Paris

The last 5 days here have flown by. We have pretty much covered all of what is considered city center of Paris and it was awesome. The Cathedrals (we got to watch part of a french mass service which was cool, but we didnt understand it), the Lourve, the Effiel Tower, Moulin Rouge, the Gardins, a cemetary, the Palace of Versaille, and more... everything was so cool. We walked a lot and would get lost just heading up and down side streets that had stores and markets. We actually ended up staying at the Korean homestay for the entire time in Paris which was cool cause we didnt have to worry about locking up out luggage cause its pretty much a families apartment and we just stayed in one of the rooms. We also got breakfast and dinner everyday so we got to experience a bit of Korean food, which was great. The day we went to the Palace of Versaille was pretty cool because the night before there was either some sort of a hail storm or a little snow because there was a thin blanket of white on the ground so it made all the gardins in Versaille look really cool. The last 2 days have been sunny with some blue skies but still pretty cold but not as bad as Amsterdam. Today we talked to a french guy who could speak a little english and he told us that he didnt like america and the lifestyle because he felt americans are to proud and not really excepting of other cultures and people. We kind of had the same conversation with the lady running the homestay about american culture and lifestyle. She feels that americans live in a cycle and dont really care to adventure and explore other things in life other than what they are used to. Anyways I enjoyed listening to their views and perceptions and i guess i could agree to a certain extent. Tomorrow morning we are off to Madrid! Unfortunately we have about 12 hours of trains to ride before we get there, but I guess I will get to see a lot of the country side so it should be cool. I will try to get more pictures posted asap. Au revoir (goodbye)