Thursday was fairly uneventful as we traveled from Munich to
Paris, via Stuttgart. Thankfully, our professor must have checked “yes” for air
conditioning, as our trains were fairly cool and enjoyable. I was actually
slightly let down by the high-speed train. Even though I could tell we were
going pretty fast as objects whizzed by, it didn’t feel quite as fast as I
imagined. Regardless, the day of travel ended up being fairly easy and manageable.
Once we arrived at the hotel and dropped our bags off, we
visited Notre Dame de Paris. Although we didn’t go inside the cathedral, it was
pretty to see the church as the sun was setting. The main reason for visiting
the church was its proximity to a bunch of restaurants. Since we didn’t arrive
at the cathedral until about 7 or so, we all had dinner on our mind. After
taking a few pictures at Notre Dame, the group was released for the night and
we went searching for an authentic French meal. A small group of us ended up
settling on a restaurant where for a fixed price you could order three
different courses. I, believe it or not, began my meal with escargot, followed
by roasted pork in honey sauce, and finished my meal with apple pie and cinnamon
ice cream. I actually really enjoyed the escargot, although my portion was a
little small. After a nice meal, we made our way back to our hotel to call it a
night after a long day of travel. 
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