Day 4: Avignon

I did not write about yesterday, and so many things happened! We woke up early to visit le tour Eiffel (the Eiffel Tower). The line for the elevator was about 2 hours, so we decided to climb. It was a good call because we only had to walk to the second level (there are 4) and it was cheaper. After the second floor, we took the elevator. The top was magnificent (but cold). Afterwards, we took a long (and I mean like 3 miles, or a hour) walk to Notre Dame. This was also a cool place. We climbed the bell tower and saw Quasi Moto (no just kidding). But the bell tower. Before the bell tower, there was some strange man on the streets entertaining us. He had a mask. I took a video because he would walk behind people and scare them.

Then we visited some souvenir shops. Brad got a vin chaud (hot wine). Surprisingly, it was very good. We visited the Louvre and saw the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo. By this time though, it was late afternoon and we were so tired. We tried to visit this huge department store (something Lafeyette), but it was huge and too much to handle at that point. We decided to go home.

We met up with another student at Oops! at this time, Lance. I decided to stay in because I have a cold and don't want to get worn down.

Today we traveled to our perminant destination, Avignon. We took the TGV (a fast train). It took about 2 hours and 40 minutes. I sat with Melissa. The train (and most everything for that sake) are very confusing and I'm glad other people were with me! We finally arrived at the hotel and I left with another group to see the city. It is so peaceful! People sit and stare at others and drink coffee and eat at the cafes. The sky was blue. It was warm (65 degrees or more). It made me feel better. Best of all, the people wear normal clothes. I was completely deceived. There are so many cool stores. I hope I don't spend a lot.

After shopping, we were a little late for our first meeting. There are only 2 people missing. We went to dinner at a different restaurant than we were suppose to, but none the less the food was great. I eat so much here (more than I want to). The wine kept on flowing. Let's just say, I had a good time.