Bienvenue a Paris!

So, after a delay in Indy and in Chicago due to severe storms we finally made it to Paris about an hour later than scheduled. Getting out of the plane and going through customs was very simple. The unnerving part was going to get your luggage and making your way around the airport because there were soldiers walking around the airport with rather large automatic weapons swung around their front ready to use.

It is so beautiful here, it is hard to believe that I actually AM here. Our hostel is in central Paris, very close to Le Notre Dame and Le Louvre, as well as the University of Paris.

It is a tad bit strange when you get into the city where our hostel is (very central and "downtown"). You would expect a big city to be loud and super busy, but the people here are not all that loud and everything just seems super calm. The people we have met so far have been very kind, probably because I have been attempting the French that I have not used since high school, but I did have a waiter teach me some new words!

Something that made me and Kristin giggle were the sirens for the emergency vehicles and how different they sound. We decided that compared to the ones used in America they sound like an apology, "Excusez-moi, pardon moi!"

So, we will be here for all of tomorrow (tuesday) and Wednesday. Then we will take the train to Koln (I couldn't find where to get the accents, but technically there should be two dots above that o), Germany where we will meet up with Heather to stay with her and Mike!

Here are a couple pictures from our first day!

This is a view outside from our hostel room.

Looking out our window just a little bit further.