Let the Monday begin...

Let the Monday begin...

Today's work went better then last Friday, still a bit of a chest pain but it felt better to work with it. I was kinda worried that I would get more pain during work, but no. Though it's a strange thing, if it is worries or stress, why does it go badder then? I have to release the stress, but I can't think of a thing what would stress me. Yeah, I worry so now and then, but to say I have stress? No, or maybe un-known. Time will tell, that's what I always tell myself, "Time will tell." Worry less, and continue with what your doing. I'm happy I have work, I notice that I talk alot more then I used to did. I noticed this when I got back from Paris.

I feel comfy with the talking, I guess the Paris trip did me good. I wasn't quiet either with the trip, I even searched for passengers to talk with, it went so easy. Yeah, work was good today. We did alot and got much done. I like when my team leader comes to me and tells me what to do and I get it right away, just a "Okay," and I do what I have to do. I wonder what this year wil bring me, I started searching for a flying trip. But nothing found yet, I have no clue where I wanna fly too, flying is expensiver then with a bus. Oh, I will see. This month or next month I will make a decision.

Trip to Paris - day 5. 

I slept well, I went to bed early last night. The bus returned at 8:00/8:15 pm last night, I went straight to my room and finished packing my suitcase. It wasn't that much work, most of it wasn't even un-packed. I took out what I needed and putted it back when used. After packing I put everything ready for tomorrow's last day,  phone alarm 6:00 am, medication, etc, etc.  I went to bed at 8:45 pm, at 6:00 am I got up and 30 minutes later I went to get breakfast. I was ready to go home, it's been a adventure the last four days. I made a huge breakfast, including lunch aswell, it's free and it's handy while I'm in the bus traveling home. I was almost first with breakfast, when I had my serving plate full of what I needed more passengers were coming. Wow, it seemed everyone came down, the little restaurant was packed. Our group is a mix of almost any age, I could get along with almost everyone. Nice people, though there are always some people who are not that open, and like to be more on their own, that's alright, I respect that. I ated my breakfast and grabbed my ready made lunch and went to my room. My suitcase was already packed. 

At the Eiffel Tower, early in the morning.

I grabbed my last things and went downstairs once again, I checked right away out at the hotel lobby. After that I went outside with my bag and suitcase and waited for our bus driver, more passengers were coming with me.My suitcase was packed and I searched for a decent seat in the back of the bus, the back in the bus is my favorite place, long legs, well, you know. But the back seats were already taken, I sat almost for five days in the back, and now all of a sudden the seats were taken. Some friends wanted to sit with each other and they were just a bit not that polite, but oh well. I complained just a bit, but understood 'them' aswell, I didn't wanna argue, these guys were nice people all the way trough this trip. As long as I can stretch my legs every seat is fine, I choose to sit somewhere else where I could stretch my legs. All was good. The bus took of for one last adventure, "The Eiffel Tower." Eek, I'm gonna do it! It was early, (7:30 am) the bus driver told us that the morning traffic would be very busy this morning.

Cause it's just a normal regular working day again for Paris, France. The Eiffel will go open at 9:30 am, And guess what? We were way to early, the bus driver was surprised aswell. We got out of the bus and the Eiffel was huge, wow, I never been that close! I thought, "Should I really even go up there?" Yes, I will, I promised! There was already a little line, I stood with some other passengers in that line and waited. 70 minutes to go, then the gates will open. It was cold, must have been the early dawn. Though the time past well quickly, the sun came up aswell, nice. I looked several times up to the Eiffel Tower, it's so frigging high. I already deiced while looking up the Tower that I won't go to the third stage, that's the highest. the second stage is aswell just a bit to high for me, the first stage is perfect. Yep, first stage is good. 9:30 am, the gates went open and my nerves began. We were in a no-time inside, the way to the lift took a bit long, but once in the lift everything went fast. We had to buy our own tickets though.... 

Here we go!

