Thursday, May 16, 2013

Paris day 1

So I landed in Paris, local time 1:40, Arizona time, 5:40am. I slept like 2 hours on the plane. Um hello, all you can watch movies!!!! So I watched:



Hansel & Gretal witch hunters - not as bad as everyone claims 

Live free and Die Hard - again, I saw it in the theater and loved it. I laughed so hard in a few parts. Glad they had complimentary earplugs. 

Wreck it Ralph - um video games plus John C Reilly. 

I've flown first class, but never international. 3 course meal at midnight. Plus wine (no joke I had like 2.5 bottles by myself) and movies. I wrote a bit. 

I got off the plane, now if you don't have euros when you get here, well you're like me. I won't do that again. Next time prepared. That line was stupid long. 

Got my first Chuck photo from an airport lady who was asking question about ads and stuff. Score. 

The train to see the Eiffel Tower was a pain. Took an hour, but then again I'm an idiot. Totally worth it. 

I stayed there for about 2.5 hours walking around soaking up the beauty that it is. I'm in awe. Seriously. I stopped and had this delicious treat:

So, question, white people. Why have you been holding out on the Nutella business. That crepe plus Nutella, holy Santa clause crap. Amazing. 

I've been asked if I'm a "futbol player" at least 20 times. I should've dressed like a bum. 



I don't speak French but I will say this, a smile and basic greetings will get you far. People are more willing to be nice to you if you try. Plus I keep squeezing their butts and saying OUI. I kid I kid.  

Finally I'm on the way to the Paris Austerlitz station to catch the overnight train from Paris to Nice to start Cannes. Disappointed that my cab driver doesn't drive like a maniac. He's normal. Ugh. 

This place is gorgeous. I am fairly certain I want to come back so I need to work harder this year and do this again. I'm going to take a year of French lessons and also another language. I would like to learn as many as possible. 

Next stop: Cannes  

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