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Trip Start Apr 01, 2008
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Trip End Oct 05, 2008


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Flag of France  , Île-de-France,
Thursday, September 25, 2008

After Oktoberfest, we drove to Heidelburg, Germany and spent the night. Karl disembarked to stay with a friend and the rest of us drove on to Frankfurt. JP and Hannah stayed there, Jared caught a train to Berlin and I caught a train to Paris. I arrived in Paris after a 6 hour journey and called my friend Sonia. Sonia is from Paris and I had met her while she was an exchange student at UCLA my junior year. She lived in the heart of Paris and previously said that I could stay with her. Sonia is currently working as a television reporter for a French 24 hour news station similar to CNN; unfortunately she was working from 3am to 10am every day I was there.
We did manage to get lunch on my first day at a great little french cafe, where I tried steak tartare. Afterwards she went back to bed, but I went on a walking tour of the city where I saw Notre Dam, the Louvre, the Grand Palace and learned a little of the history of the city eiffel tower
eiffel tower
 . That evening I prepared dinner for Sonia and I and drank some great french wine. The next day I hiked up 668 stairs of the eiffel tower and visited to the top platform. On top I met a fellow traveller named Louis and we went to the Arc de Triumph together. Afterwards I planned on going to the catacombs but unfortunately they were closed when I arrived, so I went back Notre Dam for a closer look at the gargoyles.
That evening Sonia, her boyfriend and I went out to Montmarte hill where we enjoyed great views of Paris and listened to some street performers. I randomly bumped in to Louis again and we hung out some more even after Sonia and her boyfriend went home. Woke up early the next morning to catch my flight to Dublin.
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jdad
jdad on Oct 2, 2008 at 06:04PM

It Won't Be Long
Jordan,
What a great trip you are having. Thanks for the postings. I am so glad that you went to Oktoberfest and survived. By the way you may have my liederhosen-they will await you on your return home!
It won't be long now.
Please let me know when your plane is scheduled to arrive, and what your plans are. I know you said that a friend was going to meet you and you would stay with him. If you will call after you arrive maybe we can meet and welcome you home?
Enjoy the last few days of your trip, I can't wait to see you!
Love J Dad

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