Juliette Dodu Saint-Denis

... probably Mauritius for the vacationers (much less expensive and nicer beaches in general). I went to the immigration line and was told to fill out another swine flu contact form, then was admitted without trouble. I noticed then that I didn’t have any completely blank pages left in my passport; and made a mental note to have some new pages inserted at the US embassy in Mauritius. South Africa will refuse entry if one doesn’t have a fully blank page for its visa ...

... des fleuves de sang, Que tu rejettes à l'océan. Et puis tu redeviens sage, Tu t'endors dans tes nuages, Et de longues années durant, Tu berces ton sommeil d'enfant. Mon île, Tu as réuni dans ton coeur, Des gens de toutes les couleurs, Comme un défi au monde entier. Pour le pire et pour le meilleur, Tu as choisi comme âme soeur, Mon île, Quand du soir au petit ...

"Et si en plus il n'y a personne" - Alain Souchon Abderhamane, Martin, David Et si le ciel était vide Tant de processions, tant de têtes inclinées Tant de capuchons tant de peur souhaitées Tant de démagogues de Temples de Synagogues Tant de mains pressées, de prières empressées Tant d'angélus Ding Qui résonne Et si en plus Ding Y'a personne ...

... c'est comme ci Pourquoi ci pourquoi ça Pourquoi c'est comme ça. Oh là là bébé, c'est dur dur d'être bébé Dur dur d'être bébé. Reste assis, pas d'accord ! Touche pas ça, pas d'accord ! Va pas là, pas d'accord ! T'auras pas de dessert Et Mamie, et Papi, et Maman Dur dur d'être bébé Oh là là bébé C'est dur d'être bébé Dur dur d'être bébé {ad lib}

... la réalisation d'un film « cinéma direct » débile et un atelier de traduction d'un même texte en une infinité de régimes de langage différents. On prend une salle au hasard, on se pose le corps n'importe comment, pendant que certains s'écoutent parler, d'autres objectent, d'autres vont et viennent, les autres fument et quelqu'un dans le coin roule un joint. Si l'on peut retirer une énorme satisfaction de ce bordel cacophonique, c'est qu'il arrive à surpasser ...

... interesting paintings in the wing. Also, we saw some sculptures, including Venus de Milo, that famous no-armed statue. Also, the whole glass pyrmaid entrance thing is really cool. They also either have the remanants, or a scale model of part of an old castle withing the Louvre, some pretty cool stuff. Overall, I would have to say that one definitely needs A LOT of time in the Louvre, like a whole lot. Lucky for us, our ...

... this point, (yet the guy did the best he could, and his advice was very accurate but not what I wanted sadly) I decided to go back into the metro stop, look for another line and try again. But as I walked back towards the stop I started thinking that this was probably a bad idea because the same thing would happen all over again, so I figured that it was best if I got a taxi this time to get there. So I start walking back to the little park ...

... Jazz and piano bars. Also in this area is the famous Cabaret nightclub the Moulin Rouge (on which the building it contains is easily recognized by its neon lite windmill). But what many people don't realize is that Paris used to be filled with windmills before it was the sprawling city that it is today. I went in pursuit of trying to find one of the last remaining original windmills in Paris called the Moulin de la Galette. I finally found it (after 20 minute climb up a hill), nestled ...

... for Tomi and creme broulet for Vera. I must admit. French can cook. Summa summarum Paris is a nice, green city with nice atmosphere. People were not rude which I expected according to many stories I heard - they were friendly. They were maybe a bit absent sometimes but it could also be because of the match - like this security guy in airport. Away from Paris Something about flight from Paris to Rio de Janeiro. It was modern day torture that travelers are doing voluntarily.

... despite repeated signs & warnings, insist on taking photographs of Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece! I also learnt a great deal of history about the Mona Lisa( but shall not bore u with the details!). I also saw the famous painting by David, that depicted Napoleon crowning himself King, with Pope Pius VI looking on helplessly. It took David 3 years to complete the huge painting & you won't believe what Napoleon said when he saw the finished painting. He actually ...