So Lauren and I went to Paris this weekend to visit her dad who was giving a talk at a conference for surgeons. We took the chunnel over which was a cool experience. You can't really tell that you're on a train underwater but I guess the concept is fun enough. We got in in the afternoon and stayed with her dad at the hotel the conference was paying for. Our room was on the 20th story so you could look out onto the whole city. That night, the conference had a dinner at the Louvre which was 5 courses of some of the best food I've ever had included a tour of the museum. And all we had to do was to pretend we knew something about heart surgery!
The next day we walked around and saw all of the typical sites (Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame and those sorts of things) and stopped to have hot chocolate in this really old mansion thats now a cafe. The next day we toured Montmartre which is the area with the beautiful church Sacre Coeur and where all of the artists gather to paint. We went home the next evening after fitting in a significant amount of Parisian shopping (our hotel and food was free, right?)
Arriving back in London felt like coming home which is a good sign. Classes and volleyball are both going well. We're doing a tour of Greenwich with our university this weekend so that should be interesting. A trip to Ireland or Scotland in a few weeks is also in the works so I'll let you know how that turns out. Hope all is well!
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