Suite Home Paris Porte de Pantin

... The way the water flows is just so soothing. I finally tear myself away and make my way back to the entrance to the palace.

Much to my dismay the line is as long as it was when I arrived. I resign myself to wait in line. I figure I have multiple books now to occupy me while I wait. Much to my surprise I am in the palace within 15 minutes. Less time than waiting for a toilet! My ticket entitles me to a free audio tour so I go and pick ...

... every time we got onto the topic of something that we missed from home or so on we would just roll over and go..."oh my god look - it's the Eiffel Tower! Wow we're in Paris right now!" and it would promptly be forgotten. We also watched some boys kick around a soccer ball, and were entertained by a hilarious homeless man who seemed to by highly angered by their use of public parkland, yelling out what we assume were obscenities in French and sucking on a ...

... Saint Lazare, we found a place called, Disc King, that sells cheap CDs and DVDs. I bought two CDs of French Chansons for 3.80 Eur each, and a French family movie DVD, Le Papillon (to help us with our French), for 2.99 Eur. Woot for bargains! We pretty much called it a day after that, and relaxed at home, plus it was raining. For dinner we had duck and courgettes.

... But when the car pulled up, she hadnt come from her building yet. But as the driver was putting my bags in the car, I saw her running from a block away to make sure she would make it. Well that was very dramatic, just like a movie, and of course made me cry. I was crying all the way to the train station. The driver had to give me a tissue. When he dropped me off he said, " I hope youe see your friend again as soon as you can." (Waterworks). I slept the whole train ...

... city keeping in mind all the perspectives and the viewpoint of the walker. Unfortunately we didn't really get to enjoy the park too much because we all ate our lunch there on the benches very quickly. We were all hungry and were not able to restrain ourselves to savor the taste of the amazing French food. Then Linda left and we went to the Arc De Triomph. It was very triumphant. Can't say much else. I've seen it before and we left because it was too hot. The Palatine stayed and ...

Reasons why my trip to Paris (the 2nd half of my spring break) was fantastic: - On the plane to Paris, I created a list of everything I wanted to see and do in Paris, and I managed to do ALL but one (the Pompidou) of the things on the list AND have time to cuddle with my Brownies, hang out, wake up late, and cook delicious dinner every night! - Getting to see such famous wonders: Notre Dame, Jardin de Luxembourg, Montmartre ...

... I looked up some hostels in all three of my destinations, which I already knew where I was going to book my stay at anyways due to the research I had done the previous year on my destinations. Once that was done, all that I needed to do was to reserve my tickets for the Alhambra and Generalife and to do some research on how exactly I was going to travel within Spain. Well, neither worked out too well. Supposedly for all the days that I ...

... and Dalis, if only money were no object! There was even a Dali exposition with 300 of his lessor known works - illustrated versions of the old and new testament, a series on Don Quixote. It was incredible! I stumbled past an interesting restaurant and made note of it - Laura and I had been discussing partaking in a legitimate, French gourmet adventure of gastronomy. I was delighted after meeting her that she was still interested - and we headed back to the ...

... but perhaps she can entertain me (online) sometimes (hmm .. by talking, not webcam stuff). This leads me to more rambling .. When I get married, I will do so knowing that I will stay with the girl until I die (and not get bored of her after the hotness wears off), or until she snaps at my humour (and files for divorce). Now onto the highlight of my day :D .. This morning I was at the shopping mall in Nice and this guy on roller skates passes by me a few ...

... Marty and I ended up walking back to our hotel the first night (45 MINS! After dancing all night!). It was so impossible and the cabs are super expensive as well. However, the weather was cool but not cold, and the night was dry and it gave us a moment to enjoy the streets and the architecture in peace. Yes my feet hurt, but I didn't mind so much after I began to take in the scenery. Paris in the quiet of the early morning hours is lovely. So we finally got ...