today wasn't so great.
i already feel guilty for complaining,
so i'll try to be as kind as i can,
but be prepared for some complaints.
most of our class had left berlin this morning
before lang and i even got up.
once we did, we quickly grabbed breakfast,
packed up last minute things and checked out.
this afternoon, we grabbed lunch at the thai place around the corner
with the other 3 students that we're still in berlin with us.
i enjoyed my last german beer.
and then lang and i said our goodbyes and we left for the airport.
our flight to paris left at 4:40 and landed at 6:20.
our plans to stay with a friend in paris fell through a couple of days ago,
so this morning we booked a hotel (more like motel) for the night.
unfortunately, we booked a night in the hotel from hell.
we were trying to save some money and didn't mind being outside of the city's center,
but this hotel is a lot farther than we thought.
it's not even considered to be in paris.
we're in a city called draveil.
anyways, the hotel doesn't have a website,
but someone who had previously stayed here
left a comment with directions on how to get here from the airport.
well, because this is all we had to go from,
we wrote them down and followed them.
fortunately, i was able to speak enough french to figure out how to get the bus we were looking for.
so far, things were going pretty well.
but, it all went downhill from there.
lang broke her beer stein on the way down some stairs.
the bus ride was extremely stressful.
and then we got off on the stop we thought we needed to,
but found out that we weren't even in the city where our hotel was.
when we got off the bus, we quickly realized that something was wrong.
fortunately, an older man was nearby and could see that we were lost.
he offered to drive us to the next city over and drop us off at our hotel.
i know all of you family members are probably worrying right now,
but, i'd like to think that i'm a fairly good judge of character.
he was an older man who spoke english well
and constantly made sure we could see that the signs were pointing toward draveil.
he also gave us his name and phone number if we need any more help.
anyways, it was the best part of our day.
praise God.
after checking in, lang and i went to take the elevator to our floor.
funny thing is, the elevator fits about 1 1/2 people.
and the lights go out while you're on it.
oh and the lights in the halls of the hotel our motion-sensored,
so you have to jump around if you want to see where your room is.
our room's the best part.
i would try to describe it,
but i don't think it would do it justice.
let's just say we were surprised when there wasn't a body in the tub.
oh and we're sleeping with our clothes on tonight, on top of the covers.
and the toilet sounds like it's going to suck you down when you flush it.
and only one of our lights works.
and the mattresses don't budge.
oh, and i forgot to mention that we're in the ghetto of all ghettos.
we walked around the corner to grab food,
which every place was the equivalent of a mcdonald's.
let's just say lang and i wanted to walk back while it was still light outside.
i think i'll stop now.
sorry again for the complaining.
i know i should be grateful for being in europe.
i am. i just had a hard time remembering that today.
oh and if you'd like, you should read lang's blog.
she's a bit more descriptive and dramatic than i.
