Day 2 (Paris)

Today was not quite as interesting as yesterday. I got to bed around 10PM last night and woke up around 4AM unable to get back to sleep. I watched a couple of movies and listen to my french tapes until breakfast was served at 8:30. Breakfast was well worth the 7 Euros we paid: delicious cafe au lait, orange juice, croissants, and french baguettes with cheese. It was wonderful. After breakfast, Lauren suggested that we should sleep in a little before we headed out for the day and I agreed. We woke up SIX HOURS later to a cold, rainy day. We had planned on walking to the Latin Quarter to see the Pantheon but that was out of the question. After debating what our plans should be we finally decided to head out for dinner. It was wet, freezing, and miserable as we walked around the area. We passed gorgeous little french cafes and even more gorgeous Parisians. We finally settled on a little placed called Cafe D'Orleans. I ordered the Salade du Sud Oest which was a fantastic salad with duck, potatoes, bacon, tomatoes, and eggs. We just got back to the hotel and are going to settle in for the night to finish off the bottle of wine from last night. Hopefully I'll be able to get a decent sleep tonight, though for some reason that seems unlikely. Today was a slow uneventful day, with luck things will perk up tomorrow when we take the TGV to Avignon.