C'mon 'n Ride It (the Train)

Alas, Lilah is not a fan of the bullet train.  She screamed the entire 2 hours both ways and all we could do is show the other passengers that we were trying to sooth her.  My mom astutely asked if I could feel the speed in my ears and if that could have been the problem.  I had felt discomfort in my ears and a little car sick even though I wasnt reading and the train was going straight so I guess there was some pressure equilibrium thing going on.  At least we have the mystery solved.

While we are on the subject of trains, an interesting thing happened on our way into the Metro on the way home from Paris.  Chris and I were laden with Lilah on his back, two small but heavy suitcases and a handful of shopping bags.  In general it was quite manageable however there is no ADA in France so getting into the Metro involves a lot of stairs.  On all the sets of stairs, I only needed to take on step onto the first stair before a man would come up to me and offer to carry my suitcase.  I was obviously with Chris and I looked like crap and frazzled so there is absolutely no way they were trying to pick me up.  At the same time, there was a black woman traveling alone with a baby in stroller trying to get down the same stairs and through the same skinny tickets.  No one offered to help her!!!  I wanted to help her but couldn't manage it as each time, by the time someone took my stuff, she was a few steps ahead of me and had already come up with a solution.  I was really shocked cause I would say she needed the help more than I did as my bag was heavy but she was carrying a stroller with a baby in it by herself.  I also couldnt help but wonder if it was a race thing which made me really sad.  I wonder if a similar thing would happen in the US.  I have often had guys offer to help me with heavy bags but never while I was walking next to someone who needed help more than me.

Anyway, tomorrow we leave for our final mini trip to the snow!  Its gonna be great to see Lilah romping around.

Here is a pic of her doing an experiment with my mag light.  Dont know why its sideways.  It isnt sideways until I load it....

And since yesterday was a day at home...there's a bad song....