Today's adventures!

Well today, Sam and I went to the Mac store first thing in the morning. After receiving absolutely NO help from the Apple staff, Sam and I thought we would try to solve the problem ourselves. We walked over to a table of laptops to grab one of the chargers to see if my charger itself was broken. After removing a charger from one of the laptops, the security alarm started to ring loudly from our table. Once security ran over and figured out that we weren't actually trying to steal a laptop, THEN we started to receive a modicum of service.

Basically, word to the wise: if you want customer service, attempt to steal something. Then you'll get a LOT of attention. ;)

Anyway, we first bought a brand new laptop battery, thinking that this was the problem. We then tried to charge the computer again, only to discover it wasn't actually the battery, but my charger. Apparently, Mac chargers won't last for four years. Mac batteries, on the other hand, totally fine.

Problem solved, Sam and I visited the post office and the bank for some regular errands, then returned to the apartment to wait for Maria and eat lunch.

When Maria returned, she and I went to a fantastic wine tasting near the Louvre. We learned a TON about French wines, including the growing regions and the best foods to pair with certain wines. Very valuable, and I would definitely do that tasting or ones from that company again. It was really fun, and the sommelier didn't make you feel silly for asking 'dumb' questions.

Tonight we made dinner (pasta!) and later tonight Sam and I (and maybe Maria!) are going to head out to get crepes for dessert.

Tomorrow is a VERY busy day: Musee d'Orsay (art museum), Rodin Museum (the Thinker statue), Napoleon's crypt, Sacre Ceour (a giant church on the outskirts of Paris), and the Salvador Dali museum.

Semi-bad news: I somehow managed to wrench my knee on some stairs, so walking up and down stairs really hurts. Good times! Thank goodness for copious amounts of Advil... ;) I'm fine mostly, I just limp going down stairs. I try to make friends with other old people on the metro, because they and I now have something in common!