Unfortunately, I am not writing this blog from the lovely city of Rouen. Last night, when I went to the train station to get tickets, all the trains that were going to Rouen today were completely full! I couldn't believe it. So we went to plan B. Except all the trains to Mont St. Michel were full, too. And Strasbourg. Everything was completely booked. UGH.
But, I do have good news. Kaylin and I booked tickets to Strasbourg for next weekend! Strasbourg is a lovely city on the border of France and Germany, and it is filled with history and a mesh of French and German cultures. The city has been tossed around between France and Germany for centuries, so it really is a mix of both cultures. We will be leaving Paris next Sunday around 7:20 am, and arriving in Strasbourg two and a half hours later, around 9:40 am. There is a lot to see in Strasbourg... there is a medieval castle, a five hundred-year-old astrological clock that does a show everyday at 12:30. There is a museum of daily life in the Middle Ages, and an archeological museum. Hopefully we will have time to go to Germany for part of the day. We will return to Paris around 10:30 that night.
Today has been pretty boring. Kaylin hurt her foot last night at the Louvre, so we can't go anywhere or do anything. We walked down to Luxembourg Gardens (like two blocks away), taking a baguette and some cheese with us to have a picnic. It was absolutely gorgeous when we left. But as soon as we got there, clouds came out of nowhere and it got really cold and windy, as though it were about to rain. So we packed everything up and walked back to the residence hall, trying to beat the rain.
Now, thirty minutes later as I am sitting her writing this, I am looking out my window and it is once again a bright sunny day. I think the weather hates me today.
Now we are going down to the train station to book our train tickets to Amsterdam... wish us luck!
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