There's such a lot of world to see

Today I had four hours to kill, so I decided to take some time alone. This was the first adventure I have taken alone in Paris so far. I felt a little nervous not using this time to be social, but then Paris is a place where you learn how to be alone and discover yourself, right? Cheesy I know, but I took this thought as an excuse to wander. Of course while I wandered, I looked as stylish as the Parisian woman above. If only.

I started with some shopping. I didn't buy anything, but I sure was tempted. Then this guy started following me. I thought I was being paranoid, so I stopped at a window for quite a bit of time, and he was still there. Awkward. Then he tried to talk to me, and being the nervous person I am, I gave him the Parisian hand brush off and power walked to the nearest metro stop.

I decided to get off at a random stop on the way home, and I chose Tuileries. I walked through the Tuileries Garden, and stopped at a bench under a tree. I sat there for almost 30 minutes, listening to folk music, eating dark chocolate, and watching the rain. I then wandered to the Louvre and had a hard time breathing because it was so beautiful. I didn't know which direction to look. I didn't go into the museum, but I discovered yesterday that most museums are free for students, so I will be coming back. Once it gets too cold to do homework in gardens, I'll just go to museums :)

Tonight I'm having dinner on a boat on the Seine. What is life. La vie est belle, oui?

Post title from Moon River from Breakfast at Tiffany's. Photo from The Sartorialist.

You'll never be what is in your heart

weep for yourself, my man, 

you'll never be what is in your heart
weep little lion man, 
you're not as brave as you were at the start

rate yourself and rape yourself, 

take all the courage you have left

wasted on fixing all the problems that you made in your own head

but it was not your fault but mine

and it was your heart on the line

i really fucked it up this time

didn't I, my dear?

tremble for yourself, my man, 

you know that you have seen this all before

tremble little lion man, 

you'll never settle any of your score

your grace is wasted in your face, 

your boldness stands alone among the wreck

learn from your mother or else spend your days biting your own neck

but it was not your fault but mine

and it was your heart on the line

i really fucked it up this time

didn't I, my dear?

Lyrics from "Little Lion Man" by Mumford & Sons.  Photo sources unknown.