Arrival in Paris

Well, we got to the train station in Paris and it reminds me of Hugo, that movie with the kid who lives in the giant clockwork of the train station. Also though, I immediately noticed how much dirtier London was. The streets in London were oddly clean but Paris was even worse than New York City. And I know that they say the servers are rude and stuff but it still was much more apparent than in London. The people who serve you food do not care about anything at all. But on the other hand, Paris has so much more to see that is old and beautiful and iconic. London would be much better to live in and Paris would be the place to visit, but maybe just a couple times.

On this first day, we went on a bus tour with a really cool guide who took us all around Paris to see the big attractions. We stopped at a really good spot to take pictures with the Eiffel Tower in the background and then went to the Champs Elysees for shopping and to see the Arc de Triomphe. For our first dinner in Paris, we had duck, French fries, and chocolate mousse. Delicious. Then we made our way back to the hotel and attempted to work on our blogs. Instead, my group ended up buying wine and talking in the hotel lobby next to the front windows where we could see a few restaurants and cafes. Personally, I still do not like wine so I got ice cream and I tried cognac for the first time. I am here to try new things I guess. Don’t worry, I only had two, but unfortunately for some other people, things got a little out of hand. And it would be such a shame to get puke on the fabric-lined walls of our hotel rooms. Oh well, c’est la vie.