Eeeeeebordeaux.

*flail* I'm going to France in two days.

And I need to remind myself that I am going to France, not Outer Mongolia, and that if there is something I need that's not immediately necessary for travel, I can buy it there. Such things include but are not limited to bike/suitcase locks, maps and guides to Bordeaux, train passes, etc. (Actually, buying the tickets individually from SNCF was way cheaper than the pass I was looking at.) I also need to remind myself to pack light, because I will be lugging all my suitcases from the airport to the bus to the hotel, from the hotel to the train station, all the way through Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the train and RER, and up about a hundred steps to get to my hostel in Paris. And to leave some room in my suitcase, because I will undoubtedly be leaving with more books, clothes, and random shit than I arrived with.

And I must admit that as nifty as the language program in Bordeaux might turn out, it's Paris that has me salivating with glee. Five days is not nearly enough to do everything I want to do in Paris--I'm going to have to set aside a day for some conventional tourist stuff, a day for hardcore LM nerdiness, a day for shopping...

I can't waaaait. Even if I'm all nervous and flaily.

(And wtf, almost 50 euros for a 5-zone, 5-day Metro pass? Will probably need it, but... damn.)

Eeeeeebordeaux.

*flail* I'm going to France in two days.

And I need to remind myself that I am going to France, not Outer Mongolia, and that if there is something I need that's not immediately necessary for travel, I can buy it there. Such things include but are not limited to bike/suitcase locks, maps and guides to Bordeaux, train passes, etc. (Actually, buying the tickets individually from SNCF was way cheaper than the pass I was looking at.) I also need to remind myself to pack light, because I will be lugging all my suitcases from the airport to the bus to the hotel, from the hotel to the train station, all the way through Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the train and RER, and up about a hundred steps to get to my hostel in Paris. And to leave some room in my suitcase, because I will undoubtedly be leaving with more books, clothes, and random shit than I arrived with.

And I must admit that as nifty as the language program in Bordeaux might turn out, it's Paris that has me salivating with glee. Five days is not nearly enough to do everything I want to do in Paris--I'm going to have to set aside a day for some conventional tourist stuff, a day for hardcore LM nerdiness, a day for shopping...

I can't waaaait. Even if I'm all nervous and flaily.

(And wtf, almost 50 euros for a 5-zone, 5-day Metro pass? Will probably need it, but... damn.)