While my original intent was to sleep the entire way from Newark to Paris, I had the pleasure of sitting next to a charming, and friendly, Frenchman. I asked him what I should do with my layover in Paris. He insisted that I NOT stay in the airport. So, I asked him if he knew the easiest route to the most interesting sites (I had read that the French love to give directions). Well, that sure worked. He went into the overhead for a pen from his bag and we called for paper from the flight attendant. He took the time to draw me a fairly detailed map of the area between the Louvre and the Arc de Triumphe (including the main streets, parks, and river). He went on to draw me a map of Paris,
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