So! I will now start posting the diary entries I wrote while I was traveling. It just wasn't practical or sensible to post while I was away.
Day 0/1 London --> Paris
This was not what I imagined leaving London was going to be like. It's pouring with rain. Not just pouring, but bucketing down, and has been for over an hour. Accompanying the rain is lightening: lots of it. And this, too, does not seem to be passing. Never the less, we pass slowly through London, and I attempt to ignore my wet socks and damp clothes enough to get some sleep. It must have worked at least a little, because the next thing I know, we've reached what I assume is the boarding place for the Channel Tunnel train. People come on board to check our passports, and I notice some people get really interesting colours. I never knew that before. The train goes on and on, and makes me feel more than a little claustrophobic. The only way you can tell it's moving is the way the bus rocks around occasionally. On the other side, we stop at the boarder-thing, and then we are told to disembark, and we have to take our bags inside this glorified shed to be searched, and show our passports again. All this takes place in a mixture of french, hand signals, and the occasional english word thrown in to help you get the gist of the sentence. You may not be surprised that I fell asleep pretty quickly after that.
Large chunk removed where I snuffle about being homesick.
I trundled round some things in the morning, taking lots of photos
Notre Dame Cathedral
Buildings at the Palais de Justice
After struggling across the city with my rucksack, I paid what I think was a silly amount of money for a hostel, and went to sleep for a couple of hours. Very good plan, because I was much more cheerful later. I got off the underground near the Louvre, and wandered around taking lots of photos outside. Didn't go in, because there was only about an hour till it closed.
The Glass Pyramids outside one entrance to the Louvre
I wanted to make days 1 & 2 into the same post, but this is already pretty long, so I'll do Day 2 later, as there are lots of photos there.
Day 0/1 London --> Paris
This was not what I imagined leaving London was going to be like. It's pouring with rain. Not just pouring, but bucketing down, and has been for over an hour. Accompanying the rain is lightening: lots of it. And this, too, does not seem to be passing. Never the less, we pass slowly through London, and I attempt to ignore my wet socks and damp clothes enough to get some sleep. It must have worked at least a little, because the next thing I know, we've reached what I assume is the boarding place for the Channel Tunnel train. People come on board to check our passports, and I notice some people get really interesting colours. I never knew that before. The train goes on and on, and makes me feel more than a little claustrophobic. The only way you can tell it's moving is the way the bus rocks around occasionally. On the other side, we stop at the boarder-thing, and then we are told to disembark, and we have to take our bags inside this glorified shed to be searched, and show our passports again. All this takes place in a mixture of french, hand signals, and the occasional english word thrown in to help you get the gist of the sentence. You may not be surprised that I fell asleep pretty quickly after that.
Large chunk removed where I snuffle about being homesick.
I trundled round some things in the morning, taking lots of photos
Notre Dame Cathedral
Buildings at the Palais de Justice
After struggling across the city with my rucksack, I paid what I think was a silly amount of money for a hostel, and went to sleep for a couple of hours. Very good plan, because I was much more cheerful later. I got off the underground near the Louvre, and wandered around taking lots of photos outside. Didn't go in, because there was only about an hour till it closed.
The Glass Pyramids outside one entrance to the Louvre
I wanted to make days 1 & 2 into the same post, but this is already pretty long, so I'll do Day 2 later, as there are lots of photos there.
Paris is amazing isn't it!! i'm glad you got to see all the sights. I love notre dame!
Thanks for commenting Emily!
Yes, I loved Paris. I'd really like to go back sometime with a friend or two, though, because it was a bit overwhelming by myself. I think I need someone to be awed with me! *g*