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I am on a different computer so I am not able to upload any pictures, but can give a summary of recent events.

On Monday, I was to meet Alexis at her work for lunch but I couldn't figure out how to lock their door. I spent ~15 minutes trying with no luck. I kept thinking "how hard can this be?" I guess that in France it is pretty typical to have to lift the handle all the way up when locking the door.

So anyway, Alexis had to come home and get me. We rented the public bikes and went on a nice ride across Paris. We ended in the Marais area and went to a cute cafe near Victor Hugo's home. The Marais area is considered the Jewish part of town. World War I occurred before the redevelopment of this area could take place (widening the streets and making the building more uniform looking, what you think of when you think of a Parisian street). Therefore the streets are narrow and it can give you an idea of what most of Paris once looked like.

We met Nico for a drink (where I ordered a popular beer that has liquor added to it- the waiter told me that I was "courageous" to order it, not to mention to drink it). We then went to an Indian restaurant for dinner. I am off on my own today. I should be meeting up with my sister's old host-sister from back when she lived here as a high school student, Sandra.