This morning was a good morning. I got up and showered, and had breakfast with Alfred and Corinne. Over the coarse of the meal (the main coarse you might say) I asked Corinne and Alfred about any suggestions they might have about what to do over my short time in Paris. They gave me a bunch of good tips. My favorite was, "When you're in France... don't drink the beer." I suppose I'll stick to wine.
After breakfast, I moved into the living room where I would begin my list of things to do before departing. This list began with collecting my laundry from downstairs and folding it. Then next logical step is obviously to pack said recently folded clothes... so I did. But, packing was a bit of an ordeal. I went through everything I was carrying around from previous countries and threw out the things that I thought were just taking up space. I then reorganized how I packed my backpack and shoulder bag, so that I would only be carrying around the things I wanted to be. Corinne walked in at one point, as I had thoroughly consumed Bruno's floor... and she had to laugh. So did I...
Anyway, packing took me a while, and afterwards I was able to briefly help Corinne prepare lunch. French fries are SO easy to make! Defiantly going to make them more often when I return. We also had some pork that was roasted with carrots and shallots... but that's for later. I then had time to make a brief call to my beloved parents before lunch, which is always a pleasure (lunch that is... :) ). But, lunch was actually a pleasure too, being the roast with veggies and fries as mentioned with a bit of gravy.
And as lunch passed, my trial approached. Through the morning I had made my farewells to Elena and Victor, and now I made them to Alfred and Bruno. Corinne then drove me to the train station, where I made my farewell to her. I then boarded my train without difficulty, though it took me a bit to figure out how to know which seats were reserved... and then we left Munich.
I'd hoped that the train would give me some good views of Europe, but I neither had a good window seat, nor was the weather providing scenic views. But, i'm ok with gloomy weather today. A few hours later I arrived at the French border in Mannheim. There I grabbed a pastry and a cheese/veggie sandwich and found my next train to take me to Paris.
This one started off a bit rocky, as there were some miscommunication about reserved seats. But, in the end it was all worked out without issue. The rest of the ride was less exciting then the first bit. Partly because it was now black outside... So, skipping to the end of the ride, I arrived in Paris.
My first reaction was pretty good, as I spoke to two people who helped me figure out where I needed to go for the subway. Of that, my first reaction is that it looks fairly simple, though I also felt that it looks less clean then some of the systems that proceeded it. But, 4 stops later I was where I got out. I got out, and used my phone's map to finish the remaining 10 minute or so walk.
The hostel is definitely not one of the better ones I've stayed in, but I'll not dwell on those details. As midnight was approaching, I decided to just climb into bed.
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