With the preconception of the hate that the French have for Americans, we were a little nervous to visit Paris. I had heard mixed experiences from students who had traveled to Paris in the past. Some raved about the city while others did not care for it at all. I decided to form my own opinion of Paris and visit it for myself. We booked the trip the first week that we were in Florence, expecting that it would be so far away. When Thursday rolled around and it was time to go, it was a huge wake up call that I had been in Florence for four weeks already. Thursday afternoon we left Florence train station for the long trek ahead; we had to take a train to Pisa, fly to Beauvais and then take
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