Paris I Am a Francophile. Ever Since Essay

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I am a Francophile. Ever since I started studying French culture, I have not been able to get Paris out of my mind. Having had friends and family who have visited the city has only made me feel more strongly that I simply must go as well. When I began planning my trip to Paris, I thought I could see it all in one day, or at least the most important things. I made lists and read books and travel guides, and I thought I had finally planned my perfect day in Paris. I would start with the Eiffel Tower, then continue with The Louvre and Centre Pompidou, take a lunch break at a cafe, catch some tours around the city, especially through Le Marais, and finish it all off with a fancy dinner at an expensive restaurant at night. I never thought, however, that the perfect day in Paris would be ruined before it even began.

My flight out of New York was delayed for two hours.
Because of this initial setback, I missed my connecting flight out of Frankfurt. I knew this would mean I would have no time to rest and, if I still wanted my perfect day to happen, I would have to start it as soon as I arrived in France. I finally got on a connecting flight and arrived in Paris at 9:00 A.M. local time. I hurried to get a taxi and get my luggage to the hotel, and then showered and changed, ready to go out. Because I was tired, I got completely lost and ended up on the wrong train. Before I knew it, I was outside of Paris, through the banlieues, on my way to Versailles. Disappointed and frustrated, I finally got the courage to go to a group a people sitting in the front of the train, whom I heard speaking English. When I told them what happened, they smiled….....

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