So, today we got to experience Paris "social movements." Turns out that Parsians don't like to work, and Versailles workers, aquarium workers, and possibly railroad workers were all on strike. So we improvised. Today, we accidently visited the Jardin de Plantes, including the menegerie, otherwise known as a zooooooooo! Lots of cute animals. Then, we made our way to the Pantheon, which was a cathedral, but was rededicated to the great men of the nation. We saw the tombs of Voltaire, Jean-Jaques Rousseau, Victor Hugo, and Marie Curie. Then, we climbed to the collande and got a 360 view of Paris! Good stuff. After a brief visit to the Jardin de Luxembourg (including the palais de Luxembourg, which is the French Senate,) we tried to go to the National Aquarium, only to find that the workers decided to go home early. Turns out the French have a five-hour work week, or something. Anyway, we tried to walk south to the Seine and find a cafe on the river, only to end up in a construction site. After we extracted ourselves from that, it was back to the Aquarium area for pizza. Oh, and I forgot, we had Fremage and Pain for lunch! Tres Bien! When we made it back to the hostel, we got some interesting French drinks, including Orangina and Peach Schweppes, and Fango with a mysterious flavor...
We might check out the nightly dance party in the basement of the hostel tonight, but we intend to go to the aquarium and the Louvre tomorrow, assuming the French don't decide to sleep in some more...
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