11AM RST

Good morning!

Last night, after spending some time at the hotel lounging around, we went to the Moose, but the owner who has spoke with Alma was not in and the tables were all reserved. Therefore, we decided to go eat somewhere first and to then come back to the bar. We ate at a restaurant that had Mexican and American food and I had a club sandwich while the rest had nachos.

Back at the Moose, we met some American hockey players our age that said it was a great stop. I decided to try a French beer to see what it would be like. It was very light. After some time at the bar, we began speaking with two Austrians our age that ended up following us to the Eiffel Tower region for fireworks. The street between the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe, Champ D’Elysees, was packed with thousands of people and it was very exciting.

Around 1AM, we took the metro back to the hotel at which time the other three decided to call home and I spent some time on MSN speaking to Sarah and Heather. Overall, it was a very eventful day.

Joanna had to leave early this morning to catch her train to Germany and then to Denmark. We intend to purchase our train tickets today and then to visit some additional sites. Until then:

Happy and healthy New Year to everyone!