Bonjour!!!! And so the European Adventure begins... After a quick and cheerful flight to Paris the stress of hostel locating is already in full swing. I didn't quite realize how heavy my backpack is until i have to lug it from one end of the airport to the other to reach the metro... at rush hour. Ideal. It was the sweatiest, cramped train journey of my life... i thought the London Underground was bad. But I am in Paris so not much can dampen my spirits. Having finAlly gotten to our hostel an hour and half later, i find its an odd ode to Americana. Pictures of Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix adorn the walls and there are American flags everywhere. After quickly dumping our bags and going in search of food, we find a small
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