We're back in Dallas - and have a BIG gap in the blog from our trip. The internet was HORRIBLE on the boat - I mean it reminded me of the days when I had a modem that was 2400 kbps - remember those days of dial-up? I remember thinking this internet thing was stupid - who was going to wait 4 minutes for a page to load...sometimes it's hard to have vision. Anyway - it was just too painful to try to post anything while on the boat - but we're back, and all things considered, it was an amazing trip.
We have so many pictures that it's difficult to post them with commentary on the blog - so I am posting them in ofoto - with commentary for you.
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Saturday, July 28, 2007
Friday, July 13, 2007
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It's been much more relaxed day today...we started the adventures by taking a water tour of the city. There are many canals and bridges and the boats are squaty and wide. It's pretty interesting when the tide is up and the tour guide keeps saying, "mind your head" - as keith said, an attraction like that wouldn't be possible in the states due to liability. in fact, it's amazing that they get away with operating when the tide is up beause you could easily lose your head under one of those bridges. I took some pictures - but I'm pretty sure they won't do justice to the experience.
We saw the opera house which was built across from the queens palace - she has the perfect view of it. It was amazing. We saw her ship - which we had seen in the Mediterranean in 2004. The mix of old and new archtecture here is pretty drastic - you'll see a VERY contemporary structure, and in the case of the library - it was actually connected to the historical building - as an "add on", if you will. It only rained for a brief time on the boat tour - we saw the port, where our cruise ship is already docked - the passengers on the previous cruise are spending the night in port and then disembarking. We're on the celebrity Constellation - and we embark tomorrow!!!!
We're already seeing many of our friends and acquaintences from past cruises - in fact this cruise sold out in 2 weeks - it has never been offered before with the charter company we use - and so the only people that were able to book it, were alumni of previous cruises, it was not even posted to the general public. I am so glad that Jeff insisted we keep this trip. I was wanting to cancel on many occassions - due to work, and missing "summer" on our boat. But I have to thank him for keeping his ground because this has been a much needed break. He's managed to work less than 1 hour a day, which is a big deal for him. I didn't check email until last night - adn then only wrote - "I'm out of the country until the 22nd" - in my replies - so the world and work will go on.
Keith, Phil and Jeff went to the laundro-mat to do a couple of loads. they decided not to pay $1.50 to clean a pair of socks (yes, CLEAN a pair) - the prices are so outrageous - in San Juan we just bought new socks instead of cleaning, but here the prices are high so they are going to wash some whites and colors before we get on the ship. I decided to find a local grocery store while they did the laundry - (this may end up biting me if I have pink underwear and t-shirts after jeff is done, but it was a risk I was willing to take - he is not known for his domestic skills).
I had a hot dog from a street stand for lunch - (actually I started ith a hot dog, then got a sausage after that). they do their dogs in a very convenient travel package. They take a big bun (not soft like our hot dog buns, more like fresh french bread) and they bore out the center but they don't go all the way thru - so if you hold the bun vertically - the hole on top, they will fill the hole with your choice of mayo, mustard (not French's :( ) or ketchup -or all - then they put in the long hot dog, or sausage or hot dog WRAPPED in bacon - and plug the hole. Then the sauces don't drip out and you can walk adn eat your lunch. It was pretty tasty! the weenies were probably a foot long. Jeff, Phil, adn Keith had pizza and spaghetti for lunch.
We're off to Tivoli Gardens - which Wikipedia calls "a famous amusement park and pleasure garden in Copenhagen, Denmark. The park opened on August 15, 1843 and, except for Dyrehavsbakken in nearby Klampenborg, it is the oldest amusement park which has survived intact to the present day."
We saw the opera house which was built across from the queens palace - she has the perfect view of it. It was amazing. We saw her ship - which we had seen in the Mediterranean in 2004. The mix of old and new archtecture here is pretty drastic - you'll see a VERY contemporary structure, and in the case of the library - it was actually connected to the historical building - as an "add on", if you will. It only rained for a brief time on the boat tour - we saw the port, where our cruise ship is already docked - the passengers on the previous cruise are spending the night in port and then disembarking. We're on the celebrity Constellation - and we embark tomorrow!!!!
