i love paris in the..
after a 4am start, a 205km/h train ride, a 40 minute delay, an extended flight time, the longest line for train tickets i have ever seen and about 30 minutes walking to get out of one of the most amazingly complicated metro stations ever, we´ve arrived safely in paris. we arrived at the apartment at about 12, all told around an hour later than we had expected.
our host christophe has a very nice little apartment, which seems to be central to pretty much everything. more shops and restaurants than i can remember seeing anywhere, even in new york. one small complaint; 5 floors, no elevator.
first impressions so far, i can understand why everyone raves about the place. it´s got a great atmosphere, and is beautiful to look at, even if the weather is a bit gloomy like early this afternoon. once the sun started shining later in the day, it was even more attractive. i can see why people don´t like the smell. it doesn´t exactly ´stink´ as i´ve heard people say, but as soon as we surfaced from that metro station, there was a very distinct smell about the place. by the end of tomorrow, i probably won´t even notice it.
we have heaps to do and see, and i´m betting we won´t get to half of it, but honestly, i don´t really care. i´m just enjoying being in town.
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