Before leaving for Europe stumbled upon an interview with my friend Maxim Kayukova, where he says that he first visited Paris thirty years ago. And this year he visited the French capital for the second time. And suddenly I realized that Mr. Plotnikov all of Paris, as I have. It was thirteen years ago I first visited Paris. I never thought it would be such a big break. I like him after thirteen years, was in Paris. Moreover, it looks like I'll be in Paris on the same day, when I went there in 1993 - that is, on October 5.

But unlike Kayukova, I can not share their memories and, accordingly, the then compare them with today's - and here's why.

My first visit to France has been anecdotal. I got there on the road from London to Kiev. A trip to London was organized by the dean of the faculty exchange program students - visit the famous universities in England and familiarity with the sights and museums. True, I will not dissemble, the most interesting museums in London I attended a university outside of the program with my sister who lives in Finland. Tickets are back to Ukraine, I took special way to spend a day in the city of the Eiffel Tower.

landed in Paris, I bought a ticket for sightseeing bus-boat-bus. But it did not, as desired. About two nights for various reasons I did not sleep and spent at the hotel and a few nights for several hours, that is hardly slept. And what could be a dream for a couple of hours - you know.

So, when I took my place at the tour bus, I realized that I was deadly sleepy. I manfully struggled with fatigue, but his eyes were closed by themselves. I have had the strength to hold open only one eye. But, of course, to understand the forces at the Maine Guide was not there. It did not help even that, peresevshi the boat, I sat on the deck - was hoping to cheer up the coolness. And only when you again got on the bus, he decided: "Well, to hell with them! - Will sleep, how much sleep a little. And fell asleep. Dozed for half an hour. And only after that something could remember from what he saw. And especially the Eiffel Tower, it was the end point of the tour routes.

I hope that this time I will not repeat past mistakes - that is, before that firm a good sleep. Our bus tour arrives in Paris tomorrow.