France

France
After some frustrations with our plans in Spain we were very grateful to arrive in France. When we arrived in Paris we had to switch stations through the metro and  then get more train tickets to get to Angers where our friend Matt picked us up from the train station. We dropped all our stuff then went to a local bar to meet some friends. Many of them were international students from the states and they were all wonderful. We also had an exciting night tour through a castle, by fountains, by a river and saw some great sights. After a nights rest we went through Angers in the day and also went to get our tickets for the next place (Stuggart, Germany). After some crepes and cider we watched a few friends episodes with Matt, Heloise, and Matt's boyfriend Adrien. We woke up to a personalized alarm message from Matt telling us that we had to get up the train was leaving...it made us laugh to hear. We stored our luggage in a train station in Paris and went out in the city. After touring so many places so quickly we have gotten used to walking and seeing things for free from the outside...in an effort to save time and money. So we saw the basics...the Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower, and the Arch de Triumph. We also went to the Louvre, but we ended up taking a nap in the garden instead of paying for a few short hours. We both appreciate art but didn't feel like we could fully appreciate it in the time allotted us. The French people met the challenge with open arms of maintaining their reputation of being cold and a bit rude, yet there were a few gems we found. The city was really fun to walk around and see. French can be a beautiful language, but we realized how much Spanish we knew compared to French once we arrived there. Luckily we had some pretty great tour guides for most of our time. We are really practiced in the art of little sleep, metros, maps, rushed sightseeing, finding inexpensive ways to share and eat, and being flexible by now. We both have random injuries and desire pedicures :)