Paris

Paris is phenomenal. It is abuzz with people sitting at cafes late into the night, enjoying their lives and their company with wine, espresso and cigarettes. Living in Paris would be incredible.

My Mother joined me for this city, which was cool, and we hit all the “must do’s”, as well as a few bonuses. We:

Saw the Mona Lisa
Hung out at the Eiffel Tower
Wandered the Versailles Gardens
Sipped espresso at street side cafes
Caught an incredible Jazz show
Climbed the Notre Dame towers
And concluded our trip with expensive champagne on a river cruise down the Sane

I also got a chance to catch up with GN and LS which was a blast. We snuck a bottle of cheap red wine into the bar that Picasso, Hemmingway and Sartre used to drink at and drank our wine, instead of purchasing the expensive stuff they had for sale. I think Hem, Sartre and Vincent would approve. We also hung out at the Eiffel tower one night - and it’s a fun scene there. Locals and travelers just lay out on the grass and pass the night away as roaming vendors try to sell you wine and Eiffel tower key chains. Each time they came by to us, we haggled with them a bit – offering to take their bottle of wine if they gave us 10 euros and such. We actually had two scores. One was an Eiffel tower key chain in exchange for an imaginary cigarette – I still don’t know how that one worked. The other was we were paid 10 Euro cents to applaud and cheer for one of the vendors.

What I love about Paris:

Thanks to: my Mother. Paris was a blast with you!
Next stop: Avignon, France