I need a boyfriend for this city...

Will you be my boyfriend? Ok, so most of you will know where thats from... those of you who don't, too bad. So, two posts in two days - how's that for not falling off the face of the earth - but if I dont write about today now, then I'll probably not have as good a post for you guys.

First of all, and most importantly, I got up this morning and did laundry. I had no clean socks and no clean underwear left and all my stuff (literally ALL of it) smelled like crap, so it was really time. Now I smell nice.

Afterwards, my new buddy Jody and I went on a walk around Paris. And I mean ALL around Paris. We started by walking from our hostel to the Louvre. We did not go in, because she has already seen it (I'll go another day), but we got some pretty cool shot of the outside and, naturally, the glass pyramid in front. It's such a bloddy big museum. I was in shock. I knew it was big, but this is unreal. I feel that if anyone was really into art and wanted to see the whole thing, it would take them at least three full days. Thankfully, I am not really into art and only plan to go in, take a picture of the Mona Lisa, and leave. Thank goodness.

Next, we moseyed on over to the Arc de Triomphe via the Champs Elysees. It was cool, because our weather was sorta moody, so I got to see the Champs Elysees "au soleil" and "sous la pluie". Not too shabby. Naturally I sang all the way down (or hummed, whatever). We finally got to the Arc de Triomphe, which is a pretty damn long walk from the Louvre, but it was well worth the effort. The thing is friggin huge! You can climb to the top of it, but as neither of us is that fond of heights, and we agreed we would do the eiffel tower, we skipped it.

From there, we crossed over to the Trocadero, which, aside from being a fantastic place to view the Eiffel Tower from, I'm not too sure what it is. It's a building, and its pretty. So there. Then it was off to the Tower itself. Pretty hot. Actually, it's kind of ugly, but it's impressive nonetheless. It's sooooooooo big. Like, so big. I can't even explain how big it is. I tried to get some pictures which could possibly convey it's size, but I'm not too sure I succeeded. We'll see. Jody and I didnt actually go up the Eiffel Tower today, because the line-ups were so long and we decided we should do it at night, to make it that much more impressive. So, I'll have to get back to you on that one.

After that, we strolled along the Champ de Mars. It's quite amazing how many parks and fields and all that kind of stuff you can actually find in downtown Paris. Not at all like Montreal, where the only park is about 5 metres wide and smells a whole lot like weed. Oh well...

We also saw the Hotel des Invalides. I can't exactly remember the history behind it (something about invalids, no doubt) but it has a nice golden roof top. So thats cool.

After that exhausting day, we started the journey home. We didnt realize how far we had actually walked until we headed out. Oh my! It took us a good 2 hours to get back to the hostel at which point we thought we would pass out from fatigue. We didn't, but we thought we would. All in all, our walk around Paris took us about 5-6 hours. Not bad at all... though I really think I need a nap now...

And so I leave you, friends. Next time you hear from me, I will have been flea market shopping, seen some catacombs, been to visit LSG Natalie at Annec and will probably be in Dublin. So don't expect a new post too too soon!

Ciao!

Steph :)