A Spontaneous Weekend

A quick written recap of my video blog.

This weekend Chelsea and I had an impromptu trip to Paris! We went to the train station expecting to go to Mont St. Michel, but because of the numerous strikes, that train was not running, but there were a few to Paris! SO we decided to just hop on one and spend the day there. We arrived and headed to the Louvre, because we had not seen even half of it last time. So we spent a few hours in one section of it, looking at French paintings and Egyptian artifacts for the most part. Very interesting! After we took the metro to the Catacombs, but were too late (long line and closing soon) again, so we headed to Napoleon's tomb! That was an impressive sight.

After, straight to Champs Elysees to do some window shopping and see the Arc de Triomphe up close. Win.

And a few hours later and we were headed back on a crowded crowded train because of the strikes happening. We had caught the last one back to Caen, along with everyone else. So needless to say, we were lucky to grab seats, but others were standing for 2 hours. Overbooked much?

And we got back to Caen safe and sound! I love Paris. I love being able to zip there for a day trip and not spend too much money. I love France!

I can't say it enough. I thoroughly enjoy being here, hearing French all the time, speaking French a lot of the time, experiencing a different culture. SO interesting and wonderful  :)