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The Paris Ghetto
July 22, 2005 - Tagged as: Travel
I am staying in the Paris ghetto. It's ok though. I just try not to walk around by myself at night. Paris has a lot to do, so even though I have been here for a few days, I'm not sick of it yet.
Here is the rundown of what I have done so far:
Day 1: Went to the Louvre and then sat outside and ate a disgusting amount of brie cheese with a baguette and made myself feel sick. Next, I walked down Champs Elysees to the Arc de Triomphe. I did stop for a while to watch the 3rd Star Wars movie. I know I said I wasn't going to watch any more movies before I got home, but my legs were really tired after walking to the Louvre and then walking around inside for 4 hours.
Day 2: I decided to be lazy yesterday and use the Metro to get around. My first stop was the Eiffel Tower. I took the stairs to the 2nd level and then took the lift to the top. I think I picked a good day to go up because it was really sunny and quite clear. The view from the top was amazing. After I got down from the tower, I sat on the grass and finished what was left of the brie from the day before. Again, I felt sick afterwards. Next I took the metro to the Notre Dame. It was probably the most interesting church I have seen. I think it's funny how many churches I have been to in Europe considering how little I care about religion. I do enjoy the architecture though. After I left Notre Dame, I went to the other little island (which I can't remember the name of) and walked around for a while. While I was walking around, I decided that I should try a crepe while in France. I ordered a chocolate crepe and it was quite possibly the messiest thing I have ever eaten. The girl that made the crepe did an absolutely terrible job of cooking it, so it was filled with holes. Next she absolutely coated it with chocolate, wrapped it up and put it into a paper bag. The crepe glued itself to the paper bag and there was chocolate everywhere. Somehow I managed to eat it all without getting chocolate on my clothes. I don't think I got any chocolate on my face either, but there weren't any mirrors around, so I couldn't really be sure. I watched peoples faces very carefully as I walked to Jardin du Luxembourg to see if they were staring at a guy with chocolate on his face. The park was big and filled with people running, playing tennis and others just relaxing. After returning to the hostel (in the ghetto), I had a couple Kronenboug 1664 (yum) and then walked with a group of people up to the Sacre Coeur.
I'm not sure what I am going to do today, but I need to get out of this Internet cafe soon.