We arrived at CDG at 11 AM in pretty good shape considering we didn't get much sleep. Luckily we had a DVD of Blue Planet to put us down for at least awhile. We made it through customs and took a train into the city where who we think were Russians attempted to solicit our help in figuring out how the train system worked. I guess they figured they were better off with english than french, but really the only thing they could do was smile and point at a map. We tried to help them as much as we could then we just got on our train and took off. They made it to the right station to change trains, but we didn't see them again.We arrived at our apartment located in the Latin Quarter section of the city about 30 minutes later. The location is fantastic. There are a couple of cool cafes on the corner which we have yet to try and a bunch of shops lining the streets. We're actually down the street from a Whole Foods like grocery store--it's actually a little fancier than our whole foods but it has similar types of foods and products. Tom was psyched to see they had cans of tuna and Kettle Chips, of which he purchased plenty. He was also very excited about the strawberry flavored fluff. I was disappointed at the severe lack of Nutella.
Anyway, the location is great, the apartment itself is nice one bedroom with a kitchen. The bathroom's a bit on the small side. Tom was sad because there was no bidet. Also, it is impossible for Tom to fit on the toilet as it is wedged between the wall and tub. Speaking of the tub, that's all there is, a tub with a hose.
This makes shower very difficult and I'm sure the people below are getting rained on with every attempt as Tom regularly floods the bathroom.After we grabbed some food supplies we crashed for awhile and then headed out on a long walk around the city ending up on the Champs Elysee. It's really wierd because it gets dark so late (after 10 PM) that you think it is much earlier than it really is. By the time we got home, we pretty much just went right to sleep but we still had a tough time waking up the next day thanks to the less than heavenly bed. So we didn't get out until about 11AM the next day.
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Where I am from, it doesn't get dark at night in June and July. Remember Roxette song, "it's a bright june afternoon"?
-Maxim
I am very interested in the destiny of these Russians that you left to die in the labyrinths of the French mass transportation system.
ohmydearjeezus, tom wears a shower cap too?
ohmydearjeezus, tom wears a shower cap too?
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