We're already seeing many of our friends and acquaintences from past cruises - in fact this cruise sold out in 2 weeks - it has never been offered before with the charter company we use - and so the only people that were able to book it, were alumni of previous cruises, it was not even posted to the general public. I am so glad that Jeff insisted we keep this trip. I was wanting to cancel on many occassions - due to work, and missing "summer" on our boat. But I have to thank him for keeping his ground because this has been a much needed break. He's managed to work less than 1 hour a day, which is a big deal for him. I didn't check email until last night - adn then only wrote - "I'm out of the country until the 22nd" - in my replies - so the world and work will go on.
Keith, Phil and Jeff went to the laundro-mat to do a couple of loads. they decided not to pay $1.50 to clean a pair of socks (yes, CLEAN a pair) - the prices are so outrageous - in San Juan we just bought new socks instead of cleaning, but here the prices are high so they are going to wash some whites and colors before we get on the ship. I decided to find a local grocery store while they did the laundry - (this may end up biting me if I have pink underwear and t-shirts after jeff is done, but it was a risk I was willing to take - he is not known for his domestic skills).
I had a hot dog from a street stand for lunch - (actually I started ith a hot dog, then got a sausage after that). they do their dogs in a very convenient travel package. They take a big bun (not soft like our hot dog buns, more like fresh french bread) and they bore out the center but they don't go all the way thru - so if you hold the bun vertically - the hole on top, they will fill the hole with your choice of mayo, mustard (not French's :( ) or ketchup -or all - then they put in the long hot dog, or sausage or hot dog WRAPPED in bacon - and plug the hole. Then the sauces don't drip out and you can walk adn eat your lunch. It was pretty tasty! the weenies were probably a foot long. Jeff, Phil, adn Keith had pizza and spaghetti for lunch.
We're off to Tivoli Gardens - which Wikipedia calls "a famous amusement park and pleasure garden in Copenhagen, Denmark. The park opened on August 15, 1843 and, except for Dyrehavsbakken in nearby Klampenborg, it is the oldest amusement park which has survived intact to the present day."
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Denmark - just up and over on the map
We made it to teh airport in Paris with plenty of time so spare. Took the train and after a long line at the airport counter, we found out that we were 8kgs over the limit on our bags. This cost 64 Euros. Keith & Phil bought their tickets before the stricter limits on weight went into effect and did not have to pay anything extra. But we are not bitter :)
We are so thrilled to be traveling with them. Is is always like we have our own personal traveling guide with Phil. he put so much energy and effort into researching the best things to see and do. Not to mention the fact that they have been to Paris many times before, so they made it a perfect stop-over for us, ensuring we saw all the highlights and avoided any of the "dus" - and yet they still showed us all the sights without making us feel like we were holding them back from experiencing something on the way that they haven't experienced yet.
We met another couple at the airport in Paris. one of them came over and asked us if we were going on the Atlantis cruise and where were we from. Turns out they were from Dallas. Small world!
The fly time to Denmark was 1.5 hrs but it wasn't first class! We flew Sterling airline - which likes to charge you for everything. the seats were so close together I had to pracically stand up to keep my knees from pushing into the seat in front of me. The stewardess made an announcemnet that she had a seat with more leg room for 24 euro. But that meant I would have ad to sit there alone - and leave Jeff in the back. I decided I would be better off with a blood clot in the back of the plane than legroom in the front for that price. I forgot my aspirn but luckily I didn't get a blood clot from the cramped quarters.
We paid 20 Eros for 2 sandwhiches and 2 glasses of wine - can't wait until the food is included on the boat. We board on Saturay - so just a couple more days of paying for food. it's so expensive. Have I said that yet? The dollar is at an all time low - hitting 1.37/euro. But Copenhagen is even MORE expensive and they don't use the Euro. So we get here and it's approximate $1 per 5 Kroner's - The sad part is what would have cost us $10 in Dallas cost us $50 here! just 1 bigmac (nothing else) was advertised for 20 Kroners. I'm used to a #4, supersized for that price! Burger King was advertising a Pinata burger - it had queso and a tortilla chip on it - hmmm, that sounds good right now :) The flight attendents were gorgeous and couldn't stop smiling. They must love their work. I was fascinated by the wireless credit card machins - they SCAN the food to get the price, then ring up the credit card or otherwise record the sale as cash. The restaurants in Paris used these too - they NEVER take your credit card out of our sight. I need to find out what company makes these machines - I think they will be the next technology wave in restaraunts in the US.
