I'm going to Paris?!?

Yesterday afternoon, my friend Mady frantically burst in to my room. She half yelled, "Do you wanna go to Paris with me?!" To which the answer was obviously yes. You just don't pass up a trip to Paris when it falls into your lap.

What happened was the girl that Mady was going to go with called and bailed out at the last minute. Mady had already had most things booked though, so that's when she ran into my room and scared me half to death. 

I was very frazzled at first though. I had just emailed my cousin Susan to pick me up for Easter break. She and Ray were going to take me around the local area and then North Wales as well.  So I had a momentary crisis. I called my mom in the middle of work to talk it over, but I decided that I couldn't pass up Paris. I told Susan right away, and I hope they understand. 

The plan is to take a bus from Manchester to London. We'll be in London for a day, and spend the night there. From there we'll catch another bus to Paris, and have three nights there. 

We know we have to see the Eiffel Tower. We plan on going all the way to the top, even though it's kind of pricey. We also want to see the Cathedral of Notre Dame. And of course, the Catacombs are high on my list. We want to eat macaroons and have a coffee in a little street cafe. 

I just can't believe I'm going to Paris! It was the one place I really wanted to see that wasn't in the UK, and now I'm going to see it! Four days in Paris... I can't believe I'm not dreaming!!