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| Crabapple trees in blossom! |
I am writing this a day late because of my extreme jet lag yesterday! I normally don't sleep in airplanes, but this time I was exhausted because of staying up late with my daughter in New York (which I did love!). So I was super tired, read for a bit, then turned off my light. Most overnight planes turn out the lights so that you can try to change your body clock. Norwegian Air doesn't. The lights were on and I didn't bring a mask because I have never needed one. The woman next to me took off her shoes and covered her head with a blanket, and now I knew why. I had taken off my sandals and put cozy socks on when I first got on, but it was too bright and I had not pillow. I tried different configurations with my sweatshirt and put the air vent on me because it was too hot. The wall below the window, however, was icy cold, so my arm got cold leaning against the window with my sweatshirt as a pillow. And the airplane noise was so loud and my space so small and I was so tired. Well, after awhile I was almost frantic and began to feel nauseous. It was awful. Watching a movie or reading were out of the question because I was too tired. Finally, I pulled out my phone and some earbuds and turned on some tunes. I put my sweatshirt covering my face and arm and turned off the vent. I laid back in my seat (I had already reclined it) and stretched my legs out and finally, slept for a few hours. I arrived in Paris tired, but calm and better than before.
I followed the directions to the baggage carousel, got my bag right away, stopped in a bathroom (I hadn't been since the New York airport--I was that dehydrated and hated to bother/step over the other people in my row). In the bathroom, I washed my face, brushed my teeth, and put deodorant on--I felt so much better then!
Google Maps told me to take the Roissybus to Opéra, then bought a week-long pass and took the Metro to the Bonne Nouvelle stop, where I walked to my AirB&B. Despite landing early, I was only 10 minutes early to meet Antoine, so I used the door code and pressed the right buzzer (very secure building) to go up. I couldn't figure out the elevator, so carried my bags up two flights of stairs. It had started sprinkling out when I got off the Metro, so I had stopped to put on my rain jacket.
After meeting Antoine (he was already there) and getting the intro of what was where, I laid down and slept for an hour. That little nap felt so good! Then I got my travel bag ready and went out. I just wandered around the neighborhood and found a grocery store to get food for breakfast for tomorrow. Here are some photos that I took as I walked around:
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| I love how this store with many fabric flowers on it (including poinsettias) is right next to an obviously burned out entrance! |
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| This is only a few blocks from my apartment. |
Then, still feeling tired and wanting some comfort food, I'm embarrassed to say that I went to McDonald's. I try to eat at local places when traveling, but sometimes you just gotta do it. Plus, I had only eaten a handful of trail mix since dinner the night before, so I was starving (something like 17 hours) and a gut bomb filled the bill. Then I went back to my apartment and went to bed! It was like 8:30. I read for over an hour, but then went right to sleep. In Paris.
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| This is the ceiling above my bed. |
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