! That's funny, Max thought.

The next day, Mrs S told Max they were going to a very special garden and Palace.

When they arrived, they had to walk to the Palace. There were lots of people going to the same place. It must be very special if so many people are going, Max thought.

As Max walked around the palace, he thought it was very beautiful. There was lots and lots and lots of gold everywhere. The doors inside were HUGE.

Then Max went outside and saw the beautiful gardens. "Wow" said Max.

Can you see how big the walls of the Palace are?

Max thought the people who trimmed the trees were very clever.

After walking through the gardens, Max was thirsty so he drank a hot chocolate.

The next day, Max went back inot Paris and saw a very large arch in the middle of a very, very, very busy roundabout. Max climbed the stairs (it was a very long way) until he reached the top.

This is what Max saw from the top of the Arch. Do you know the name of the Arch?

That afternoon as Max was walking back to the hotel where he was staying, he saw some bikes on the side of the street. Mrs S explained that people could hire the bikes and ride them around Paris. They could leave them anywhere in Paris as long as they were taken back to one of their special parking spots. Max thought that was very clever.

When Max got back to his hotel, he thought...."I love Paris"