Lucky Ones

Oh my goodness family...guess who dominates at finding cheap places to stay in the wonderful city of Paris?

ME!

Yup. Here is how this fiasco turned into a glorious triumph:

1. We search for hostels. All are booked for the weekend, and are going to be about 60 euro per person a night, no kitchen, and a bathroom down the hall.

eck.

2. I start looking for apartments to rent for a week or so (because I remembered Marie found something similar in Amsterdam) and we find a super sketchy place in district 10 for 270 euro for Friday through Thursday (6 nights)...

But we didn't feel like being murdered in our sleep, so I kept looking and...

3. I find an adorable little apartment (with kitchen and bathroom) for less than the amount to stay in a hostel (which would have no kitchen or bathroom) in the 9th district. so I book it.

then...

this adorable little apartment was actually overbooked for Friday-Sunday... sad face.

I was worried and frightened that we would be wandering the streets of Paris homeless from Friday through Sunday...everything was booked for the weekend!

then, all of a sudden...

the lady who was going to rent us the lovely little apartment agreed to put us up in one of her other apartments (even nicer than the first) for Friday- Sunday at the same price (otherwise, it would have cost 176 euro a night)!

So...you now have the privilege of drooling over our cute little apartments in Paris. Below I have put a picture of central Paris, with red dots for the two apartments, as well as pictures...enjoy!

Apartment One (for Friday through Sunday)

Apartment Two (for Sunday through Thursday)

SCORE!!!

more updates later...