Au Revoir Paris, Bonjour Lausanne!

Greetings.

I am late on blogging but I will fill you in on a brief summary of our experience in Paris and what travel day was like.
The two fully scheduled and strenuous days at Paris are over! Even though it was only two days, so much happened and I was so impressed that we were able to hit all the important attractions of Paris. From the infamous Eiffel Tower to the beautiful boat tour ride that introduced the many sights in Paris, it was a memorable experience. Although there was a language barrier, we still had many entertaining times deciphering and trying to understand the French culture.

Travel day is always the most hectic and tiring day. As a group, it is inevitable to fall behind schedule sometimes, but as Professor Ryan says, “The train doesn’t wait for us.” We incorporated some lateness and unexpected traffic times into our schedule to ensure that we won’t miss the train to Lausanne. We met at 6 a.m. and eventually made it to the station before 7 a.m. The train didn’t come until a little before 8 a.m. so since we were extra early, we just waited around the platform. Im sure Jen enjoyed the numerous amounts of pigeons flying around the station that morning. Jen definitely appreciated Professor Ryan's plastic bird gift that he bought for her near the Eiffel Tower in Paris. We all enjoyed the fact that she really detests birds. It might just be a problem in Lausanne because I heard that there are a lot of birds.

Anyways, after a short detour, we made it the Hotel Aulac. The moment we reached our destination, I knew I was going to love it here. Our hotel faces the Swiss Alps and docking port. Everything looks so refreshing and relaxing. When we got to the hotel, our rooms weren’t ready yet so we left everything in Professor Ryan’s room and went to do laundry. After a few hours, we returned to the hotel and settled in. We all joined together to eat at an extremely pricey restaurant by the waterside overseeing the Alps. How beautiful?! After a great meal, we all went to this nice pub called “The White Horse” which we all received cards for a free Carlsberg beer. Cheers! Travel day definitely wore us out so we all went to bed early. Can’t wait for the Sunday trip from Lausanne to Athens. [Absolutely not!]

Until then, stay in touch.

--Angelis