Once we made it to Denmark we waited for our luggage. Since Jeff & I had to pay extra for our luggage, and deliver it to a different drop-off point - we were worried that the luggage might not make it. It did. With all luggage in tow, we grabbed the train to town. It was a short ride and we arrived at the hotel - which is VERY nice. In fact, I decided to take a nap for 2 hours and just caught up on my rest. Today was the first time I downloaded my email (it's still downloading) - and I have not worked A LICK since leaving for vacation. I am recharging my batteries. I have about 7,000 emails to read or otherwise toss - but nto sure tonight is the night to do it. usually Jeff is on teh computer and we only have 1 internet connection over here - so I kindly take a pass until he passes out - then I'd rather write the blog than read emails.
Tomorrow we are going to take a harbour cruise and go to Tivoli Gardens. We'll look at some of the palaces and breathe MORE smoke - Turns out the Danes smoke more than the Parisens! The language here is very hard to understand, but thankfully most speak English.
One last comment on our hotel before I head to bed. The tub is DEEP - and LONG. Unfortunately it is arrow. Ours doesn't have a shower curtain or glass door - which means you either A) shower and get the whole bathroom wet or B) take a bath or C) sit in the cold tub and use the "hand wand" to shower sitting. I wanted to take a picture of Jeff doing C - he is not impressed with teh shower situation :) - Keith & Phil of course have a separate toilet from their glassed off shower. We haven't seen their room, but clearly Phil got a better room, AND he got it for less money. But we're not bitter :)
Wish you were here!
Michael & (Jeff)
PS - we did see the Moulin Rouge - here's some pictures from yesterday. The opra house, the Louvre and Moulin rouge - not in that order.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
The days are overlapping
That palace is HUGE - and all that glass! Keith & Phil at a garden that overlooked the Eifel Tower.
This is the boat that we took on the cruise around the city - it's fascinating how they manage to maneuver these things! Here is a picture of us our first day (or 2nd day - hard to tell since I had to wear the shirt 2 days in a row)...the cathedral behind us is Notre Dame. Always a line...we never did make it in there (or to the top of the Eiffel Tower).
I ran out of time yesterday and was not able to post everything we did on our 2nd day in Paris. So let me finish the recap of the 10th of July - and then share what we did today.
We walked a lot. We saw some amazing palaces (not sure that is the right word). As we were walking the grounds of one estate, we saw a sign for an exhibit of Rene Lalique's early work (1890-1912). We couldn't resist seeing his work and all commented on how we wished Pete & Doug were here - as they are not only admierer's but collectors of his later works. We saw some of the most amazing broaches, pins, combs, necklaces, and art. It was neat to see the jewelry, which was so detailed. Pete - there was one piece that was Bees on a hive and the hive was some fancy stone. Very cool. There was some pretty goth looking stuff. Bats with jewel encrusted talons and eyes - on a hair comb. Um, lady, you have bats in your hair.
Today, the 11th, we went to the Louvre - Keith & Phil knew how to get us tickets that allowed us to "jump" ahead of the line - and you should have seen all the people. It was so crowded. The building is amazing...and it's huge! We went to see the Mona Lisa - "no photos please" and yet, there was a mob of about 200 people in this roped off area snapping photos of the famous painting. We saw it, but honestly - when there are that many people trying to see it with you - you can't get close and "soak it up" - it's like a cattle call. Off to the Winged Victory of Samonthrace, very cool. We walked thru some halls with 30 or 40 foot high ceilings - and paintings that were so real - some were bigger than any wall in our house (I don't think you can get a frame for those at Hobby Lobby). I was impressed with the painting of the coronation of Napolean and his wife. Louis XV crown was quite impressive. as was all of his "cups" - It's hard to believe that these intricite pieces of art were done so long ago. But not hard to believe why so many french royalty were killed - the opulence and decadence was - well, it gave me goosebumps to see all that gilding and glitz. Keith is a fan of the Egyption's work - so we did a spin through that section - looking at the sarcophagus' after we spotted the Venus de Milo.
The Louvre alone could have taken up weeks of our vacation - but we could only see the highlights. We went to the northern part of the city - Montmartre, where all the Parisens (I saw that I spelled it wrong before) - set up their eisles and paint. We saw the very gothic church at the top of Paris and took a few pictures overlooking the city. Such an amazing city, with amazing archetecture.
