Friday, November 28, 2008

Also, yeah I went to Paris,


I went with my grandmother and my Gagi. We got on the Eurostar and I met my new friend Anna. We went from the train to a bus. From the bus to a boat. From the boat to a bus.

I feel like I saw Paris through a window. Gagi and Grandma exclaimed throughout the day that, "this is the way to see a country!" but I don't think it is.

At one point, we took an elevator to the first floor of the Eiffel tower. I spun around in a circle taking pictures while they bought me a key chain in the gift shop. My camera died.

They wanted to take the elevator back down but I told them I was going to take the stairs. As I climbed down, I felt like I could breathe for the first time all day. I felt like I was in France, not in some Disney world version of it. I was walking and I was breathing and my new passport stamp was practically burning a hole in my bag.

I love when cities live up to their reputations, and Paris most certainly did. But I want to go back one day, and I don't want to get on a tour bus once.

So in conclusion, try not to see Europe through a window.

1 comment:

Heather said...

I once saw New Orleans through a window. Wasn't enjoyable.