Bonjour from Paris!
Everything has been such a whirlwind. First, our flight got delayed due to some bad weather. The Captain kept say things like "this is a situation which is totally out of our control" which REALLY made us feel insecure. What he really meant was that man cannot control the weather, and he was perfectly right. We did take off eventually. I slept as much as I could, but it was very cramped. I always had to remind myself how bad airplane food really is.
The airport was easy. I expected a few more questions at the border, but the guy simply stamped my passport. Sweet. Then I failed to understand the first thing a french person said to me. I can tell that I need to brush up on my French a little. By a little, I mean a lot.
We took a taxi to the hotel (a so-so experience...we were both motion sick from the plane, and the driver's driving didn't do us any good) and then slept for a few hours before going out to see the Luxembourg Gardens. Then, we basically sat and watched people, too tired to talk (or too embarrassed?). It's one of those things, you know, that if you speak, they'll know where you come from. So we didn't.
But then we got hungry (and a little lost), so we headed home and bought some food. I got a bruchette poulet and a pain au chocolat for breakfast tomorrow. The bruchette wasn't bad...plus the fact that we ordered in French and the lady understood us completely. Score! My feelings of culture shock went down considerably.
Now we are attempting to stay up late so we can get on a regular schedule of sightseeing tomorrow!
--Mary
I'm glad that you girls arrived safe and sound!
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