One Day in Paris

I have been in Paris now for a little over a day and it has been really great. I met Mr. and Mrs. Trethewey here in the train station because they are visiting Paris for a few days. The train ride was fine. It felt a little long just because I was by myself and so I had no one to talk to, but I just listened to my ipod and read my book (which was in english and the people around me looked at me weird for reading it) and tried to just enjoy the ride. The trains themselves are actually pretty nice. I got to Paris around 11:00pm and the Tretheweys were there to greet me. Then we took the Metro back to where their hotel was, went to the cafe for a beer and then went to sleep. I had a cozy little spot on the floor. It works just fine for me! Free things always work out pretty well I think. The next morning Mrs. Trethewey and I went to breakfast and the had the normal French breakfast of croissant, bread with jam, cafe au lait, and orange juice. Then the business began! We caught the metro into the main part of Paris and visited Sainte Chappelle and Notre Dame, got lost for just a few minutes, and ended up at the Centre Pompidou (the modern art museum here in Paris). So, we decided to look around there for awhile. ha. It was like they were trying to tell us to go there so we just spent a few hours in there and it was nice to look around at my own pace. Then, after having lattes on the roof, we met up with Mr. T and the three of us went off to look at the Louvre (just the outside though, there wasn't enough time to really go in) on our way to the Arc de Triomphe. We went all the way to top. So many stairs. I got my workout for the week. But it was beautiful! The view was amazing. You could see so much of Paris and the major sites and it was just really nice. I enjoyed it. ha. The Arc is just huge. Then off to the Eiffel Tower! We did not go to the top because that was just really a long line. But I got some amazing views at it. And yes Brittany...it is huge. Really know you're in Paris when you are under that. Then we went back to this end of town, had a wonderful dinner (it was so nice to have real food!) and went to bed. It was a wonderful day. My whirlwind day in Paris worked well for me! And now I have one more day today before I leave here at 8:20pm! Lots to do!