Posted on October 27, 2007 by daydstrysnit
Today we leave for home. It promises to be a long day. We left the apartment at 10:30am, and will arrive in Indy at 10:45pm, with a time warp of 6 hours in there somewhere. I haven’t figured out how many actual hours it will be for us, and I really don’t [...]
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Posted on October 27, 2007 by daydstrysnit
Our last day would consist of a LOT of walking (and some climbing). We woke up early and had a nice quiet breakfast with Gildas. Fujiko slept on, as today was the day she would go to the doctor. Holly and I wanted to see the Moulin Rouge for ourselves, as we’re [...]
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Posted on October 27, 2007 by daydstrysnit
Let me just begin this post with a bit of commentary. I’ve shared many meals with Gildas, and at all of them, he turns up his nose at some point. It may be the coffee. It may be the bread (it’s usually the bread). I have been highly anxious to sample [...]
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Posted on October 21, 2007 by daydstrysnit
Here are a few shots that we snapped while strolling. There should be plenty more to come. Click the thumbnail to see the full-size version.
Here is the bistro around the corner where we drank wine and ate risotto, mashed potatoes and tuna steaks.
The Bastille. Former site of the prison where the Revolution [...]
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Posted on October 20, 2007 by daydstrysnit
Today, we woke up whenever we felt like it. Ahhh… this IS a vacation!
After a slow morning and an extremely leisurely breakfast of coffee, croissants and yesterday’s blog post, we got cleaned & dressed and headed out for the day.
Gildas, Holly & I took in the city, while Fujiko had a tennis engagement with [...]
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Posted on October 20, 2007 by daydstrysnit
[insert your own comment about underpants here]
Our journey from the aeroport to 24 avenue Victoria was long and laborious. We landed in Paris 20 minutes early, and then took 1 1/2 hours to get through customs. There were hundreds of people waiting on queue for only 3 customs agents. Before we [...]
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Posted on October 19, 2007 by daydstrysnit
Let me bring you up to speed… Holly (my wife) and I managed to work some things out to allow us to get away for a really long weekend in Paris (yes, France. Not Kentucky)! It’s the first trip that just she and I have taken since Sydney (our one daughter) was [...]
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