Monday!

Hey all,

I got to bed last night relatively early – got home from the CyberCafe at around 10pm and conked out. Slept pretty well, despite being awakened in the wee hours of the morning by what sounded like drunk American girls being courted by drunk French men. I went back to sleep and woke up well-rested, thinking it was at least two in the afternoon by now. I had missed so much sleep the day(s) before that I didn’t think it possible to wake up before noon. Much to my surprise, however, it was only 9am! So, I shaved, took some photos and am heading out the door, hopefully to find a cell phone or get some cash.

Back to yesterday – my flights went well until the 6.5 hour (shorter than I had expected!) flight from Chicago to Dublin. I was snacking on dried fruit and eating airplane food the whole way, and became quite sick – uncomfortable and a little bit painful. I failed to find a remedy and ended up counting the minutes until my flight to Bordeaux. On the flight were some terribly spoiled little children I had ever seen, led by parents who had no control over them and no sense of consistency. It was painful to watch, and even more painful to hear – though I think I slept through part of that flight, it was easily the least fun out of all those preceding it. When we landed in Bordeaux, they had lost my luggage – fortunately (I suppose), the baggage official picked up on my horrible accent and insisted on speaking to me in English. By the time I got to the hotel, I was pretty upset, though I had met an interesting Swede on the bus ride from the airport to the city and the hotel owner had an adorable little boy. My hotel is kinda cute and close to town, which is nice – the pictures should be up on the slideshow, along with a short video tour.

The weather is pretty nice - sunny and about 75 degrees. I've been trying to save money, and thus haven't eaten any enormous meals just yet.

But here I go – off to start my day! Hope you’re all well and that I’ll be able to talk to you soon!!!

Ben