Bonjour from Paris!

We made it to Paris!

Chez jis mour jour de plats co vea sjaw oiw [this is basically what it is like to read a menu or to understand anything here] It is so weird!

Anyways! The Chunnel (super speed train as seen in the first Mission Impossible Movie) was incredible! The smoothest and fastest train I have even experienced. It also gave us some incredible views of both London and Paris! And when we got here we really for the first time felt the language barrier! Nothing was in English and it was crazy!

But we made it to our bus and got to our place by about 8pm. We are staying in a two bedroom apartment that is so gorgeous on the third floor just a few blocks from the Eiffel Tower. In fact we can see it from the living room. It was sparkling last night! Light a giant sparkler!

We are staying with a woman named Pam. She is so kind and generous. We were welcomed by her and it was so nice seeing someone who spoke English!

For locals dinner doesn't really start till about 9pm so we joined some in this little whole in the wall place. It had one long dining room table that everyone sits at. Kind of like a family and the food was great. We got the "plats de jour" which is the plate of the day (which we didn't have any idea what we were getting) but it ended up being this type of stew with fresh pasta, tomatoes, peppers, and veal! And of course incredible fresh bread! Today we are off to the Louvre and the Arc De Triomphie and maybe a little late picnic in the park at the Eiffel Tower! We love you all and will keep you in touch. We have email access through till Monday while we are hear in Paris! So send us one if you get a chance!

Much love to you all,

Rich & Jen