Paris!!

Bonjour! Well Lindsay and I arrived in Paris around lunch time yesterday. We went scavaging the local grocery stores for something edible and cheap and came up with 2 cans of spaghetti and water. Mmmm! Lindsay is having some trouble with her credit card, so we spent forever trying to find a place to cash her traveler's checks. Well apparently they're a thing of the past, because absolutely no one would cash it. We went into a lot buildings that looked like banks, but weren't. I still have no idea what type of business' we went into. I swear the one place was a real estate agent.

So we gave up on cashing them, and made our way to the Eiffel tower. It was so cool because it's so big that you don't need directions to get there, you just keep walking till you get there. We went through all sorts of small winding streets. It's amazing, no matter how small and obscure a street you might think it is, there is always a small grocerer and bakery. When we finally made it there it was getting dark and they had just turned on the lights on the tower. Every so often the whole thing shimmers with millions of little flickering lights. Lindsay, being the amazing photographer that she is, took a lot of cool pictures. I can't wait to see her black and white ones.

Last night we were going to go Momonatrea with some friends we met at the hostel, but by 10:30 we were both falling asleep so we went to bed early. This morning we got up early and went to Notre Dame. The cathedral was having a service, which made it all that more amazing. No where can I feel the presence of God more than in a church where people have been worshipping for over 700 hundred years. I think that is part of the reason I love centuries old cathedrals.

Of course we couldn't go to Paris without going to the Louvre, or at least I think so. Lindsay isn't all that into art, so she was a good sport. I left her in about 2 or 3 spots where she fell asleep and I went off for a while then came back later and woke her up. Other we are very similar, we're also really different. For example, we were standing outside the Louvre and I said, "Linds! We're in the Louvre. There is so much art to see!" She replied, "What else would I want to see other than the Mona Lisa?" lol

We realized that all the shops are closed on Sundays, so we ended up getting pizza. But it was the best meal we've had yet. The hostel has a dumb rule about lock out hours from your room so they can clean from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. Like they really need 6 hours. Oh well, I'm off to beg the woman at the front desk to let us in so I can change my shoes. Lindsay might fake sick so she'll let us in. Au revoir!