Les aventures...

Sunset from my window

Entrance... to the Abercrombie and Fitch store? Ridiculous.

Munchin on dem baguettes a lot.  Living in Paris is similar to carbo-loading before a big swim meet, but doing it at every meal every day.  But, considering every single piece of bread or bread-like thing that I have eaten has been très excellente, I don't mind it at all.  Started orientation yesterday! Met up with all the cool peeps  at Middlebury, and so far it has been great.  Because of the language pledge we signed, we only speak french to each other but that hasn't seemed to stop the getting-to-know-people process; just slowing it down a bit.  Aside from that, I took another personal excursion after orientation yesterday, this time to la Tour Eiffel! Despite the many pictures I have seen of the Eiffel Tower, it was still breathtaking.  Quite the modern marvel.  Also, it was great seeing all of the strange poses people choose when taking a pic with it.  Then, I visited l'Arc de Triomphe, and it is quite amazing how such a strong symbol for the French can also be on the most commercialized street in France, avenue des Champs-Élysées.

I see London I see France I see the Eiffel Tower's underpants...

 

La Seine

My only purchase, new whip!

Just in case the Gap is robbed...

L'Arc de Triomphe

  Shopped around a bit but in typical Cody fashion decided to pass actually buying anything besides a much needed scarf from the Gap.  I'm sorry, Ryan Gosling from Crazy Stupid Love: in Paris it's hard to be better than the Gap cause everything else is realllll expensive. Some obligatory Eiffel Tower pics (but because I was alone I didn't have the chance to make any ridiculous poses...).

We'll meet again, I'm sure...