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Published: February 24th 2008
Paris
Yes, here it is!! Can you see Jessie waving from the top?We wrapped up Bordeaux and headed towards Paris on a chilly, foggy morning. Paris is the first city since New York that seems to buzz with energy. We did everything there that we wanted to do, except enter Versailles that is. Word to the wise, BUY YOUR TICKETS IN ADVANCE. And get there early, not on Tuesday, with a book (war and peace or something like that). We waited in line for 45 min for tickets, and watched the line to get in grow until it went from the front to outside the gate!!! We should have taken a picture! I raised the two tickets above my head, loudly proclaimed what i thought of Versailles, and promptly sold them for face value. We'll never go back.
We went to museums, ate, saw the sights, and ate some more; we picnic'd with rillets and crunchy/chewy baguettes.
Lyon was fun, all we did was eat. In the afternoon we sat outside drinking beer, Jessie eating beef tartar and me slurping delicious oysters shucked by a ruddy faced Frenchman with gray mutton chop sideburns. I'm pretty certain he was the owner of the restaurant, and i thought that this would be a lovely way
Juust Kidding
We didn't go up the Eiffel Tower (that costs money!) But here we are directly below it! to spend time at work: outside, watching your patrons, and slurping oysters in between opening them for orders.
We left Lyon stuffed and slept the 5 hours it took to get to Strasbourg. Walking to our hotel, under a perfect blue sky and towering Tudor houses that look like they're ready to fall over from age (but not lack of upkeep), i turned to Jessie and asked "where are we?" It's all to lovely, but we're out of time!!
bye for now
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Gary
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Aaaah!! PARIS!!!
Finally!!! I've been waiting for you to post pictures of Paris. It looks like you are having a lot of fun. See you guys soon!