After two days of lying in bed with absolutely no energy, I told my host parents — completely seriously — that I didn’t care how awful I felt, I simply wasn’t going to miss Paris the next day. And looking back now, I have to say it was genuinely worth it!! I just don’t know why I always have to be the most ill on the best trips…

We set off again at 6 a.m., so I had to get up at 4:45… yay!