Ecole Centrale Paris

After non-talking to me for waiting while I stayed at a restaurant to put smth to my beer-after stomach and pick up a new handy instead the one i broke the day before, me and D passed customs, frozen. i went for a beer and lost communication again. Cell is low, D is gone. The "nice" AirFrance girl registered us at different sides of the row, bot...

28/9 - Paris
Didn't sleep well on the overnight train from Munich to Paris. Maybe 2 or 3 hours of sleep all up? Pretty cramped width ways and train movements kept waking me up.
Looked out the window at 9am and we were at Metz. The French guy in our cabin said that is bad as Metz is a long way from Paris and we were supposed to get to Paris...

I wanted to share a short story about my favorite place in Paris-Trocadero.

The general idea of Trucadero is a bunch of poor people agressively selling goods, like plastic birds, lazer pens and a large assortment of key chains. A small keychain is about 5 euros!!!!!!!!!!!!

One man grabbed onto me and showed me his wares. 15 Euros f...

We didn't have to return our rental car to Caen until noon so we decided to try to find a Jeep Military Surplus store that looked interesting. I guess we werer intrigued with the word 'Jeep' as usual. We thought it would be kinda fun seeing Jeep stuff in France so we headed in the direction of the little star on the back of the brochure. All of ...

What a great location. Thanks for the tip Doris and Al! After an all-night train ride. We got the top bunks, 2 university kids (boy and girl) going to Pepperdine University in New Jersey but attending Humanities classes in Florence got the bottom bunks. Sounds like a great way to study. They were taking a weekend off from their studies to go to ...

B*ck in P*ris, we decided to go check out the Montm*rte *re*. Montm*rte w*s the home of m*ny f*mous *rtists *nd is known for it's l*id b*ck, Bohemi*n style. The B*silic* of S*cre Coeur sits * top Montm*rte Butte, the highest point in the city. The hill is covered with people picnicking, musici*ns, performers--*ll sorts of folks out enjoying * su...

I made it but have limited internet access. stay tuned for updates in the next day or 2. Heading to London next. UPDATES BELOW Day 1 What a day today. Arrived in Paris. Finally checked into my hotel room to store my stuff and off to see Notre-Dame Cathedral. Instead of walking the long distance, I decided to try the Metro. Well, not a great expe...

When one hears the word Paris...it seems to conjure up images of romance, fashion, sophistication, beauty, stubborn french, big baguettes, poodles, high society and elegance. Well these were the things that came to my mind....so l had to go and discover if it was all a Hollywood myth or if one city really does hold all this and more. Departing e...

Today was our first excursion as a group. We went to Giverny to see Monet's gardens and his house. We left at 9:30 for the regional train to Vernon, the town closest to Giverny. At the station we met our tour guide, from Fat Tire bike tours. When we got to Vernon, we hit up the Monoprix (super market) for food for our picnic before the trip to G...