Classic Bastille Paris

... quickly under the very eyes of Notre Dame. Both the outside and the inside had a dark and gothic feel which TSJ’s found more interesting than a lot of the other cathedrals we had been to (but not as interesting as the one in Mexico I am looking forward to writing about). Up until that point, it was my favourite Cathedral.
But going in and out wasn’t enough, we wanted too see where the Hunchback lived so waited for quite some time in a ...

... other friends who need someones help picking herbal plants on their farm.

So, i have a busy couple of weeks ahead, and im not sure when ill be able to use a computer next to write some blog, so good thing this is a long one!

Im doing fine indeed!!
excited to start the southern part of the journey ...
I am in good health, and hopefully getting over some very mild jet lag (rough sleep, laziness)


ok ta ta for now!

... in French that might be useful to us in our editorial work. I browsed through the stacks of recent publications and the sociology shelves, noting several titles for future reference. By the time I was finished there it was close to dinner time. I decided to eat in the Latin Quarter, a short walk across the Seine. I had dinner in one of the few surviving Greek restaurants. There used to be many of them, but most of them have just recently ...

... minutes when I saw two silhouetted figures approaching. It was only then that I realised I was a little scared beneath my frozen skin. One of the figures put an arm around the other, and I realised it as a couple. It's probably not a particularly good comment on society, but as soon as I realised that one of them was a ...

... Tower, did a bit more of the bus tour and finally spent some time at the big department stores - Galleries Lafayette and Au Printemps. It was a pretty gloomy day in Paris today, so there was no point going to the top of the tower. We went as far as the second level (115 metres) which still offers a pretty good view. There was fake snow around the walkway of the 1st level as part of an Antarctic exhibition. That will be the only snow the children see this holiday.

... Paris would be the same, right? It really wasn't, however, the area we were in was not so known for classy clothes. We went to a little restaurant on the hill and asked the waitress where we could go out on a Sunday, and she gave us some directions...so we followed them....until we realized they had taken us into the red light district of Paris, called Pigalle. We can't escape it! haha. I ...

... and I got the visa just three days before my flight. The Consulate required my host in France to have a paper signed by the City Hall to confirm that I was not going to be homeless when I got there. It made sense somehow. The only problem was that it took too long to obtain that document. If my memory serves, it was literally 1 and a half month waiting in nervousness. When it finally reached me in the US, can you believe it. It was torn into ...

... and so on. After taking many more pics and circling the tower on the different levels, I couldn't feel my fingers anymore and it was time to go. Definitely recommend seeing that. Today, my final day here I packed up my stuff, checked out, chucked the bags, and took the metro over to the Latin Quarter. Sidenote...did you know that there is a marker in front of the Notre Dame Cathedral which is the measuring point for all places in France. If you are in ...

... and red light district of paris, seen 3 amazing churches. And we are now on our way to amsterdam for 3 days. We have no place booked and we will be getting in at 11pm so it may be tought, we are trying to call the flying pig hostel now. I am thirsty and my throat is a little sore, not to mention my feet and my shoulders. I cant wait to show everyone our photos. Please comment of my entries... shen

... from above however is rewarding. We can see the whole Paris from above. It is just wonderful!! A bid chilly but it is ok. The view is fantastic. Besides we are properly dressed so we don’t care much.

We have the chance to get the sightseeing tour and have a ride, and we hop on and off whenever we want to see

the sites better.

Most of the day we spend walking around, and of course we want to visit ...