Day 2 in Paris (abbreviated version)

Wow, I just started typing about my first day, was on a roll, and didn't realize the post was so long!  Yesterday we woke up slowly, got some breakfast from a bakery (amazing), and then went to the Arénes de Lutéce.  It is in the oldest part of Paris and was constructed in the first century AD by the Romans as a gladiator arena.  We next went to an arabic library- a tall building with a great rooftop balcony overlooking Notre Dame.  It was one of the few free things we have been able to do, so that was nice.  We visited the University of Paris and then headed over to the Pantheon.  After the Pantheon we went to the base of the Eiffel Tower, which was mobbed with tourists.  It overcast, so we didn't get the greatest view of the tower and decided not to go to the top, saving it for another day.  For dinner we went to another American student's apartment.  Rachel was fun and we all went to the bar together afterword.  We met up with Joa at the Fifth (another pub) and she brought two French friends-- Alison and Elodie.  The Fifth has a beer pong table, so naturally we had to teach the French girls, who had never played!  Later, we all went to an Erasmus party.  Erasmus is apparently an organization that organizes international students, so only students were permitted.  The party was on a large boat right near the Eiffel tower and it was a huge techno-rave style dance party.  We stayed a little too late and missed the public transit home, so we took a cab to Rachel's instead, made some food, and crashed on the couches.