Day 3

So the third day we woke up pretty early and set out for breakfast, internet, and more sites. We had been going to this boulangerie/patisserie (bread store/bakery) for the duration of our stay and so we just picked up some pain au chocolat (a kind of croissant with chocolate in the middle) and a tartelette aux framboises (raspberry mini tart). All was delicious. Then we set out for the internet cafe that, due to the fact that it was sunday, was unfortunately closed. So that sucked. BUT we then headed out to the Musee D'Orsay and other fancy French places so all was well again. So the Musee was wonderful. The art inside focuses on the 19th and 20th centuries so it was a lot of pre-impressionism, impressionism, and post-impressionism...lots of Renoir, who I love. So that was fantastic and relaxing. Nat and I were both a bit grumpy because we had been up so late so spending time in a museum was wonderful. Then we left and headed to the tuileries and spent a bit of time walking along the Seine. After the Tuileries we headed up the Champs Elysees for a while but it was swelteringly hot so we popped into a McDonalds of all places for a cold beverage and to pop a squat. We then left and went back to the hotel...completely exhausted and dehydrated. We sat in the hotel for a bit deciding if we wanted to go out again...which we did not. SO we went to another little Greek panini/gyro stand and picked up so much food I can't even believe we ate it all and had our dinner, went out to a little market and picked up a bottle of wine and had ourselves a night in our hotel room. It was so hot and gross...reminiscent of Minnesota temperatures and humidity levels so staying in was nice...but we did end up talking until 3:30am and woke up before 8. Woe is me.

Day 4

Woke up early, got breakfast, hopped on the interwebs. Then we headed to my second destination which is the Oops! Hostel in the Latin Quarter. It's nice. Tomorrow I move in with my host family so I'm a bit nervous and need to call them some time today to figure all that stuff out. But that's about it so far! Lots of sites, sounds, smells, and tastes. Been drinking a lot of coffee and not enough water but I suppose that's nothing new. Speaking French an taking the metro is wonderful. I think the next couple months are going to be really great. :-)

Bonne Journee!

Ann