Paris

To put a quick pause in the road trip story (which I will continue...it's hard work with all the photos) I thought I'd quickly update about Paris. We've been here for about 2 weeks, staying with friends from home in their really, really teeny apartment. I was working at a bakery for the last week but I quit this morning...the owner was really an ass and I had to work with him only most of the day and it just gave me the shits. He was always contradictory, negative without being helpful, generally angry and not good company. Plus I was on less than minimum wage. CV has already been dropped at English/Irish pubs around and emailed to a few more receptionist type posts (I had an interview for a hotel receptionist post a while ago but it didn't work out). I should find another job soon enough - I need to to be able to afford an apartment for me and Tom (we can't stay with the girls for too much longer since other people are coming to stay) but I have enough to afford food etc in the meantime.

Paris is really nice - its like all of a sudden being able to read and listen and understand everything which is refreshing. We went to the Eiffel Tower on a gorgeous sunny afternoon for the usual wandering and photo taking. More tourism to come after we get more settled (plus the Louvre is randomly free on the first Sunday of the month which is coming up). And the croissants here are definitely better than at home.

xox
Amandine (which I got called all week - it's the name of a cake)