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... the gang. So the kids and I set out for a day in Paris by walking to a local park. What a great start as the park was packed with locals, jogging, sunbathing and just relaxing on a Sunday. The park had a playground and we discovered a merry go round. Of course the kids had to ride. Never seen a meery go round with a military tank as one of the rides. (of course there were no French willing to ride in it!) We then got on the subway to go to the river and get ...

... expanse of blue on the horizon as the plane hurls itself toward the sun. This is difficult to explain, and it will seem ridiculous to those who have been abroad before, but there is something quite jarring about looking out the window to see the same lights and sky I see every time I fly, but my brain cannot quite accept the notion that I'm LOOKING AT A DIFFERENT CONTINENT.

... for breakfast. Enjoyed some of the finest parks you are ever likely to see, Jardin du Luxembourg anyone? Stared at the Eiffel tower from the Trocadero. Arc de Triomphe. Notre Dame. I know you are all going to hate me for the poor attempt at an entry.. but the brain.. she no worky.. Im at an internet cafe in Geneva, we are off to Olten in about 1 hour.. Another entry to come soon.. photos too.. Johnson OUT

... was right outside of the hostel.... there was no going to bed early anyway, so I went. We had a good time and didn't go to bed until late. The atmosphere in Paris is very relaxed - except when fighting for the Metro and there are people playing french music on the buses and trains, kids setting off firecrakers along the river. July 14: Today started out to be a pretty ****** day. It unfotunately, or so I thought, was Bastille day which meant that ...

... in English - later I would struggle but speak only french at any and every opportunity) and apparently we weren't the only smart backpackers to put backpacks into rugged air canada plastic bags, and I was standing over the ledge where the baggage first came out and anytime I saw plastic I was overjoyed but then only to have my hopes of safe baggage destroyed as each one that passed by did not belong to us. Soon enough our bags came through and we loaded them ...

... semaines à Paris sans piler dans la crotte de chiens ou de recevoir de la crotte de pigeons sur la tête. Je commence à me sentir à l'aise dans Paris. C'est une drôle de ville. Une grosse ville, mais tu as un peu l'impression de petite ville parce que tous le monde se dit "Bonjour" et "Au revoir". Tu vois le monde qui jase ensemble, beaucoup de monde sur les terrasses à prendre un verre. L'atmosphère est relaxe et le monde ...

... A statute of Henri IV on horseback guards the Square Under Pont Neuf is the square, supposedly one of the more romantic spots in all of Paris. Henri IV was supposedly an old flirt, so the Square du Vert-Galant is named for his notorious habit. I don't know about the flirting part, but I sure did enjoy the wonderful ...

... came and up we went, they are double decker lifts and go in two stages, the first up to the first level and then you have to get out and queue and take another one up the middle to the top. Those lifts I would think would work flat out as there always was a wait for a lift. Up the top was amazing, it was a bit foggy, but you could see the sights and you were up the top of one of the most famous places in the world. It was at this time that I discovered something new about David. I ...

... the **** happening in the world really puts things in perspective for me. I can't stand when people continuously complain about petty problems that they have in their sheltered lives. Oooooooh, my boyfriend hasn't responded to the several messages I left for him on his answering machine - maybe he's cheating on me!; No one loves meeee, I want to cut myself; and other such whining .. all of which is pointless in the long run. Heck, even I realize that there ...

... cool to see them, and all who were present were able to visit the relics which are housed in sealed containers but viewable. An interesting bit of history...the famous Jaques-Louis David painting of Napoleon crowing himself and Josephine Emperor and Empress as the Pope looks on rather disgustingly features Notre Dame, but it looks nothing like the present Church. It was in such a state of disrepair that Napoleon had his architects create facades to cover the damage and made ...