Notes from France

First things first: This keyboard is nothing like the one at home.

We arrived safely to Europe yesterday via the longest flight ever. Much to our surprise, we were able to get a free dinner on board. A very rare thing on planes these days. Granted, it did taste like it was a free meal, but at 35000 feet, who cares? Watching WALL E on board more than made up for it.

After checking into our hotel, we discovered that shower curtains dont exist at this hotel. It makes bathing quite an adventure. I'm not really sure how else to describe my reaction.

We took on the Metro system as well as French dining right away. NYC seems to have trained us well. The Metro is very intimidating at first. But quite entertaining. I've already seen two people have full conversations with themselves, an inpromptu puppet show, and had a half full pack of gum stolen from me; all while on the trains last night.

We saw the Eiffel Tower last night. It was illuminated in blue LED lights. Since the tower is such a phallic symbol, you could say it was the biggest display of blue balls I've ever seen. Yup, I went there.

Our hotel room is the size of a small closet and the bed is as hard as a rock. But we are only here for a couple nights. Hopefully our backs and shoulders hold out okay.

We are going to go explore the Lourve today. Very excited. And the coffee here is FANTASTIC. Starbucks needs to take note. A tiny cup of Joe here is like drinking a triple shot.

Until later... Internet access is 8 euros for 1/2 hour. So you might not see me write much. But we are here and safe!