This evening Keith & Phil took us to dinner at Kong - a restaraunt some of you Sex and the City fans will know from the finale. It is a glass domed restaurant/bar overlooking the city - and quite chichi! All the wait staff was picture perfect -but since the 15% service fee is already included in teh prices - they have no reason to "try" to earn a tip. This is not exclusive to Kong, but this place seemed to have extra helpings of attitude....it started with drinks at the bar in teh basement - lots of smoke and happy hour folk - when I grabbed the first cosmopolitan from teh bar to had to Jeff my hand jerked away upon feeling the burning sensation one often feels when their glass is too closed to an open flame. Mmmmmm, burnt hair. Glad it wasn't a 151 rum garnished drink - or I would have gone up in smoke when I spilled the drink everywhere. As it was, I only got the cranky lady next to me and, truth be told, she deserved it. But that's another story about a lady that tried to take my spot and jump ahead of the line. If she tasted the cosmo she would have loved it - it was fantastic.
We had to wait 20-25 minutes to get "greeted" at the table by the waiter. Ok - greeted isn't the word. "noticed" is more like it - his eyes averted our table every time he walked past us. What is that all about? We all kept our patience...Keith had mentioned earlier that when the tip is already included - if the service is bad, just start dropping things. Make em work for the tip they are getting :) I looked at my napkin, and the carpet below - he's got 5 minutes to say bonjour and bring me some evian - natural (I don't need the gas). The manager must have sensed danger - asking for our drink order and appetizers. The waiter came around - and asked us for our entree' and brought our bottle of wine that was QUITE lovely but he spilled jeff's cocktail while trying to open the wine and made me spill my drink on my pants! Hmmmph~! I was ticked off - he beat me to the punch. I was supposed to start dropping things! Cleary he'd gone to teh same school as keith. This is war. ok, actually after that - things seemed to get better (even though they got S-M-O-K-E-Y too). I think I might buy stock in those american tobacco companies - they are doing a great business over here.
After dessert (Lime tart and a molten chocolate souflee) - we had some 40 weight oil/aka decaf espresso. Now, I was not sure this was a good idea - what if he doesn't give us decaf? I'll be up all night! I decided to take the risk with Keith & Jeff and we all tried to choke down this sludge that was biofuel, for sure.
As Phil RAN down the street to catch the Eiffel Tower twinkle - I hobbled my way to the river Seine. I had to wear real shoes to dinner, and my blisters were reminding me how I was paying the price for a pair of shoes that WERE CLEARLY NOT COOL ENOUGH FOR THIS AMOUNT OF PAIN! We got tot eh bridge - and teh Eiffel Tower was glitzing like diamonds - it was gorgeous! I guess they do this on the hour at night - and it was quite the site.
Well - here it is Midnight and that decaf is still keeping me up (or was it the chocolate souflee that is making it hard to sleep).
Tomorrow we have to check out of our hotel, and head off to coppenhagen - we have a wake up call for 6:30 - UGH, that's am. I'm not sure who's idea that was - but they probably didn't have chocolate souflee and "decaf" at dinner like me. I have 6 hours to recover from all this excercise today and to let my blister(s) heal. We're on this UNHEARD of airline - and their weight limit is not the same as what we're used to in teh states. something like 22lbs for carryon and 30 for checked. Well, my shoes weight 1/2 that! We have to pay something like 8 Euros per kilo, over that limit (1kilo=2.2 lbs) - which is quite ridiculous.
So we travel tomorrow, EARLY - and will need to check into a new hotel and see the sites...but right now, I am just wanting to relax. This vacation stuff is hard work! I haven't walked so muhc since we lived in NYC. My body isn't used to moving more than 10 feet at the house.
The weather is perfect - well, other than the torrential rains that come and go, and the unseasonable cool weather. Turns out this is not normal for it to be raining like this and cool. But the rain has been short lived and TOLERABLE. We have umbrellas and haven't been afraid tot ote them around. In fact we had them wtih us all day adn it didnt rain once. It was beautiful and about 70F, I am guessing maybe 75F. Tomorrow in Coppenhagen it's supposed to be in the low low 60s-50s. and RAIN RAIN RAIN. For those of you who know me well, you know I prefer to be cool than hot. So if I'm not on our boat with a can of sunscreen - then I want to be cool - I'm perfectly content to wear light sweathers and a , gasp, Jacket?!
