Holiday update! So.... We had Christmas eve dinner at a restaurant along the river here and it was very cute, however, Lauren and I ordered turkey and we swear that it was a cheat breast of chicken grilled and incredibly overpriced. The best parts included a visit from a pitiful looking Santa Clause played by a waiter who gave me a notepad and pen as a present and also talking with the French family right next to us who had the most precious little 3 year old, whom we got a picture with. Afterwards, we walked around for a while and then headed to the midnight mass service at the big cathedral here. It was totally packed, luckily we got seats in the center, though I was seated behind a large older woman with the world's
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