Hello, from Paris

I arrived safely at Charles de Gaulle airport yesterday at 6 am (so 12 pm in Canada). From the airport I used the RER railway to get to the city center, and took 3 different subways (called Metro here) to get to the hostel where I was staying. I couldn't check in until 5pm so I just left my incredibly large and heavy bag in storage. My hostel is only about 15 minutes from the Eiffel Tower so that was my first stop! I managed to see a lot of Paris in the morning... making it all the way down the main quai road to the Musee d'Orsay! I saw some nice Van Gogh originals, which was pretty exciting. After that, I walked back to the Eiffel Tower and fell asleep for 3 hours in the sun (resulting in a burn on only one side of my face)! Today was much better though... Went to the artsy quarter of Monmartre and took a tour of Notre Dame. Tomorrow I'm going to Biarritz to lay on the beach for a few days...