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Toodleoo Paris (again!)
... and it was full of laughter, fun and tears (yep, my eyes welled up when I walked in and when we watched Disney dreams before leaving the park) This may seem weird but I think Disneyland is my drug. It makes me so happy and I feel so at home and free and so many good feelings and memories come at me, it's the biggest high ever! Haha it sounds lame when I write that, but yep, I'm addicted to Disneyland. ...
Rainy Days and Wandering Midnights
... In 1905 someone ran up it in 3min 12sec, they have led an elephant up it, and Phillipe Petit tightroped 700min from a nearby building to the first floor!
Saturday saw us visit the famous Jardin du Luxembourg. Apparently the French Queen didnt like her new digs so had a new palace complete with gardens built for her. They are beautifully manicured beset by a huge pond/fountain with quaint sailboats for hire. But can anyone tell me why Parisians arent allowed on most of the ...
Paris Thus Far
... that's when I started feeling very awkward. This is bad, but I have a hard time understanding the French sometimes when they speak English (due to how they end and pronounce words). So I felt like an idiot when they were speaking English to me and I still didn't understand them. I must say, I have improved tremendously in my listening skills though.
I met many of Florent's friends and co-workers that evening and they all took turn ...
The Nash Equilibrium
... François Hollande will be the change France needs to turn their country around. However, I also learned that his shortcomings are in his international relations, thereby potentially impacting relations with other superpower countries, and what is needed to help Europe turn around. President Obama had a very strong and positive relationship with President Sarkozy. It remains to be seen how he will get on ...
Versailles
... statue of Louis XIV ... but it is really beautiful. We figured out that although our Paris Museum Passes would cover the entry fee, they would not save us from the long security line to get into the palace. Luckily, this was a line that looks worse than it is and took just about a half hour to get through. I popped into one of the many shops to look around at all the aristocrat related merchandise and came to find Tyler quite a bit closer to the front of the line. After the ...
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