Welcome to Paris

We got an early start today to leave London and head off to Paris. The train ride was comfortable and not too long, especially compared to our first flight. After the train we took the metro to our hotel. My room and a couple others have an amazing view of the inside of a mall. Once we got settled we went off to explore Paris and find something to eat, so naturally we found ourselves at a deli in the Jewish Quarter. At the end of the meal we got a dessert for Prof. Ryan, since today is his birthday. After enjoying a nice walk that included seeing Notre Dame the group split up. A few of us went off and got some crepes. Just across the street was probably the highlight of my day, the greatest street performer I have seen. After starting off by standing up matches he went on to light 5 cigarettes at once in his mouth. Next he went on to swallow multiple razor blades, which he followed with his lit cigarettes, and topped it all off with one match for each of the cigarettes. It has definitely been an interesting start to our time in Paris and I am looking forward to tomorrow.