The Louvre is like Forrest Gump

First full day in Paris... There are just so many things to see! My host had some family stuff come up so unless I can find another host, I'll just have to pay for a hostel or something. The only bad thing about this is that I now have to carry all my belongings with me! I guess life could be worse, right? I need to build some muscle anyways!

Since my host lives so close to the Arc de Triomphe, I decided to start there. I followed the street Champ de Élysées for awhile and then hopped on the metro towards the Eiffel Tower. In all honesty, this is what I came to Paris for! All the other things are just added bonuses. The line to go to the top of the tower took over an hour and a half, and due to the fog, it really wasn't worth the time and money. The Eiffel tower is what stands out in the Paris landscape, so being in it just doesn't show Paris the way people see it. I'd rather pay to be in a tall building 200 meters from the Tour Eiffel and be able to get photos that INCLUDE the tower!

From the Eiffel Tower, I continued on towards the Louvre. I almost didn't go, but decided that I would prefer my last day (tomorrow) to not be too busy. Lucky for me, the Louvre is actually closed on Tuesdays so I wouldn't have been able to come tomorrow anyway! I have heard so many fantastic things about the Louvre, but I am just not an art person. I can walk up a mountain all day and love it, but being in museums just depresses me! I went in, saw Mona Lisa and a bunch of other "stuff" and then ended up leaving. One thing I do have to say is that the Louvre is like Forrest Gump in a way... You got the nekked jesus, the dead jesus, the jesus eatin, the prayin jesus, the jesus on the cross, and the jesus comin back... That, that's about it.

I was able to use someone's phone to check my couch surfing messages (some guys I was next to in line for a few hours for Eiffel), and found out that I had a host for the night! Generally in couch surfing, you get a literal couch, and if you're lucky, a bed. Well... this guy is rich. He has a large house with a pool and gym inside, and his couch surfers stay in the house connected to the main one. He never surfs, but hosts people every night. It's literally like a hotel!