Well Saturday we went to Saint-Germain-en-Laye which is west of Paris. We saw the chateau there and walked through the big park next to it. Then we went and got Kyle a haircut. He needed one bad! He was having to wear a hat constantly to keep his hair out his face. Then we went and found the Hertz rental car office so we would know where to pick up the rental car we’re getting in April. Today (Sunday) we went to the Musée d’Orsay finally! We’ve tried to go there several other times but the line was always blocks long. Every first Sunday of the month is free museum day- so that’s the only reason we went. We’ll post our pictures up soon. There are so many Americans in town right now! It’s nuts, we hear more English than French. I start my new job tomorrow! Ahh! I’m kinda nervous. I’m sure it will be fine though. I’m substituting as an Information Technology teacher for 1st-5th grade at an international school in Paris.
Free Alarm Clock
It’s always nice to wake up on Saturday mornings to the sound of hundreds of screaming school children. They make the poor kids go to school on the weekends here and, lucky for us, we happen to live right next to one. At least it is sunny today, however, and I think we will try to go out to St. Germain En Laye to see the chateau and look at where we will be picking up our rental car for our trip to Normandy. Only about a month left until then- we can’t wait.
Starting the day off right
Well, it’s good to know that at least the authorities here gave it their all when scouring the 32,000 km of rail track for bombs, including putting the public into a panic by leaking the story. Although I’m a little more worried about the fact that we both take this train station to work everyday.
We have arrived
UPDATE: Our phone is back on. Now we can pay hundreds of dollars (euros!) a month for a….landline phone! Way to go France Telecom!
The Perks of Paris
Today was a rainy gloomy day here in Paris. Thursdays I teach my terror class. I get a stomach ache just thinking about this group of kids. I feel like I’m in a zoo when teaching them. Only 12 more classes with them. Thank God. Well our sink has been broken for 2 weeks it won’t drain. I finally called the plumber today from work (since our phone is turned off). After he replaced the plastic pipe for the sink this afternoon, he told me “c’est toi que me pai.” I said that would have been nice to know that before my landlord told me to make an appt with him. He said he would give me a discount 130 euros instead of 140 (for a plastic pipe)! Then he said our shower was broken- he needs to replace the whole sink and drain. Can’t wait for that bill. Just got home from dragging two bags of heavy laundry to the “laverie” where one load costs 6 euros. Another perk about the laverie is that it takes 90 minutes for the washer. Just want to give you an idea of the joys of everyday life in Paris.