Whew. What an interesting city Paris is! I started off the day by going downstairs to find croissants and coffee waiting in the hotel. The croissant… was fantastic. Nothing in America has ever compared (and I love croissants). The coffee was strong and black, except for my Splenda, and in addition to the croissant was [...]
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Ich bin eine Touristin!
posted by erin on June 30, 2006
http://blog.efdanehy.com/2006/ich-bin-eine-touristin
It’s still light, and it’s 9:07pm.
No wonder the French are cranky. I mean… (Just kidding.) It’s a higher latitude than I’m used to I suppose… I’m just interested to see when the sun actually sets. It’s a bit better than dusk now, but like a cloudy sky sort of dusk. It’s been brightly hot and sunny all day, and it’s [...]
posted by erin on June 29, 2006
http://blog.efdanehy.com/2006/its-still-light-and-its-907pm
Je suis arrivé à Paris!
Boy have I had an adventure since last I posted. (I haven’t slept since then, either.) Let me recap. I’ll attempt chronological order, but that might not be possible given my lack of sleep and possible incoherence. 1:15pm. Arrive at Newark. 2:25pm. I get all the way to the gate, after bidding my family good-bye, [...]
posted by erin on June 29, 2006
http://blog.efdanehy.com/2006/je-suis-arrive-a-paris
Two blocks from the Champs-Elysèes!
Apparently my Paris hotel is in an amazing location: Hopefully connecting to internet will be as easy as going to the closest metro station! I’ve already deciding I won’t be uber-touristy (i.e. not kill myself to see museums and the like) but will try to take a leisurely trek through the city, absorbing the sights [...]
posted by erin on June 19, 2006
http://blog.efdanehy.com/2006/two-blocks-from-the-champs-elysees
