paris, france

there is certainly a lot to see in paris. more than i'd originally thought. had it not been for radiohead, it would not have been one of the top countries on my list.

prior to visiting "the city of lovers," i've heard left and right that the natives there are pretty much arrogant assholes. don't worry, they're right; i can vouch for that. if you don't speak the language? good luck; they won't bother to help. however, of the six days that i spent there, i must say that it was progressively getting better.

friday, aug 25: landed in paris sometime in the evening. found the hostel and decided to spend the night in, since i was utterly exhausted. i was waiting for lynly to et back from rock en seine anyhow.

saturday, aug 26: rock en seine. beck didn't go on stage until about a quarter till 8, but we got there around 330 because lynly wanted to see taking back sunday. it rained on and off...got muddy.. there were a LOT of people. by the time radiohead came on, one could even barely move. you want to go to the outskirts of the crowd? well, that didn't even exist. remember when they played coachella about two years ago? i think the crowd was about twice as big. eesh. the subway ride home was no better. in all, they played a good set though.

sunday, aug 27: eiffel tower all day. first real french meal. they're really into their cappuccinos and baguettes here. and crepes. i probably gained 5 lbs in the duration that i was in france. canal tour. brewskies in front of the tower amongst other people while waiting for the tower to light up. ghey. but nice.

monday, aug 28: the night before, lynly and i ran into some other eap kids from lynly's program. we met up with kristy and irina at 9ish to go to the cemetary (i forget the name). it was raining. the cemetary was a labyrinth. you ask why we went? jim morrison. oscar wilde. frederic chopin. amazing. then it was off to the picasso museum. and the louvre. the mona lisa is NOT that small, despite what everyone says. walked alllll the way to the arc of triumph and then dinner at a fancy schmancy restaurant complete with a piano dude. back to the louvre at night but sadly the pyramids were not lit.

tuesday, aug 29: we all met up again to go to the catacombs. that place is insane. it's a gravesite for about a few million people from the 18th century. it's underground, and it's nothing but bones, bones, and more bones. it was a bit creepy at first, but towards the end i got really sad. how weird is it to make this available to the public. i mean, tourists going "HAVE YOU TOUCHED A SKULL?" and taking flash pictures does not necessarily constitute a peaceful final resting place. made a detour to starbucks, where i had my first coffee there in a month (sadly i did not think that i would miss that place; it wouldn't be so bad if other coffeeshops offered to-go cups). then we trekked over to the orsay museum for a good handful of impressionist paintings, from monet to van gogh. other destinations: la chappelle, conciergie, notre dame! notre dame was amazing, from the inside and the outside. we got there just in time for mass.

tried to find the marc jacobs store (only one in europe), but it was closed by the time we got there. then we had din din in the latin quarter. indian food! lord knows we can't find anything ethnic once we return to our respective countries. afterwards we went for some drinks at the bar where the waiter called himself freddie mercury and fun times ensued.

weds, aug 30: the girls left in the morning, so it was just me for the day. i checked out the dali museum and then went and saw the thinker. how rad is that? then i wandered around town for a good few hours looking at little shops and my little feet were dead by the end of the day.

thurs: ummm flew back this morning. i'm dead. its about 3pm. i will take a nap.

i need to get a usb cable. i took 250 pix0rz in france! sheeesh.

XOXOX