#french chronicles

[alexvanarsdale]

Jacque and Cheval after the battle of Waterloo. Jacque managed to save an Eagle from the clutches of the English but the overwhelming amount of Prussian's arriving and the absence of Grouchy cost them the battle. Poor Cheval is completely worn out and had stumbled into one of the many craters created by the artillery. It was the bloodiest battle of the age. Yesterday was Waterloo. I can't believe it's been over 200 years! So much time has passed since then but it changed Europe forever. I wanted to post the on the day but a cold and bad internet connections made it almost impossible.

[noitsbecky127]

in other news we returned to america this morning

I’ll make a post or two about the trip at some point but not tonight

[alexvanarsdale]

Yesterday was the 204th anniversary of the Battle of Ligny. I can't believe I wasn't able got this done yesterday but It's better late than never. Jacque takes on the Prussian Uhlans in one of the battle's many pushed and withdraws. I never realized just how many times they pushed each other back over the same ground. This battle was a slugfest! At one point there were 46 officers and 2,300 Prussians killed within minutes! It was a very brave maneuver. Blucher knew the importance of holding this position.

[noitsbecky127]

I documented my experiences on the eight-hour flight from New York to Paris; enjoy

on the plane, watching gotg

person a couple rows ahead of me is watching captain marvel

we were supposed to leave half an hour ago

38 minutes after we were supposed to leave, we are finally moving

my movie keeps getting interrupted by the same announcements being made in two languages bc we have french ppl here too

time for the video on flight safety and all that shit. fun.

we’re in the air!!!!!

thought the dude a couple rows ahead was watching infinity war but actually it was just the mid-credits scene for captain marvel

dude a couple rows ahead went from captain marvel to fuckin hgtv

dude a row ahead (not to be confused with the dude a couple rows ahead) is looking at the map on the screen which would not be noteworthy except that he is looking at australia on the map and we are flying from new york to paris

also my notes app (which i am writing this all on since my phone is on airplane mode) does not recognize australia or paris bc I did not capitalize them

i am the go-between for my parents talking to each other bc i am sitting between them

eating airplane food (surprisingly decent) even though i ate at the airport bc it’s complimentary and who turns down free foo

mom just poured some wine into her cup only for the foam to overflow

guardians rewatch is done, gonna watch captain marvel now

carol stealing a catcaller’s motorcycle is so fucking iconic

nick let her keep her flannel on it’s part of her gay aesthetic

nick fury is a cat person. this is amazing.

goose is the best character in this movie

I’ve taken some melatonin so I’ll be crashing soon

i am awake and i am gonna be so fucking tired late

captain marvel has been completed and we will soon be landing

bonjour, mes amis, we have touched down in france!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

we were sitting in a motionless plane for half an hour before they finally let us off

[alexvanarsdale]

Jacque’s Bio. The rest of the characters will be coming soon.

[noitsbecky127]

so the first day in paris has come to a close. here’s a rundown:

after we finally got off the plane (france’s clock said it was 9:30 AM, but my internal one said it was 3:30 and I’d gotten 2.5 hours of sleep) we got our luggage and took an uber to our airbnb, which is in an apartment building with what I swear is the tiniest elevator ever. literally it’s recommended to not have more than 3 ppl in at once, and when my parents and I got in we were squished. we are not large. I will post a picture tomorrow.

so we get settled into our airbnb, and chill for a while. we’re exhausted. we all nap a little, not enough to do anything for the jet lag or sleep deprivation, but enough to stave off the exhaustion for a bit. at around 3, we get on the go.

first stop: orangerie. museum. lovely place. lots of paintings. some of them could’ve benefited from some clothing, imho, but to each their own. not much to say about this place. next!

boat ride through the seine. very pretty. I took lots of pictures for the first half, but by the second half I was crashing so none there. I’ll spare you most of the pictures because there’s too many, but here’s some of the better ones.

yeet. after that, we went for dinner. had some steak. good steak. after that and dessert (chocolate mousse) headed back to the airbnb with a tiny elevator. as I type this, I am doing my best to repress exhaustion. hope y’all snjoyed. if you did I might keep posting about it. good night folks.

[ellarwise]

So many fucking stories

So many fucking stories

Line 9, late Going home, drunk, tired As I board the train There’s a guy laying on the floor He looks like he’s not all there He’s sucking his thumb Looks like no pain though Good for him

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[ellarwise]

Solo trips

Last train on Line 9 Past midnight A young white woman Smells of kiddy soap How’s that possible? Next guy A black guy Smells of pot Must be Jamaican

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