Here we are again.

Saturday (3/20/10), my brother and I took our first ride on the RER Metro rail system. And I must say, I liked it better than the typical metro. It was more comfortable and there was even a second floor in the rail cars.

While on the RER Metro, we all got to see more of the city once the train emerged from the tunnels into the town areas above it. We even got to cross the Seine River and get a nice view of the Eiffel Tower. It was quite a sight from where we were in my opinion.

Our destination was the American Library. It was one of the places I was most eager to check out. It is a library that has a whole score of American prints of books and even films from the U.S. Quite frankly, I liked the place the moment we set foot inside. It was nice and quiet, and the building itself was also quite a thing to see, both inside and out. Mom got us all membership at the library, while Kian and raided the shelves for something to read. The library's assortment of books (both fiction and non-fiction) was very expansive. I found there were 2 floors filled with them, and I am told that there is even a basement. There was also a video and DVD rack right next to the receptionist tables.

In our search, we were able to find 4 books to bring home, I believe. Before leaving the library's area however, our parents took a few pictures of Kian and me near the Eiffel Tower, which was very near to where the American Library is situated. I'll say it was an even nicer view of the said landmark than the one on the metro.

All in all, I'll tell you that I found very much enjoyment in the venture to the library. And another thing; we do intend to return in the near future, since there is more fun to be had from this, I believe...



On Tuesday (3/22/10) morning, our other materials from Lynchburg finally arrived at our apartment. We had to go through a lot of boxes to sort out all of our things; to see what belonged to whom and where to put it. It took some hours, but we got most of it sorted out. I can now say that our apartment looks and feels more like home.

That night, Kian and I went to our first cafe restaurant with our Mom and Dad. I will admit, we had an enjoyable time. The workers there are very nice people and the food was good as well. The place itself was nice and quiet, it was not even that busy, really. I liked the design of the place as well, it was kind of swanky in some details. I do expect return visits there (the name escapes me right now) as it is a nice spot for a relaxing dinner outing.

By Niall Hagan