Mercure Gentilly

... peuvent normalement affronter tous les types de climats locaux, surtout le vent, le froid, la pluie, le brouillard etc. Nous savons néanmoins que nous aurons l'exceptionnel beau temps qui nous accompagne dans chaque voyage.
Alors cap sur l'Allemagne, par Liège, Cologne, nous frôlerons Hambourg et atteindrons Flensburg demain soir après une étape longue de 1000km.

... tools. When we were finally in I turned toward my locker, a cage like contraption under each bed which each person had their stuff in, preferably under padlock. Pretty standard in hostels. On the floor I noticed some random articles of mine, small things, an earring, a hair pin. I thought it was strange but only when I looked directly at my padlock or rather where my padlock should have been did the dreadful, sick feeling creep up from my stomach and through my chest and throat ...

... and I'm amazed. We continue to renew our thought and our direction in a persistent pursuit of expression. So in a sense, nothing has changed; we challenge what we have known with what we stand to discover. And now a final delight. I wandered down a dark hall and found a film playing. There is a man and he has a table floating upside down in the water. (there is no sound in the film..just my ipod playing in my headphones) The legs of the table ...

... and found the airport very welcoming. I finally got to put my French to use, asking locals where i could find the train to the other rail station in the heart of Paris. One man ever said my English was great. I've found it's best to start of by addressing them in French, asking them if they speak English (in French) and then continue on from there, using as much French as I can. On the ...

... day! This was built by Louis 14th (I think..) to house and help the wounded vets of his time. I guess there is still a part that does that, we didn't see it, but we visited the part that is turned into a war museum. Wow, lots of stuff from the middle ages up through WW2, not sure if there is more, we definitely didn't see everything. On the same grounds is the Dome church where Napoleon and some others are buried. Interesting how so many references to Rome were used ...

... it was a newer plane and while we were fairly comfortable I didn't sleep. Landing in Paris was a dream. Because of space limits we had to deplane down steps and take a bus to the terminal. When we got off the plane we didn't even need coats! It was almost warm outside, no rain, a little bit of sun. To go back a bit, I'm traveling with current co-workers Becky (whose upcoming wedding we're celebrating with this trip) and ...

... class. Perhaps slightly depressing inside - quite utilitarian for such a lovely city, but boy was it extensive. Day one in Paris was an easy one - we got into town, checked into our hotel and napped. It had been a long day of travel from Amsterdam. That evening, we checked out some cheap eats outside the city centre, where a pigeon, perhaps not a fan of tourists, shat on me, then proceeded to throw some garbage (looked like a ball of ...

... the city. We went to Le Sacre Coeur which is a really cool looking church and it had a great view of the city. And then we ate at this french restaurant. It was like 35 euros for appetizer (escargot) entre (beef bourgois) cheese plate (brie) dessert (some cake thing) and allllll the ****ing wine we could DRINK. And drink we ****ing did. I went to the bathroom and I started speaking to these german girls in french and ...

... and flight) so I'm looking for the Roissybus... I think... or something that connects me to the Metro (Paris' underground system). Now, later, I found out that there was a Metro connection, but nothing had pointed me to it immediately. I find the Roissybus, but the automatic machine for tickets won't take my credit card and I have no euro coins yet. Well, back into the airport to find a ticket vendor. There doesn't seem to be one around the Roissybus sign. "Information" is ...

... beautiful Rose windows. Construction started on the church in 1163 but it was not finished until 1345 so its style ranges from Romanesque to Gothic. One of my managers at work said that we must try Indian food in Paris. Truthfully I am not too impressed with Indian food but I respect her opinion so we had a nice early supper at a little Indian Restaurant near St. Etienne Du Mont. It was good but I am ...