Internet cafés don't understand computers should be kept cool.

So, I made it to Paris.

Apparently, I know enough French to yell at a taxi driver for intentionally driving around to waste my money. I ended up walking about as far as I would have needed to from the train station to the hotel, anyway. However, I get a good story out of this. So, I get into the taxi and tell the driver where to go. He starts mumbling something, which I think is because it's a short drive. Well, he finds a blocked road and drives around in a circle. A very traffic-filled circle. He then takes the longest route possible, and I ask him where we are. I was not happy with the response and then asked him why he didn't tell me what was going on. He got angry with me and started muttering in French, some of which I could understand and didn't appreciate. Long story, sort of short, I ended up walking with my bags, which is what I was trying to avoid since they are not light.

I don't have the time to put the whole story in here, but so far the trip has involved a lot of unexpected things. A lot.

I've seen Notre Dame, Saint Chapelle (from the outside), Musée d'Arts et Métiers (Museum of Arts and Crafts*), Panthéon (from the outside), Jardins du Luxembourg (garden), a giant concert in a plaza (that involved the French police taking out a guy that was covered in blood and the people involved rushing to get away), and a giant market (where I purchased fruit of questionable origins).

*The Musée d'Arts et Métiers was awesome. First of all, it was free. Second of all, it had a pretty much the history of invention from 1700 on, technologically. There were old cameras and old typewriters and other old things. I got really excited for the old astronomy and physics equipment, which there was a lot of. The crowning glory: a cyclotron. Yes, the super-nerd took pictures of the nerd equipment.

My hotel room is just about as big as expected. It pretty much consists of a bed, desk, chairs, and a mini-bar (which is currently holding my questionable grapes). The bathroom is small, but does the job. Thankfully, the toilet is with the shower and sink. I've missed that. Unfortunately, I again don't have a washcloth. I could really use one. That's not to say I'm dirty. Don't get the wrong impression; I would just like to scrub off all the suntan lotion.

I'll be back eventually, but not as often as I would like. Internet should be cheap, but it's not.
I also just saw that the exchange rate got worse on my ATM withdrawls. AWESOME.