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... we saw none of this in London and felt very safe there.

As soon as we went downstairs to use the restroom (1 Euro each or almost $2 each!!), Mike was accosted by the dreaded gypsies while Harmony was in the restroom. Their tactic is to ask "Do you speak English" to unsuspecting tourists. When you answer yes, they start their sob story about their family taken from them and they start begging. Some of them will work in packs and try to go through your bags ...

... just expel it onto my dinner tray and it landed with a thud and tiny splash in the leftover brown gravy from my chicken. I got a look of disgust from a French woman but a definite look of approval from the little child in pink that I had earlier feared. I closed the tin foil wrapper around the container and also closed any future experimentation of French cheeses. That French woman is probably writing in her journal that ...

... to go into these places you'd have to come here for a week. One day per major attraction...half of that spent in the lineup. It seems as though Parisians are constantly and silently mocking us tourists. They have this amazing city, just stunning, and as they drive around in their cars while the hordes of tourists walk and gawk they seem to be thinking "Yeah, I know. It's amazing. No big deal, we've got an espresso date to get to."

... imi place ce vad. E ora cinei in Paris si restaurantul e plin. Batranica de la masa din stanga e singura cu cina si paharul de vin in fata. In mod normal mi-ar fi mila ca e singura, dar cred ca as gresi, pare tare impacata. Dincolo, doua familii, una cu bebe care urla, mamica incearca sa-l linisteasca. In partea cealalta, un barbat de varsta mijlocie, cu paharul de vin, ii tine companie undei femei in varsta la masa. M-as hazarda sa zic poate ca fiul si-a scos ...

... so then I started my walk up the many stairs to the lower observation deck. It was fairly high up and had a great view of the city and river at night. I spent some time admiring the view and walked back down as the tower started to sparkle. When I got out at the bottom, the tower looked so pretty as all the lights turned on and off to look like sparkling! There were still tons of people out and about at that time ...

... 1 entree). We walked around a little and found a cool book store, Magnard S.A. Basically, it's for teachers to supplement their curriculum. I got a couple of beginner reading books, and a book of songs with CD for my kids (us too) to help with learning French. We had our coffee break at La Gentilhommiere. After that, DH had to go back to the conference, so I went back to the hotel for a nap. He joined me when he got back. We did NOT want to get up when the ...

... Michel, and all over Paris. We stopped frequently, rotating through rounds of liter beers. It was a long day. A magnificent day. We saw so many amazing parts of the city. Finishing with the Eiffel Tower. After considering all the possibilities for artistic pictures there were, our better judgement rescued us and we continued forward. We made it back a little after dark, just in time for happy hour. It was nothing short of a ...

... pour moi " le voyage pile au bon moment pour fêter son anniversaire de l'autre côté du globe". Nous n'étions que deux femmes à voyager seules, le hasard à fait que nous voulions voir les mêmes choses, le courant est bien passé, nous avons fait connaissance la veille, discuté jusqu'à plus de deux heures du matin en regardant des documentaires sur Tokyo pour se mettre dans le bain. Et nous voici parties (presques) fringantes après 5h00 de ...

... of so much culture in just one city. Not this time. Now, with my damned good grades, my scholastic accolades, and my literally stumbling extracurricular activities, I was ready to tackle this city as it is meant to be. It would be a crime if I didn't talk about our accommodations, both traveling and lodging. My father and I flew first class, and I must say, it is the most amazing thing I have ever experienced. The first thing I did after sitting down: Stretched my hands and arms out ...

... first 2 years of working... something like that anyway. So they want that law changed. Some guy stopped us on the way out... tried talking about who-knows-what, I think he was just weird. When he started trying to take pictures of me, that's when we left. Charlotte and I got a crepe and went back home. It seems like people are always striking about something. I haven't been here long enough to see if its effective.