Kyriad - Paris Xii Nation

... the ballet started at 7:30pm. We had to stand in line at the FNAC to find out the number of tickets they are allotted to sell were already sold out so they told us to go directly to the opera house. Before heading to the opera we went home to change just in case we got tickets we knew we couldn't walk in with backpacks and jeans. The metro ride to the opera seemed painfully long and we showed up 5 minutes after the box office closes. By this time we are ...

... would follow.

Nobody is speaking out, nobody is telling their stories with the benefits of national health care; the only people speaking out are ignorant Americans who compare national health care to evil socialistic, nazi death traps. I also watched some idiot American say, "i don't want the government meddling in my Medicare!"...(ladies and gentlement, Medicare IS run by the government). Honestly, people, learn how to make an educated and equal ...

... for 8euro i couldn't say no even tho i thought the views were very average it was still good fun turned into a bit of a **** trip as everyone knew it was coming up to my birthday so there were plenty of "pre birthday drinks" back at the hotel once midnight hit there was a roar of cheers and happy birthday chants which the bartender didn't like altho he did give me a beer after each one! went to bed worried whether id make the bus tomorrow am.

... but then I did it and it was amazing.  You can see all of Paris lit up beneath you, and you are literally so high off the ground that when you look at the horizon, you can see how round the Earth is!  Its insane!!!!  I could not get enough.  While up there the sparkly lights went off again, and they were still going off when we went down in the lift.  I'm pretty sure the Eiffel Tower changed my life.  We got dinner after that and went back to the hostel to contemplate ...

... The gourmet food section at Galeries Lafayette was sublime, similar to David Jones, but about 10 times more variety. Our picnic selection consisted of Brie, Proscuitto, a marinated olive and fetta salad, a rocket, cherry tomato and bocconini salad, and a divine loaf of bread, similar to an Italian ciabatta, covered in roasted pumpkin seeds. Small bottle of Bordeaux red as accompaniment (with Pepsi for Mark). Lunches have been Baguettes ...

... started out at the summit. Nonetheless I managed the climb, with Seth bounding away and returning to check my progress occasionally. I took several winding paths, and also mounted several groups of steps that were beautifully arched with greenery. At the foot of the park were several play areas for children (a must in any Parisian park), a delapidated wooden structure that was closed for renovation that might have been a fun climbing bridge ...

... realize that there were lessons in everything that we did in small ways, that can be applied to our general living. Here are my first three: - Give yourself time think about what you are doing. Slow down - don't rush. - As far as we know, we only get to do this once so enjoy. - Be easy on yourself. We judge ourselves too harshly and nobody but us cares about the mistakes we have made. Everyone else is too busy living their own lives and figuring it out for ...

... there are two classes in France - those that speak French and those that don't. Day 3: 25+ degrees, clear skies. After yesterday's effort the plan was get up late, which we did. We visited a "laverie" and did our first lot of laundry - which is harder than you think when everything is written in French, but we got there. :) Fortunately, there was a cheeky cafe across the road so we could sip a latte and watch our stuff tumble dry at a safe distance. We walked up the ...

... the 57th...the actual roof top...and at 207 metres it was awesome! I rejoined Anne on the 56th and had a beer high above one of the most romantic cities in the world...so they say. Down at ground level we had a look around the shopping centre before taking the Metro again to the Cite station to find Notre Dame cathedral. We walked the wrong way however and ended up outside the Palais de Justice. It was only an island in the Seine but we were lost. [ Refer to a previous ...

hey there we made it to paris yaaaaaay its awesome here so far even though our hotel is ****** but thats ok lol we r gonna see eiffel tower tonight then on to the arc de triumph tomorrow and the louve and notre dame and shopping lol hehehe i will write tomorrow peace guys luv wendy basia and grace ohhh yes grace finally made it to paris yaaaaay were gonna have tons of fun now hehehe