In reading over my Paris bucket list, it occurred to me that the list wasn’t really complete because it only included items I haven’t done before. As such, what follows is my Paris Redux list – those things I simply must do at least one more time before any exit from the city can be considered. […]
Everyone who visits Paris has their list of must-do activities. The standards include going up the Eiffel Tower, viewing the Mona Lisa, seeing the Arc de Triomphe, and having a grand love affair with a beautiful Parisian. But I’ve already done those…so this is my recently concocted, must-experience-before-I-leave list… Write at a fabulous cafe in […]
I just won two beers off bets with my French coworkers about whether Earth or Mars is closer to the sun. I gave them fair warning that we had that drilled into us in elementary school in the US, but they were CERTAIN I was wrong. Probably the only “geography†bet I’ll ever win. It […]
People being athletic and stuff. Oh yeah, while doing copious amounts of drugs. Impressive.
The subway train attacked me today. And I have the scars to prove it. There are three kinds of subway cars currently in use within the Paris Metro system: the new style, the old style, and the not-so-old-but-not-so-new style (which are most prevalent at this time). The New Style: The cars on the newest style […]
I arrived in Paris today. The entire flying experience was delightfully smooth. Bless the French for their extraordinarily reasonable pet travel accommodations. (Thank you, Air France.) Clyde and Millie arrived in good shape. They were a little flabbergasted by the airport scene, but otherwise unscathed. It’s amazing what the French will do for some cute […]