We got downstairs too late for breakfast. We got to The Louvre, the lineup was quite big, but after 30 minutes we made it in. Most importantly, we made it in before the storm came through. There’s some pretty neat stuff inside. I’m not a huge art person, but it’s incredible what people could do then with what they had. The Mona Lisa was drawing the biggest crowd. Off to the side, Ferny and I heard saw some pretentious douchebag taking a video of himself expressing his thoughts that, “People don’t appreciate the Mona Lisa for what it is anymore blah, blah, blah……”. We both stared him down until he felt uncomfortable and stopped filming himself. What a fucking tool. After two hours, we just wanted to get out of there, so we just zoomed through ... read more

Knowing you have to catch a plane is a great motivator to get your ass out of bed at 4:00 am, no matter how little sleep you’ve had. I know it was adrenaline getting me going because I could feel myself crashing an hour later. I slept the entire one hour 15 minute plane ride. In the Paris metro station, it was honestly pretty funny to watch Ferny ask how to buy a pass, because he made zero attempt to speak French and assumed the worker spoke English. We’re in their hood now. At the Oops! Hostel Paris, we actually ended up getting a two bed only room, so we didn’t have to share the space with anyone else. But this meant interaction with others was next to none. The water tasted notably better than the ... read more

I slept from 3:00 am to 9:30, then fell back asleep until 11:30. Surprisingly, I didn't feel that bad. Only as if I had a late night out back home. I cleaned up and we headed out with Conor and his girlfriend to hopefully get Sunday roast at a place called Blacklock in Soho. The restaurant was fully booked. We waited for 45 minutes at a Korean place called soju & co. Ferny found another place on his phone called The Crown and Two Chairmen. Places only cook so much roast on Sunday. Luckily, they had exactly four plates left. This was our first proper meal in London and it was spectacular! I am going to try to reproduce this meal, but there were many aspects to it. Yorkshire pudding, roasted veggies and potatoes, roast of ... read more

I knew it was going to be a long day. Waking up at 7:00 am to tie up many loose ends before my 6:40 pm flight. I had to finish packing, squeeze in one last ride on the motorcycle, attempt to see the doctor, and go to my parents house. Exchanging money took especially long because I had forgotten that it was the BC Day long weekend and many people were heading stateside. I cleaned up and thought I had left enough of a buffer so I could take my time getting to the airport to avoid rushing and sweating. It was quite muggy out and just as I was leaving my place I had a quick chat with my neighbour. As a result, I missed the bus and decided to walk down to the Canada ... read more