The countdown . . .

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Earlier this week we did some last minute shopping for this trip and were reminded of how cheap we are - instead of buying new shoes we just bought some padded inserts for our old ones, and instead of buying some top-quality underwear we got 5 for 10 bucks at Sears. We did splurge on Sarah's money belt, mostly because I don't feel like hauling yet another bulky passport around with me everywhere I go. We also splurged on some Canadian Flag patches for our giant knapsacks - basically, people are going to know we are foreign by the fact that we are carrying around a backpack the size of a 3rd grader, so we may as well make it clear that we are Canadian. Yay Canada.
Sadly, we won't be here to celebrate Canada Day. *sniff*. However, we will be in Paris for Bastille Day, so at least we get to celebrate some national holiday - "vive la revolution" and all that jazz!
Less than two weeks left!!
-Jackie

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