solitude

For the first time in a week, I'm finally alone.  I have the room to myself while the other girls are out to eat (usually we eat together, but I ate early tonight).  This is absolutely magical.  I think I'm enjoying the quiet most - Paris never stops!  Our hotel is on a fairly busy street, so there's always traffic going by, and sometimes I wake up to voices at three in the morning.  And there's always somebody else in the room!  I love my roommates, but I'm an introvert - I just need some time to myself.

Since I wrote last, we've been to at least a billion more places, including the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, Mont Martre and Sacre Coeur, the Conciergerie (the prison where Marie Antoinette was held), and the National Library (SO COOL!).  Throw in a few more churches and a whole ton of people, and you've got a pretty decent idea of what my last few days have been like.

So, there's this great little bakery across the street from our hotel.  They sell baguettes for just under a euro.  I'm eating one right now.  With Nutella.

Tomorrow we go to Versailles - guess I'd better empty out my camera tonight!


If you want to see a few (hundred) more pictures: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2070145&id=1278330038&l=d6a7bf3361
 
Ellen