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Fun and Trouble
... a sudden and severe downpour. We decided to cut our losses and head back to the hotel for our luggage. When we got off at our Metro station, it was pouring even more, so much so that Dave bought yet another umbrella (his third?) in order to make it to the cafe by the hotel. We sat there having our final Parisian drinks, as a rainbow came out, before heading to Gare de Lyon and our overnight train to Venice.
Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble
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Mastering the Metro
... then on to Van. He was the man, but doesn't do encores or small talk. He warmed up pretty well, but his first song, Brown Eyed Girl, sounded like he had forgotten the words. It was a packed house though and all the old groovers like us were singing along as if they didn't notice that both Van and all of us are getting older!
What a busy day, poor Marty is feeling quite ...
BROOOOCE
... his encore. In honour of the Fourth of July, he played 'em all: Born in the USA, Sandy (Fourth of July, Asbury Park), and even playing solo himself on the piano, "Something special for you, just tonight." A genuine surprise indeed, Independence Day from the album, The River, expressing his tortured relationship with his father. It was tender, and vulnerable. Which didn't stop some in the audience from hooting every time he sang the refrain ...
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Paris - Bienvenue Mon Cher Ami
... enough to take us to the Eiffel Tower. I wanted to walk to it but Danny would not hear of it – too far. I have walked it in the past but I agree today was not the day for long walks. This monument so symbolizes Paris. The park around the Eiffel Tower was full of people having a picnic (with open bottles of Rosé and White Wine – Bien sûr - you have to love the French!!), kids playing, lovers hanging out, people walking or resting. The ...
Oh look, the Eiffel Tower
... 8216;chav’ in sight.
Luckily for my feet, yet unluckily for my bank account, my unplanned wandering took me past one or two shopping area’s. Finally I had comfy warm winter boots, and a scarf!
During my two very jet-lagged days in Paris, I must have walked for miles meandering the whole city. Everywhere you look there’s a monument of some kind, a royal chapel, a cathedral, or a fancy castle. The city really is mythical, ...