Bonjour

I have never felt more inadequate in my life! I understand now why other countries hate america tourists! lol I NEED to learn another language so i can stop looking so uneducated! I looked into buying Rosetta Stone which is like $250 but i think would be worth it. Anyone use it and had success?

Ill just start by saying that i have an impeccable sense of direction... but put me in the middle of a city i have never been to before and im so lost. Today when i got to paris i was following the directions i was given by the travel agent and somehow i got on the wrong metro line and wasted about 30 minutes trying to find my way. Then when i got off the metro i wandered around for an hour and a half looking for my hotel before i realize that it was within a 2 blog radius of the metro stop i got off at. Silly me

After checking into the hotel i went out to explore a little since the eiffel tower is only a 5 minute walk from my hotel. I ended up checking off a bucket list item... climbing up the stairs in the eiffel tower! This was such a cool experience but i can tell you that my legs will be extremely sore tomorrow!

Im about to go out and eat some french cuisine since today all i have eaten is a baguette and a small thing of gellato! lol But tomorrow i am looking forward to crepes and expresso! :) I will me pairing this with a double decker bus tour to see the one and only Moulin Rouge and all the other amazing sights of Paris.

I love you and will do my best to keep you updated on the rest of Paris and what happens next in Rome!

-H