It was the last day of our Paris vacation, and my mother, my grandmother and I wanted to go see the Eiffel Tower. We made a strategic plan, figuring out the perfect bus to catch, to arrive there in time to see the sun set behind the Eiffel Tower and then the spectacular lighting up of the tower at dusk.
We got on the bus and headed towards the Eiffel tower. Suddenly the bus stopped and there was an announcement in French that we didn’t understand, and everyone got out of the buss except us. We looked at each other in confusion and my mother sent to talk to the bus driver with the few words in French that she knew.
“Parlez vous Engleza?” she questionly asked the driver.
He shook his head no. She then asked him “We go to the Eiffel tower?”
He shook his head no and replied in his broken English, “You walking” while pointing down the road.
We got off the bus and my mother started wandering around trying to find free Wi-Fi so that we could map our way there, as the tower was hidden from view by buildings. She looked like a crazy person with her phone in the air. Grandma started to panic because she didn’t think she could handle more walking, but my mother kept encouraging her that it was just around the next corner. Although it seemed that we had to go around many …show more content…
After 3 days of trying various treatments, while walking to the Eiffel Tower, they suddenly all kicked in and grandma suddenly needed a toilet urgently! Just then we rounded the last corner and saw the big park next to the tower with a public bathroom. As we opened the door, the filth and stink was overwhelming, but grandma had no choice or other options. So we held the door open slightly so she could have some fresh air. In the meantime a line started to form waiting for the bathroom, all the while everyone could hear grandma and her relief from the 3 days back up. I was so embarrassed, I didn’t know where to go or
We got on the bus and headed towards the Eiffel tower. Suddenly the bus stopped and there was an announcement in French that we didn’t understand, and everyone got out of the buss except us. We looked at each other in confusion and my mother sent to talk to the bus driver with the few words in French that she knew.
“Parlez vous Engleza?” she questionly asked the driver.
He shook his head no. She then asked him “We go to the Eiffel tower?”
He shook his head no and replied in his broken English, “You walking” while pointing down the road.
We got off the bus and my mother started wandering around trying to find free Wi-Fi so that we could map our way there, as the tower was hidden from view by buildings. She looked like a crazy person with her phone in the air. Grandma started to panic because she didn’t think she could handle more walking, but my mother kept encouraging her that it was just around the next corner. Although it seemed that we had to go around many …show more content…
After 3 days of trying various treatments, while walking to the Eiffel Tower, they suddenly all kicked in and grandma suddenly needed a toilet urgently! Just then we rounded the last corner and saw the big park next to the tower with a public bathroom. As we opened the door, the filth and stink was overwhelming, but grandma had no choice or other options. So we held the door open slightly so she could have some fresh air. In the meantime a line started to form waiting for the bathroom, all the while everyone could hear grandma and her relief from the 3 days back up. I was so embarrassed, I didn’t know where to go or