On Friday morning, the group gathered to go up the Eiffel Tower; unfortunately, we were not able to go all the way up due to the high winds, but we were able to get a great view of the city. We then walked to do a self-guided tour of the Musée de l’Homme, which was a very modern museum (a contrast to most of what we had seen on our trip). I thought that the “tongue wall” was very interesting, and it highlighted some of the rare languages that are spoken around the world (there are about 7,000 total). Afterwards, we traveled to see the Pasteur Institute, and I attempted to order a coffee nearby, however they spoke no English and my attempt to speak French was quite pitiful. I particularly enjoyed the beginning of the tour at the Pasteur Institute, because the first room had some of the first autoclaves, and I had previously done an extensive research project on autoclaves. The final museum of the day was the Musée des Arts et Métiers. I thought that this tour was the best of the trip (which probably had something to do with our loquacious tour guide, although he had some serious beef with the internet).
