Day 2

I woke up early this morning, and was on the train into Paris by 8am. I started off in Pereire-Levallois, then walked down Avenue Niel, which is the street my apartment(which I'm moving into on Thursday) is located on. I passed by the Arc de Triomphe, then walked down the Champs Elysee, passing by la Louvre, the Jardin Tulieres, and also spent some time walking along the quai, watching the boats and admiring the bridges. It was overcast, but dry up until this point, when a light rain started, and slowly picked up. I investigated the area around Notre Dame, and after about half an hour walking in the latin quarter, I managed to find Shakespeare and Co., an amazing English Language bookstore owned by Walt Whitman's grandon, which I had visited last time I was in Paris(2000). I then proceeding back across the river, walked through the Marais until the Bastille, but by then the rain had gotten so bad I decided to take the train back to my Hotel.

Tonight, i went back to the pizza place, and talked with some guys who live in the area--two of the ones I talked to longest were Harry and Armand, who were very nice and helped me work on my french.

When I got back to the hotel, my guitar had finally been delivered, but it was completely destroyed. The headstock is snapped off, so I don't think it's possible to repair. I've filed a claim with British Airways, but who knows if they'll actually do anything. So, I'm in a bit of a somber mood.

Anways, I've got a big day tomorrow and it's pretty late, so I'm signing off.