Libertel Qrtier Latin Paris 4m

... I stood there for a minute and then a woman who was exiting told me in Spanish to move on up. I knew where to go having been there often, so I did. I was the fifth woman in line - there had to be 30 men. The women in front of we all spoke Spanish. I caught the eye of one of them and started talking and laughing about this unusual situation in our respective languages. It was a riot. On the way out, I saw two women standing in line with the men like I had been at the ...

... We had a great time over a very nice dinner, and sadly, the evening drew to a close, and we had to say good-bye. She walked me back to the metro. I could have taken it all the way back to Concorde, but instead I decided to get out at Solférino, near the Musée d'Orsay, and walk the rest of the way. Another late night stroll by myself in Paris...

It was, again, a gorgeous evening. The skies had cleared, the winds had died down, and the stars were shining. I stopped in various ...

... Today (6 May) Stopher and I were solo and decided to test out the Velib system. Velib (Velo Libre) is a series of over 20,000 bikes that are stationed around the city. You rent one at one station (first 30min are free, 1E/day), then drop it off at another. While very comfortable, the bikes could probably be used in battle as they're built like tanks.... helpful with the cobblestones. The attached photo is one of pride (we figured out ...

One of the advantages of being away from home when traveling is that you can sometimes qualify for things you wouldn't get back home. For example in Asia, foreigners because of their pale complexion (and assumed wealth) travelers find they have an intrinsic status not due to their personal qualities but from the mere fact they are wealthy Westerners. Where else can you stroll into a 5-star ...

... cash.     This was the first time for either of us to be in the luxury of 1st Class and the experience was well worth the price.  As an overnight flight, the plane was equipped with the "sleeper" seats that were a marvel of engineering.  While they weren't the most comfortable bed (sleeping at a 15 degree angle is weird and they were a little narrow for my taste), they were leaps and bounds better than the "tilt and nod" sleep in couch ...

... no Brasil e fala Portugues, entao tive o alivio de falar minha lingua materna durante alguns minutos! Desde que cheguei aqui na França ha uma semana, foi a primeira vez que falei Português! A Anna, minha xara, é polonesa morando em Paris ha uns 6 anos e ambos sempre foram muito calorosos comigo no Brasil e ontem nao foi diferente: me receberam em um apt acolhedor e ensolarado, me apresentaram a Margaux que parece um bebe da Anne Guedes, comemos um ...

... enjoying it until the people on the steps above us spilled their red wine, and it started slowly trickling down towards us (since they were too drunk or too oblivious to clean it up...silly Americans). So we moved on, right past the "authentic Irish Pub" nestled atop this tourist attraction, and back down into Montre-marte to find some dinner. When, after some long period of ...

... by craft sellers and produce made by the local monks and nuns. What we found was delapitated old shops, mostly covered with graffiti and boards. Apparently the nuns have moved on, they did a cost benefit analysis and it proved more profitable to sell their wares on ebay (that part I am summising but the Village is gone). We did find a colorful market around the Place de Bastille; this location may sound familiar to you, that would be ...

... could cause serious damage to the paintings! Since we had watched the movie The Da Vinci Code the week before, we joked about the Louvre's significance as we left. An interesting thing happened (this is a specific example but the basic event happened multiple times while we were in France): Lauren was checking her backpack at the Louvre and there is a Swiss Army logo on her backpack. The man checking the bag glanced at it and in a rather rude tone, asked if we were from Great ...

... kaikki ranskalaiset hyppäävät autoihin, ajavat keskelle ei mitään ja rentoutuvat lomansa vuorten rauhassa. Tuostakin laaksoa pitkin lähtee kuulemma kesäteitä vaikka kuinka pitkälle ja siellä on tönöä todella rauhallisilla mestoilla... Mekin mietittiin reissuun lähtöä jo tällä viikolla mutta kuinkas ollakaan säätiedotus lupaa meille vielä dumppia ja mehän ei täältä poistuta, jos puuteria on tiedossa. Vähänkö olisi makee laskea vielä muutamat puuteripäivät ...