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Arrived yesterday morning, at Charles-de-Gaulle, having not slept much at all in the plane. Pure torture. Went outside, bent over to get something out of my carry-on and toppled over from the weight of my backpack! I just sat there giggling, then a lovely couple asked me if I needed help up. I said no thank you and that I needed to get used to it. And they understood me! And I thought my accent would be so impossible that I would end up having to use sign language! Maybe it won't be that bad after all!
Franck picked me up at the Gare du nord on his scooter so I could leave my stuff at his place in Montmartre and then go out and stimulate my senses to fight the extreme fatigue. In town I wandered along the Champs elysées in a stupour, stopping occasionally to check out the various public washroom options. I encountered an interesting variety, covering the full spectrum in terms of style and cleanliness.
it was raining so I didn't do as much walking outdoors as I would have liked, but it is truly lovely nonetheless. I stopped for a coffee and entertained the locals by asking what they call a "briquet" here. (It's called a "briquet")
First French meal last night at l'Olivier in Montmartre. I held back and did not order all of the richest food on the menu, but I did spoil myself with a lovely magret de canard. The staff was adorable, charming atmosphere, a guy wandering around with a guitar singing French classics (everyone singing along except me -- just like in Mexico).
Today we're going on a scooter tour to check out a bunch of places the names of which I cannot remember. There was Saint Somebody, and then Saint Somebody Else, followed by a stop at Saint Number Three. The weather seems to be holding up for now, but the forecast says rain so I will have my raincoat with me.
I don't know why all of my pictures from day one look like garbage (maybe my camera was jetlagged too) but there you go.
