Pete in Paris

[skyring]

I'm sitting in a tiny Internet cafe on the Boulevard Saint Germain, unshaven, unshowered, listening to BBC Radio Guernsey. Another three hours until the hostel opens and I can get a tub.

Luckily I had one in Hong Kong last night, but I'm still feeling tired and seedy.

Paris is as beautiful as they say. Had a poor introduction as I lugged my baggage through the metro system and up and down bazillions of stairs, but I'm feeling better now. A lovely printemps day, began at just one degree at Charles de Gaulle, but is now t-shirt weather.

Now catching up and preparing to release a book at Shakespeares, just a couple of blocks away.

More later.

Comments

[skyring.livejournal.com]

A hostel on the east side of town. They close between 1000 and 1500, so I can't really say much as I haven't dne much more than stow my luggage in the dungeon. SKingList recommends it highly.

[sainity.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

(I'm looking out for places to stay in December. Not sure how I feel about a lock out during the day midwinter, though.)

[skyring.livejournal.com]

This hostel sucks. Or qt leqst my bit of it does. I'm three floors up qnd my luggqge is bloody heqvy; ahqt aith it being mostly books.

Bloody keyboard. The A and Q and W are trading places.

My shared room only hqs one key. We must leqve it at the desk when going out. The ensuite really, really sucks. Unless there's some trick to the shower I haven't worked out yet.

[sainity.livejournal.com]

Yick. I'm taking it off the list of 'places to stay'. Bad shower is a deal breaker.