La greve!

Hi everyone,

This is not an incredibly glamorous post, mais bon, it's what happened today. No long-term trip to Paris would be complete without a strike. Today I proudly experienced my first (and only) Paris train strike. At least they are nice enough to announce it ahead of time. Plus it is now illegal to totally cut off train service. In 2007, they had a ridiculous amount of strikes, and everyone started getting worried about what that meant for national security, not to mention the economy, so now there is a mandatory minimum service, thank g-d. And since they announce it ahead of time, you do have time to prepare. This morning I got a nice good look at my local train station when I waited an hour and 15 minutes for my train to class. I only had to wait about 45 minutes on my way home, and overall, it was just something interesting that I'm glad I experienced.