Novotel Fontainebleau Ury

... a 30 reservation each way and they last minute full ticket cost over 200 Euros. So, this plan got 86'd. We made it a short day. We waited in Bercy park (the same from the first day) and met Agathe's friend Fouzia. I had my first French Starbucks and was surprised to see the menu is the same! After this, I mailed some post cards at the post office and returned home. This evening it actually rained. I played PS2 with Agathe's ...

... The house sits on about 2 acres of land with a pool, two gardens, an old tennis court, several garden sheds, a beautiful caretakers house and lots of old growth trees, many of which were planted by the family when they first moved here from Switzerland over eighty years ago. Woohoo, we will be here for three days. I will actually be able to do laundry, recharge all my batteries and maybe even regain ...

Arrived in Paris @ 2pm on a very balmy ...

We went to Paris today and went site seeing and shopping. Today we saw Le Eiffel Tower whitch is alot bigger and more inpresive then in pictures. We took an educational crusie that took me to see all the major points in Paris, From the view point of the Seine River. We also went shopping and got souvenirs and other stuff. We had an ...

... since we had to meet up at certain times for group activities. We each had a "carte orange" which lets you make limitless trips, valid for a week. The metro absolutely fascinated me...it is such a study on the everyday lives of Parisians. There were all different ages and kinds of people, from teenagers to mothers pushing strollers to businessmen on their way to work. One time, this lady accidentally dropped her change purse and all her coins scattered around the floor (that is one thing ...

... which is part cathredal, part ruins of an ancient roman baths was pretty cool, but I guess we're just a little bit tired of looking at church relics and stained glass windows and ancient sculptures. I did quite like the Lady and the unicorn tapestry, as much as a tapestry can appeal. And the last room containing the chain mail, armour and weapons of the knights of the middle ages was the highlight. That's pretty much what we were hoping for the whole way through ...

... a lot of pictures in the 40 s and 50s and had funny pictures of people looking in a store at a naked painting. It was free and one of the highlights of my visit to Paris actually. Dosineau was his name i think. Fiona helped me get a cheap warm jacket. Its like an army jacket. Its really wqrm and since i have to travel light and its cold. Expect to see me in it every photo. I became lazy in Paris. Picked up Fionas bad habits. Every night almost I would go and meet another one of ...

... certified red wine drinker--its scary for me to even think of having lunch without it. :-) And other than French, I have learned never again to buy Fois Gras at the Publix supermarket. :-) Thanks for coming along on this journey and......Who's couch is open for me since I just may end up destitute for taking this trip? Two fingers, dos dedos, les deux doigts --Peace France!

... headed to the center of Paris to Ile-de-la-Cite and visited the main sites there: La Sainte Chapelle, Le Conciergerie, and Notre Dame. We also grabbed a nutella-banana crepe and some ice cream. Mom was a bit skeptical about nutella...but I think she is still dreaming about that crepe! The evening was quite an experience...we decided to go stroll along the Champs-Elysees and visit L'Arc de Triumphe. Within an hour, the streets were almost mob like ...

... am not attractive to men in France. I get plenty of looks, but no one approaches me. The guys at McDonalds don't count cause they only think I'm cute because my French is bad. Well, good, I don't want them, don't need them. However, Mary on the other hand has had quite a few encounters with men, and I feel extremely fortunate that it is not me in her shoes (I like to watch). You see, I play the "I'm American" card and act like I don't know what on earth they are saying, because in ...