Campanile Meaux

... from Harod's. Finally opened it the last day of the trip and even the department stores make good beer in Europe.

So overall, it will be hard to drink the American beer again. I wonder how many of the beers I will find out here now that I know what to look for. But can't wait to drink some Miller Lite at the lake again either.

... spe*king French tourism *gent. It took us into, out of *nd *round * huge church to the b*ck, where we s*w the best view of my life (so f*r)--- but d*d will tell you more *bout th*t. We then climbed, or w*lked, r*ther down the slope to the bottom where we p*ssed * stre*m, *nd d*d kept s*ying "this is so *m*zing" or some such thing. We kept w*lking down the street *nd were soon overt*ken by * p*ck or cyclists. (I m*y h*ve forgot to mention th*t there w*s * cycle r*ce ...

... the vendor that had the cherub painting. I finally spotted the guy I had talked to. Turns out, he was not the seller though, but he spoke English, and the seller didn't. So he served as interpreter for me. The seller had already put all his things away in his van, and was doing last minute stuff. He said he still had the painting. I told the interpreter to tell him that the only way I could pay for it was by traveller's ...

... police officer and asked when the fireworks would start. He said at 11pm on Monday. Damn. So we went home and crashed. Monday: Finally it was Bastille Day. We got a late start out to the parade on the Champs Elysees which meant it was packed with people and we saw very little before getting so tired of the crowds, we gave up and went in search of food. We returned to the Latin Quarter for some fantastic falafel and then spent the day walking around the two islands ...

... PM reservations, which is way too early for us), but when we arrived there at around 7:30PM, they were able to seat us right away. The layout of the restaurant is amazing, and must truly be experienced personally. The whole restaurant is set up like one huge bar, with gleaming counter seats and the kitchen in the middle. The décor is stunning and the whole scene is tres trendy. The servers were all hip, young and clad in black, and they served everything (food and ...

... cities that I find so magical. There is so much to see and do (and EAT!) all the time, yet it is so relaxed, and just wandering around is more than adequate. Being there made me slightly wish I had chosen to study in Paris just because it is such a wonderful city, and because I could actually use the years of French that I took in high school and college (which actually came back to me better than I expected). This was a ...

... the tower just to watch this. It was a great atmosphere. Paris lit up by night adds a whole new dimension to the already beautiful buildings and bridges. The Moulin Rouge - it was Eurotrash at it's best. Steve and I were both laughing, looking around at the bored Japanese tourists thinking 'Is anyone really enjoying this show ?'. It's dated and trashy. The highlight for me was a French singer belting out 'I will survive' in a pink bolero ...

... pas dire que les français ne font pas d'effort pour se mettre aux autres langues. Comme je parlerai la plupart du temps en anglais: ca vous fera partager les délices des incompréhensions auxquelles je serai ...

... of the day was spent wandering the extremely narrow streets and shopping for Murano glass and masquerade masks. Then of course, it's not a trip to Venice without a gondola ride through the canals. Drank wine and relaxed on our ride. Our gondolier informed us that they do not sing though, which was slightly disappointing. It made it better when we had a really hot gondolier in the gondola in front of us. After the ride, we wandered around a bit more, then met for dinner. Enjoyed a very ...

... live in Normandy. I have a HUGE ass closet, and my neighborhood is soooo French! I love it. The French isn't killing me too much yet. But I've yet to visit the Eiffel Tower. Alright, sorry this is discombobulated, but so is my head right now, jet lag. More later!