Paris

The city of lights on new years... one would expect a better fireworks display than what was provided... i thought they were kids in the park behind the eiffel tower shooting off roman candles... oh well, we can teach the french a thing or two.


lisa and i basically froze to death waiting for midnight. we indulged in 6,90 pizzas and a pitcher of tap water for our new years meal. we looked all over for a supermarket to buy champagne but failed to find one. on the metro to Champs de Mars, where the eiffel tower is, we saw one and when we exited we made our way back to the tiny store. after paying waaay too much for champagne and beer we headed to the tower. we werent sure if it was ok to drink in public, but after we saw the Gendarmerie [police] hassling people with champagne we decided it had to be a covert operation.



we went in search of cups since there was a mini fair going on, and the best we could find was 2 euro cups of tea which we swigged and promptly used the cups for champagne. we found a bit of land near some english speaking folks and set up shop. not dressed for the bitter cold we huddled and sipped champagne to stay warm. it was nice having your beer not get warm...



the stars on the eiffel tower were a countdown to midnight, which was kinda cool. so we shouted bonne annee with all the locals then headed back on the [free] metro to find a kebab joint in the latin quarter. staggering home we passed some old church and posed for photos and then promptly returned to our hostel at about 3:30am. no wonder we didnt wake up until at least 12 the next day...




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