First Day in Europe: France

Jesus, we've finally made it. After traveling for about 15 hours we made it to our hostel in the heart of Paris. You can actually see the Eiffel Tower right from the terrace on the roof. It's crazy that it's one of the most iconic structures in the world and now it's essentially in my back yard. Our hostel is beautiful. The Luxembourg Park outside is even more gorgeous. It all seems surreal. It's like I've walked straight into the postcards I'm writing.

Yesterday (9/6) was the longest day of my life. I didn't sleep for what had to have been 36 hours. If you know anything about me you know that I do poorly on little sleep. At the end of the night, before we went to bed, Alex, Sean and I went for what was supposed to be a short walk. We ended up walking past the Louvre on the south end of the city and made the decision that we would go to the Eiffel Tower. This walk took about an hour and a half. When we tried to return we got ridiculously lost. We walked and walked and walked until I thought my legs were going to break apart beneath me. It was awful.

We've walked so much and taken SO many stairs (it's 5 flights up to my room alone). But in general, it always seems to be worth it. I get to do and see things that I never thought I would. LSo far this experience has been incredible. And I'm only finishing up my first full day in Paris. I can't wait until I get to Germany. I'll try to post again in a couple of days. Au revoir.