Day 5 – Travel to Paris - Monday May 28th

We awoke at about 7:00am and quickly packed, ate breakfast, and headed for the tram by 7:45. We took the tram to the Central Station and found our train. Oddly enough, Sawyer from the show “Lost” was there as well, apparently traveling to Paris with his wife. Mt friend Amelia and I approached him and asked if he was in fact Sawyer from “Lost.” He smiled and replied, “Sometimes,” and coolly walked off with his wife. I saw him on the train, but I never approached him for a picture. I felt bad since his wife was with him and they seemed to want their privacy. The train ride was only about four hours, and it was over sooner than later.

It was raining in Paris when we arrived, but we traveled by metro, so it was not all that bad. After only one train switch, we made it to our hotel, Hotel lu Serre on Rue Cler, just about three blocks from the Eiffel Tower. The rooms were much nicer than those in Amsterdam. Being on the top floor also helped, though the absence of an elevator made it difficult with a backpack. Some of the girls and I headed to the Eiffel Tower to take a look around. We stopped for crepes and asked some green berets for pictures, but they refused.

We returned to the hotel and got ready for dinner. It was at a fondue place that previous Eurotours had been on. The great thing was that we got to write our trip on the wall along with the names of the previous ones. They served us meat and cheese and wine out of baby bottles. It was all a great experience.

After dinner, we ventured up to the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur and took a look inside and out. It was raining, but the view from the highest point in the city was still wonderful. After a while, we decided to head towards the Moulin Rouge. We found it relatively quickly and took pictures, though it was not at all what I had thought it would be. It was much more modern, and therefore tacky, than I had expected. I was still glad to have gone though, and we used the trains to find our way back to the hotel. We sat down for a time at a local bar, but went to bed pretty early.