Paris

We weren´t sure we´d make it Paris, since it wasn´t on our "top cities to vist" list. Logistically the stop made sense since we were just in Taize, which is 1.5 hours south of Paris. Unfortunately most of the people we met along away told stories of their disapointment with Paris, but we learned after some time that people are idiots and are poor critics. So with little expectation we caught a train to Paris, with no hostel reservation. Though a kind Indian brother at Taize was aware that the pregnant girl and her friend did not have a reservation for their next destination, so he was kind enough to print some listings in Paris for cheap hostels. Fortuanately the first hostel on the list worked out. We had yet another pleasant Aussie roommate and a sweet young Brazilian boy to share our cozy room. My primary goal was to fall in love with Paris. So many people I know seem to do it, so why can´t I? In order to execute this mission we participated in a free walking tour (the same company that gives free tours in Berlin and the very reason we love Berlin so much). The four hour history lesson took us through some monumental sites in Paris like the Notre Dame, the Louvre, and the Eiffel Tower. Though we didn´t really explore any of the sites we were taken to, the brief historical background given by our Mexican-American tour guide allowed us to determine whether the site was worth returning to on our own time. With only one full day in Paris, returning to the sites we were further interested in was not an option. Though I enjoyed our brief time Paris, I did not have a romantic fling with the city as I hoped I would. But I do desire to return in the future for at least a week with a sugar daddy in order to afford the pricey restaurants, lavish boutiques, and an accomodation without mold and multiple foul stinches of smoke and dirt (I received an unpleasant cold while in Paris... still hacking away).