Destination, Saint Jean-Pied-de-Port

It feels like I skipped one whole day. Jet lag is real, but worth it. I’m on a train ride into Bayonne, then I will be transferring twice. I got a first class ticket. Wasn’t sure what the difference would be, this is my first train ride ever. Not too shabby. It didn’t cost much more to upgrade, so I did, just to check it out. The longer I am here (24 hours so far lol), the more I respect others for figuring this stuff out and traveling alone. My 10-minute walk to the train station this morning felt like 45 minutes. The map didn’t actually take me to the station. I asked maybe four people for guidance before I made it there, thanks to two young women who weren’t from Paris but were headed to the station also. Some people were very vague and probably annoyed at all the tourists asking the same questions. Not sure why I was so surprised that I was the only one out there walking for a bit, in the dark. But it wasn’t long before I ran into some friendly drunk people, which was actually comforting, even though they also had no idea where the station was lol. I was happy they made a friendly attempt! So far, this city doesn’t lean on the friendly side. <a href="https://medium.com/@zeara.alvarez/destination-st-jean-pied-de-port-86fbce180623">Read More</a>