Ok - That's it - sorry it's not nearly as witty as the first post. I am running on fumes here and you can't force funny.
Michael & (Jeff)
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Our Baltic Trip Begins
We're here! I asked Jeff to set up a blog so we could post a few comments while on our Baltic cruise.
We left Dallas on Sunday around 1:30pm after a slight delay due to weather. But we were on vacation, so no worries...after a brisk 30 minute walk in Miami from terminal D to A (if you have been to Miami and made the trek you'll appreciate the gravity of that "luck") we were greeted by the gate agent, who said "all groups, boarding all groups" - and he gave us this look, it was soon to be recognized as THE Parisian look. No worries - we're in business class and so we don't have far to walk, I thought. "hmmm...we're sort of worried about our luggage making this connection" - we explained to our Parisian gate agent. "Oohhhh not to worry - not at all, no problem" - Perfect. he knows best, after all this is our first trip to Paris! He checked us in, and quipped, "tada" - how funny, I thought - and on the walk to the plane I laughed out loud and said something to Jeff...who laughed louder and said, "um, he said Auvoir" -= as in "good bye". Well, that makes more sense!
I'll have a mimosa, I told the stewardess, with freshly injected lips (her's not mine) - and Jeff ordered an OJ. She returned and his was leaking, "there's a crack" and she dumped most of mine on the aisle - "good thing these ailses are wide, she said". yes, indeed, I thought. The food was delightful, the service got better and after some wine and ambien we were woken from our slumber...
After watching the last bit of luggage come up the belt - we looked at each other and agreed, the gate agent was full of something! Your luggage will arrive on the next flight. Oh - perfect. Will you deliver it to our hotel so we don't have to trek it on the Metro in the rain? I asked. Of c ourse, the next flight arrives tomorrow and we'd be happy to deliver, she said, with her Parisan look. "EXCUSE_M_WAH?" I said with my newest french accent. She repeated, the next flight was in the am and we'd have our luggage within 6 hours of that.
Wow - this has started out to be a trip of a lifetime. Luckily our friends Keith & Phil were on a different flight and they had deo and shirts that we could wear. Their flight was delayed too, but they arrived just a couple of hours behind schedule. Jeff and I walked around for about 30 minutes trying to find the hotel - which was stuck in between these buildings on a side side street and the mapped was less than perfect.
Side note - I learned a lot from my mom - and one lesson I'll never soon forget, "suffer for fashion" - and after all that walking in a smart new pair of Sketchers, I was taking note. Thanks Mom- I owe you one. I have a blister the size of a 1/2 dollar and the rest of the trip will be memorable :)
Upon arriving at the hotel, Jeff informed the clerk that "this map sucks" - I wonder why they don't like Americans here? She gave him the Parisian look and we checked in to our room. It is quite a lovely boutique hotel. The room is not very big, with teh toilet in it's own special closet (and a lid that has a hole that requires some adjustment) - and a tub that is not as wide as ours at home.
Our hotel is by the Notre Dame Cathedral...how fun is that? We took a nap, adn waited for Keith & Phil to arrive. While the nap was soooooooo wonderful, we finally decided to not sleep the entire trip away and went to grab a bite - 75 Euros for 2 sandwhiches and 4 cafe creams. (1euro=1.35 cents)...YIKES, This place is expensive!
We walked around some, then got on a boat to see the city at night. The Seine is murky but the city by boat was amazing. The Eiffel tower, this big glass building, Arc d' Triumph...it was unreal. This IS AMAZING.
We then went to a local bar where I nearly choked on all teh smoke. 75% of the people here smoke, it seems (ok, seemed like 100% in THAT bar). It rained a bit, but I actually wore a sweater jacket (Thankfully that was the one "lucky" thing for us - I told Jeff to carry his jacket on the plane, even though it was 85 degrees before we left Dallas, "We might need it in Paris" - since we had NO luggage on arrival - it was nice to have a jacket. Also glad I talked him out of wearing shorts on the plane (he wanted to be comfortable, I wanted to be realistic in Paris).
We slept like a rock and today we got a bus pass to tour the city. We decided that Mom & Dad should come here next year as part of their 40th anniversary trip. This is a city that everyone should everyone should experience.
