November 12th, 2011

Today was quite different than any of the previous ones; it
was a day for travel. Instead of spending our day sightseeing, we spent most of
the day on trains. After staying for two
days in Blois, we traveled to Pontorson; however, to get there we needed to
take three trains. It wasn’t too bad because we were excited to go on the TGV,
which is like a high-speed bullet train. We left in the morning at around 8:50 a.m.
It was like a two hour train ride. It wasn’t too bad because it gave us time to
read our books for other classes. Some of us played cards on the way, while
others just listened to their iPods or just slept. After that long ride, we had
to wait in the train station for about 45 minutes. We got lunch and played a few
card games to pass the time. There were also plenty of shops to get food or
snacks for the next train. Our next train was at 2:00 pm from Paris to Rennes. This
was exciting because it was the TGV. We were all really excited. This train
ride lasted for about one hour and half. It was nice to look out the window and
watch the scenery pass by us really fast. I’d have to say it was annoying going
through the tunnels, because every time we did, my ears would pop, as would
everyone else’s. We didn’t have much time between the next two trains. We were
practically running to make it, but luckily we did. This train was from Rennes
to Pontorson and only lasted for a little under an hour. After an exhausting
day of traveling we finally arrived at our hotel at night in time for dinner. We
had a nice three-course meal at the hotel and went straight to bed to get some
rest for tomorrow.