This last week has really been a crazy time.  We’ve traveled from Brighton to Reims (Champagne Capital of the World) to Paris, back to Reims, to EuroDisney, to Brussels (to eat waffles) back to Reims, back to Brighton.  During this time, fun was had.  Reims was an awesome town to be stationed in.  It was about the same size as Brighton, a little smaller, but much more pedestrian friendly.  We were staying in the middle of the shopping area, and this made it so easy to get around and see some of the stores and cafes it had to offer.  We were there for Saturday and Sunday, and then made our way to the great city of Paris.  All this time, we had no internet, or no access to FREE internet rather, which caused an issue with blogging.  On the other hand, I had very little issue spending money on other things in Paris and the rest of France, which displayed itself once I got to access my bank accounts, via internet.
The tour of Paris we had was very jumbled and oddly organized, with a three hour lunch sandwiched in the middle of the day…inside, but having been before, and knowing that i would have the following day to actually see the sights we just briefly passed.  I did however manage to lead a tour around the Louvre in just under 2 hours, still managing to see the main sights, including some I’d never seen before like Napoleon’s Apartments.  It appears that I’ve become a sort of reference point on this trip for international travel advice, in which leading tours is just one of my duties.  I don’t mind it at all, in fact, I quite enjoy it, because it enables me to see what I’d like to see, all in the name of assistance (selfish, I know).  But that ended our tour day in Paris, and in my next entry I’ll talk more about the night and day in Paris.  But needless to say, at the end of tuesday the 15th I was back in Reims.  Actually, it was around 3 PM, which was as a result of me forgetting my previously purchased tickets in Brighton when we left.  But all ended well, because Travis and I were horrible exhausted and needed to get back quickly.  I had enough time to go get food from the grocery there, get medicine for my illness (which caused the exhaustion), and sleep.  I was able to actually stay awake for 3 to 4 hours after my return to Reims, but at 7 PM I feel asleep, until morning.  Technically that’s not true, because I was waken up by the bunch coming back from the clubs at 2 AM, that entered the room through our adjoining room.  They were mad because I hadn’t gone out, which I am constantly pestering people to, when I’m healthy.  So after a brief intermission to my short coma I woke up at 10 and was ready for what the world had in store, which happened to be a Champagne House tour at Vraken Pommery.  It was sweet, but less like a wine tasting tour, and more like an art gallery.  It was sweet, but also very odd.  Almost scary.  But that day eventually came to a close at 9 PM where I slept forever again (which can’t really happen, but my exaggerations seem more dramatic) and woke for Brussels.  It was a totally necessary 3 hour bus ride to eat a waffle and see the EU for another 3 hour bus ride.  Totally worth it.  We did manage to find a local brewery though, where we decided 2 Liters of beer a piece would be a good idea.  And it was.  The following day we went to EuroDisney, and I’ll talk about that next entry.