Hey guys, it's Friday night and I just wanted to check in and let everyone know how Paris is going. Wednesday night we had our movie night for our management classes. It was pretty fun especially knowing that we were leaving for Paris right after. After the movie was over we rushed home and grabbed our bags and after talking with the kebab guys and waiting 30 minutes for a taxi we were finally off to the La Stazione de Firenze. Our train had a slight 10 minute delay and at around 10:30 we left the station for Paris. The group found our cars and made friends with our new bunk buddies for the next "12" hours.
We finally fell asleep and woke up around 8:00. We were all excited until we realized that the stops were running late but figured it wouldn't be more than an hour of a delay. Yeah well after about 5 hours of a delay we finally arrived in Paris. Our train was supposed to get there at 10:15 but when we checked our watches it was about 3:00. Once again the train failed us, but we were just glad we had finally made it.
The group immediately rushed to the hotel and dropped our bags off and went walk around the city to get our bearings. After grabbing dinner we decided it would be a perfect night to go see the Eiffel Tower. I must say that the amount of money I have spent on this trip was well worth being able to see the sights I have seen so far including the Eiffel Tower.
We found us a place on the grass and planned on staying until the sun went down and it lit up. Some gypsies were running around selling bottles of wine and champagne so we all hustled them and each bought our own bottle of wine. Little did we know the sun does not set until 11:00 P.M. in Italy. The four hours of sitting down drinking wine was well worth it once the tower lit up. After watching it for a few minutes the wine finally wore off and we were all freezing which meant it was time to head home back to the hotel.
I will edit the blog with pictures so check back later tomorrow.
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