We had agreat day today - saw some amazing sights - we'll post pictures later. We're supposed to go eat dinner (it's 8pm our time) so I need to get off of here and see the city.
We'll post more as we get time -
"tada"
michael & (Jeff)
We left Dallas on Sunday around 1:30pm after a slight delay due to weather. But we were on vacation, so no worries...after a brisk 30 minute walk in Miami from terminal D to A (if you have been to Miami and made the trek you'll appreciate the gravity of that "luck") we were greeted by the gate agent, who said "all groups, boarding all groups" - and he gave us this look, it was soon to be recognized as THE Parisian look. No worries - we're in business class and so we don't have far to walk, I thought. "hmmm...we're sort of worried about our luggage making this connection" - we explained to our Parisian gate agent. "Oohhhh not to worry - not at all, no problem" - Perfect. he knows best, after all this is our first trip to Paris! He checked us in, and quipped, "tada" - how funny, I thought - and on the walk to the plane I laughed out loud and said something to Jeff...who laughed louder and said, "um, he said Auvoir" -= as in "good bye". Well, that makes more sense!
I'll have a mimosa, I told the stewardess, with freshly injected lips (her's not mine) - and Jeff ordered an OJ. She returned and his was leaking, "there's a crack" and she dumped most of mine on the aisle - "good thing these ailses are wide, she said". yes, indeed, I thought. The food was delightful, the service got better and after some wine and ambien we were woken from our slumber...
After watching the last bit of luggage come up the belt - we looked at each other and agreed, the gate agent was full of something! Your luggage will arrive on the next flight. Oh - perfect. Will you deliver it to our hotel so we don't have to trek it on the Metro in the rain? I asked. Of c ourse, the next flight arrives tomorrow and we'd be happy to deliver, she said, with her Parisan look. "EXCUSE_M_WAH?" I said with my newest french accent. She repeated, the next flight was in the am and we'd have our luggage within 6 hours of that.
Wow - this has started out to be a trip of a lifetime. Luckily our friends Keith & Phil were on a different flight and they had deo and shirts that we could wear. Their flight was delayed too, but they arrived just a couple of hours behind schedule. Jeff and I walked around for about 30 minutes trying to find the hotel - which was stuck in between these buildings on a side side street and the mapped was less than perfect.
Side note - I learned a lot from my mom - and one lesson I'll never soon forget, "suffer for fashion" - and after all that walking in a smart new pair of Sketchers, I was taking note. Thanks Mom- I owe you one. I have a blister the size of a 1/2 dollar and the rest of the trip will be memorable :)
Upon arriving at the hotel, Jeff informed the clerk that "this map sucks" - I wonder why they don't like Americans here? She gave him the Parisian look and we checked in to our room. It is quite a lovely boutique hotel. The room is not very big, with teh toilet in it's own special closet (and a lid that has a hole that requires some adjustment) - and a tub that is not as wide as ours at home.
Our hotel is by the Notre Dame Cathedral...how fun is that? We took a nap, adn waited for Keith & Phil to arrive. While the nap was soooooooo wonderful, we finally decided to not sleep the entire trip away and went to grab a bite - 75 Euros for 2 sandwhiches and 4 cafe creams. (1euro=1.35 cents)...YIKES, This place is expensive!
We walked around some, then got on a boat to see the city at night. The Seine is murky but the city by boat was amazing. The Eiffel tower, this big glass building, Arc d' Triumph...it was unreal. This IS AMAZING.
We then went to a local bar where I nearly choked on all teh smoke. 75% of the people here smoke, it seems (ok, seemed like 100% in THAT bar). It rained a bit, but I actually wore a sweater jacket (Thankfully that was the one "lucky" thing for us - I told Jeff to carry his jacket on the plane, even though it was 85 degrees before we left Dallas, "We might need it in Paris" - since we had NO luggage on arrival - it was nice to have a jacket. Also glad I talked him out of wearing shorts on the plane (he wanted to be comfortable, I wanted to be realistic in Paris).
We slept like a rock and today we got a bus pass to tour the city. We decided that Mom & Dad should come here next year as part of their 40th anniversary trip. This is a city that everyone should everyone should experience.
We had agreat day today - saw some amazing sights - we'll post pictures later. We're supposed to go eat dinner (it's 8pm our time) so I need to get off of here and see the city.
We'll post more as we get time -
"tada"
michael & (Jeff)
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