Welcome to Paris, our last destination before we take up lodgings in Oxford. We will be staying here for several days and there is much to see and experience. From when we pulled up to the curb at our hotel, it was apparent that Paris would be quite an adventure. To start with, our hotel absolutely despised us before we even walked in the door. In fact, the first thing they said to us was, “You will have to find somewhere else to stay.”
One thing I may have failed to mention previously is that there are several other Georgia Tech groups traveling from city to city just as we are. We all see the same cities (for the most part), just in a different order. Another Georgia Tech group had checked out of the Oceania Paris (our hotel) just hours before we arrived. It was apparent that our relations with this hotel were in shambles. The previous group had apparently initiated a drunken brawl (literally) in the hallway of the hotel, causing a number of other guests to check out immediately. It is rumored that one guest is even suing the hotel, although this has not been confirmed.
We were finding out about all of this as we sat on the bus waiting to be checked into the hotel. After about 20 minutes of peace-keeping negotiations, our group leaders managed to secure our reservation. Despite this early tension, the hotel quickly realized that our group was quite different from the other and all trespasses were forgiven.