Third stage costed 14 Euro, second and (I think) first stage costed 8 Euro en 50 Euro cent.8 Euro en 50 Euro cent is perfect, I had to take care of my money aswell after the 'New Years taxi!' Damn! Anyway, the lift went up and there we went. Damn, the lift went straight to the second stage, there wasn't even a first stage, ugh! Though the elevator I could see how high we went, and that wasn't a pleasant vieuw. I just wanted to get out as soon as possible, just to get it over with. The doors of the lift went open and there I was, second stage. Being on the second stage wasn't that scary as being in the lift, but don't look down. I never knew there was so much space to walk on the second stage, there's asfalt on the ground, in the middle are shops, bathrooms and litlle rest areas. I surely didn't look down and didn't come to close to the edge, though it looked solid. After taking some pictures and talking to a couple of passengers it was time to go down again, our bus will leave at 11:00 am. It was a bit of a awkward feeling going home again, kinda looking forward to it aswell. 

Once out of the lift I was happy I stood on the ground again, but happy aswell that I did it, oh yeah! Our journey back to Holland had a bit of a difficult start, lol. Some of the passengers were doing awkward and difficult over their seats, sigh. Most of our passengers do have (automaticly) their own seats during the last four days, (I had too, lol) This morning was a bit different as you noticed, I had to pick another seat too. When we went in the bus after the Eiffel Tower visit it all started again, some passengers had to changed seats again, cause some 'other' passengers decided to sit somewhere else. The passengers who had to 'changed seats' got shouted at by other passengers who were actually sitting there. Our bus is full, when you sit down as we take of, then that's actually automaticly 'your' seat. The argue began and it escalated, there wasn't a solution it seemed, not even after twenty minutes. Though it were all words, no violence. The bus driver had enough and ordered everyone to get out of the bus. 

Everyone out of the bus!!

While everyone stood outside our bus driver told everyone to get in the bus again when he told us to, we had to get in the bus two by two, or actually couple by couple. Fair enough, though I was alone, so I could pick a seat last. Sigh, ofcource my second seat from this morning would be already taken, I didn't even look for it. Some other passengers told me that I could sit here, so I did, nice of them. I t was a nice seat, and I could stretch my legs. I sat next to a guy who wasn't that much of a talker, he was reading his e-reader and took so now and then a nap. I knew that it would be a long journey, so I tried to have a nap too, or just close my eyes, it makes the journey much more shorter. We stopped two times on our way back, for a wee wee or a snack. Just before 6:00 pm we arrived in the south of Holland, we were going to have a sort of 'goodby dinner,' just like last year. We stopped at a place called, uhm, I forgot where it was, but I knew it was in the south of Holland. More then three hours still away from Almelo, my city. Where our bus stopped, more other busses came back from their trip. It's a meeting point from all busses from the company where I travelled with. 

All the six busses who took of to several countries five days ago returned. Dinner was nice, the restaurant was packed with lots of passengers. All passengers from the other busses sat here, nice, flashback from last year. The food was food and alot, I sat next to a very nice lady who was sweet and talkable, she was with her girlfriend. It was a nice talk, awkward was that she was also part of our group who traveled to Paris, though I couldn't remember I saw her. At 8:00 pm it was time to head to another bus, before dinner every passenger has got a number of a bus where they have to go to, if they wanna go to home, lol. I had bus number 11, this was the same bus was going to the middle and east of Holland, I live in the east. It took a while to get in bus number 11, cause we had to get our suitcases first from our first bus, the bus what took us to Paris. I wasn't expecting to be early at home, though I wished it. But as usual with this company, something will happen and I will be much later home. And yes, I almost thought, "Hey, I'm nice one time, this time." 

But no, the bus driver drove past my home  and drove first to another city. A so called detour, sigh! More passengers weren't happy with this. But ah! At 00:20 am I was home, instead of 23:00 pm. I went on the computer, downloaded my Paris pictures before I went to bed, lol. I couldn't wait. This whole trip got me exhausted and tired, I really needed to have a few days rest. This trip to Paris was a busy one, but I wouldn't wanna have missed it in the world. Paris is nice, the group where I travelled with was maybe the best group where I travelled with. Yeah, a nice trip, a real adventure!