Kelsey's Challenge 1

Journaling:I could spend my life discovering all the wonders of this place over and over again. Despite the crowds and the heat, this was where I fell in love with Paris. As we followed the swarms toward the Mona Lisa we were swept up three flights of stairs to one of the most breathtaking sights. At the top of a wide staircase stood the Victory of Samothrace; a winged, glowing statue towering over hundreds of tourists. The Mona Lisa is, of course, very overrated. The canvas of the mystery woman is much smaller than you would imagine and the masses huddled around her do nothing more than detract from the experience. It is still an amazing thing to stand in front of such a treasure, something I never thought I would do.We wandered the halls for three hours; discovering artifacts from Egypt and Iran, feeling powerless beneath massive marble statues, melting in front of the magnificence of oil on canvas, and even touring the foundation of the castle itself. If only our feet could have carried us a little further, maybe my thirst would be quenched. But this is a place of endless discovery and wonderment. We are not meant to know all of the secrets held within it's walls.

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Credits:

Simple Schemes from Digital Scrapbook Mag

Michelle Coleman - Claire DeLune

Nancie Rowe Janitz - Found Art Brushes

Fonts: Journal, The King and Queen