September 26: Paris Arrival

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Have gotten safely in to Paris but I’m now about to crash, even though it’s only 4pm according to my internal clock. But I barely slept last night, and I think I took that overnight, trans-Atlantic flight rather badly. Really showing how it’s been years since I traveled out of the country. I just felt uncomfortable the whole time and my brain was sluggish and poor. And I just literally did not sleep or get much rest at all.

Minor inconveniences, including not immediately being able to find the hotel, when we got in, but I feel like I washed that off of me fairly fast once we were settled. And I think the timing, taking the long way by metro, sort of helped with making the rest of the day manageable without the temptation of a nap. I like the hotel a lot; it’s cozy and cute and in a nice neighborhood.

Once we got settled in, we took a walk around and had a really good dinner at a place not far from the hotel. That was the best part of the day; just enjoying the city and conversation and food.

I’ve now become very tired and stressed out and I don’t really trust my own mind to think about anything. I really need to get to sleep!