tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28841914512430591072024-03-19T04:39:16.107-07:00Le BlogJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675468212350927733noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884191451243059107.post-19648790075338995872010-04-22T17:12:00.000-07:002010-04-22T17:14:22.116-07:00Le blog is le history.But fear not, I've just moved on to a new location for my new adventures: <a href="http://unmois.tumblr.com/">http://unmois.tumblr.com/</a>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675468212350927733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884191451243059107.post-41264128111401728442010-02-20T22:39:00.000-08:002010-02-20T22:40:33.775-08:00I'm coming back. April 2010. The adventures in fumbling in French continues...Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675468212350927733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884191451243059107.post-54622599871185276592009-08-19T18:22:00.001-07:002009-08-19T19:13:52.937-07:00History of the Defeated<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1cmPvk-oRr94GDr1_kTK915KkMrxr_a8shRUEyWmzNOJZCOHHZpXy188IveUE4u54LLyF4R3k06oyKU8bcFVMmylRUVwFL7GDgvsOrTwDw8YDdIF5i5TGV68mu-GG_2OdYgPEVdBCSqV/s1600-h/P1020492.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1cmPvk-oRr94GDr1_kTK915KkMrxr_a8shRUEyWmzNOJZCOHHZpXy188IveUE4u54LLyF4R3k06oyKU8bcFVMmylRUVwFL7GDgvsOrTwDw8YDdIF5i5TGV68mu-GG_2OdYgPEVdBCSqV/s320/P1020492.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371854964211446514" border="0" /></a>Sadly, this will be my last post in this blog as I am currently typing this in my tiny and most importantly, air conditioned Brooklyn bedroom!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUwvH6yhoR14UQ31ig0MiHO_oEIMbKM4PFPa6CqanJB2r1ycn9bv5nfKgslDFUOhf0K1uDcRPJRV746KeXff7jIeapIjwY8sElpwwGlD5GN325xDijJ-VzB_Us92tMbEcKu0Fyng2MOf-/s1600-h/P1020514.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUwvH6yhoR14UQ31ig0MiHO_oEIMbKM4PFPa6CqanJB2r1ycn9bv5nfKgslDFUOhf0K1uDcRPJRV746KeXff7jIeapIjwY8sElpwwGlD5GN325xDijJ-VzB_Us92tMbEcKu0Fyng2MOf-/s320/P1020514.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371854952692958562" border="0" /></a>Rome was a bittersweet ending for me. We had arrived late in the day from a long ride down from Venice and thus I only had a single night to see all the sights. The Sistine Chapel was off the list as they stop letting visitors in at three thirty in the afternoon. After a quick rest(mind you we had walked nearly a mile dragging our luggage in 95 degree heat to our hotel) we mapped walking route that took us past the Coliseum all the way towards St. Peters Basilica and back to the Bocca della Verità.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgToZ-rdezQMlUguScWWpFsS_h9mjdaThW9GB64eXcvpKFmi_liyPmJxq8swZzc28DVQlvaIT0Kjx6UwIW0orccfAZhovJvswegpAK9k6ABnz5Ci3Qmu7ov2xdUeA25ZepJe0xS4uUv5Sl/s1600-h/P1020530.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgToZ-rdezQMlUguScWWpFsS_h9mjdaThW9GB64eXcvpKFmi_liyPmJxq8swZzc28DVQlvaIT0Kjx6UwIW0orccfAZhovJvswegpAK9k6ABnz5Ci3Qmu7ov2xdUeA25ZepJe0xS4uUv5Sl/s320/P1020530.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371854947696485442" border="0" /></a>The last of which I was determined to see as it's part of my favorite scene in my all time favorite movie Roman Holiday. After wandering around at midnight trying to figure out where it was even located, I was extremely disappointed to find it locked behind some gates. Just a mere few feet and metal separated me from a hilarious photo shoot involving lost limbs. So despite all my lies I'm known to tell, my hand is safe for now.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmaAAjdUac8RVPoWdN5JmzIEZZy6s98tl78Zu7MhLnyrKmpnOAeAFGiG0zU9CJEgwQmlV0vJjA2XKK6mp0P96wf8NRYDjgpNVF-kZDF2aKl3w_r3EQnxDH_omQZJDMBuL2lp8_gOitV7kS/s1600-h/P1020531.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmaAAjdUac8RVPoWdN5JmzIEZZy6s98tl78Zu7MhLnyrKmpnOAeAFGiG0zU9CJEgwQmlV0vJjA2XKK6mp0P96wf8NRYDjgpNVF-kZDF2aKl3w_r3EQnxDH_omQZJDMBuL2lp8_gOitV7kS/s320/P1020531.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371854939038390130" border="0" /></a><br />I swear I will make my way back to Rome during a cooler season and properly give the sites the time they deserve to properly admire them all. <br /><br />So what have I learned about myself or the world now that I'm more worldly having spent the summer abroad? I miss being in New York City. I like the diversity this city offers, that just doesn't exist in Europe. From one country to another, you're stuck in that culture. New York offers the very best of everything and makes it accessible to anyone who is open to discover it...it's just missing really good Mexican food.Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675468212350927733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884191451243059107.post-58651704580186935712009-08-16T23:35:00.000-07:002009-08-16T23:59:48.192-07:00Slips and tangles<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnwrWngL8rDcEIXDhT4HyQeutyoYrYfx3t1K52Q4HZPXMHRcSnFo3UQtrwhkUHiZmDYEQkbZaPR33ve9CeFzyWFTyHEVj5qKGp-Lzz5S_dNDgFU4a4ApT7zWavdcSkxDRaA1Y0IAsxUXnr/s1600-h/P1020451.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnwrWngL8rDcEIXDhT4HyQeutyoYrYfx3t1K52Q4HZPXMHRcSnFo3UQtrwhkUHiZmDYEQkbZaPR33ve9CeFzyWFTyHEVj5qKGp-Lzz5S_dNDgFU4a4ApT7zWavdcSkxDRaA1Y0IAsxUXnr/s320/P1020451.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370818657944822194" border="0" /></a>For those who had seen my Facebook status, you already know I'm not enjoying myself at Venice. It's a bit of a major disappointment as it was the city I was most looking forward to in this trip to Italy. But it turns out to be one big tourist trap. Once you get over the fact that the city is built on water, it just turns into a city with tourists that outnumber locals and the locals do everything they can to squeeze every ounce of money they can get. Case in point:<br />1. The train conductor who reprimanded us for not filling in our Europass with our passports and date of travel and proceeded to demand a fifty euro fine from each of us! Luckily he let us go, but I saw two Asian ladies pay the same fine later.<br />2. We went to the island of Murano famous for their glass studios for a free tour. Our hotel had arranged a taxi take us there early in the morning. What the tour was though was a five minute glass blowing demo and thirty minutes of being led through their glass store trying to get you to buy something. Our tour book said, if you don't purchase something, most visitors have to find their own way back to Venice. I think we lucked out(again) when a taxi arrived for a couple people who did purchase some pieces.<br />3. A basic plate of Spaghetti with basil and tomatoes, a cost of four euros in Sicily, but in Venice ten euros! Sicilians are also the better cooks I've learned.<br />4. Umbrella and chair rentals at Lido beach: Fifteen euros! And I thought the three euro charge in Greece was expensive.<br />5. Water taxi ticket good for only twelve hours: Sixteen euros! Not to mention the rude ticket lady who barked at April for apparently not understanding what she meant when she asked for a euro when she obviously did after just handing the ticket lady the euro she had just asked for. (visitors tip: Italians HATE when you pay with paper bills)Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675468212350927733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884191451243059107.post-63301794315547352632009-08-14T03:44:00.000-07:002009-08-14T03:46:46.871-07:00Buon appetitoHere's one of my meals in Sicily, spaghetti marinara with seafood and calamari arrosto. You pretty much can't go wrong here.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_p4vKAJw8ZGDrWOSRvtOI5MvJG-c6Hel-qVlX_0CIhsWHWfMvC4JuLd6_V9Hjau7ldeSYK_LBgVJ6yiKtgtueHAhuvb8qb7lhUOs0v79gRIh7vz1RmbGzp_-NkOZxX3xmPYlJqrbBAA0d/s1600-h/P1020375.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_p4vKAJw8ZGDrWOSRvtOI5MvJG-c6Hel-qVlX_0CIhsWHWfMvC4JuLd6_V9Hjau7ldeSYK_LBgVJ6yiKtgtueHAhuvb8qb7lhUOs0v79gRIh7vz1RmbGzp_-NkOZxX3xmPYlJqrbBAA0d/s320/P1020375.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369768960023249778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNcabBSZxiwn3EJw5Gn8BiiAGtnMokfB-rn2jg7M3HDbcB08amGE4FOC6Sxn6vdNj6c6wpGldXk0xd2CP_7YiXZrf6yiIRfEmNvcyEuFxNXdgPv3gW3PjpNp0Cz_t_qIQV_lLCH4KS-XE/s1600-h/P1020376.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNcabBSZxiwn3EJw5Gn8BiiAGtnMokfB-rn2jg7M3HDbcB08amGE4FOC6Sxn6vdNj6c6wpGldXk0xd2CP_7YiXZrf6yiIRfEmNvcyEuFxNXdgPv3gW3PjpNp0Cz_t_qIQV_lLCH4KS-XE/s320/P1020376.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369768955871669074" border="0" /></a>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675468212350927733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884191451243059107.post-7492736114198371032009-08-13T12:57:00.000-07:002009-08-13T13:22:52.308-07:00Anchorless<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_5Xz61afGvq0rRog43EJShvNn9-eHfZC4QLlOwXYP4jTTmnNKU-fEUGcRA2S0PycwouRVVQz9uUUYdej3Snjca8-zU7BtXajvinsUZycbpgn6kxkhjN9OG_xvxNGKjHT6HR9BxrKn0Z4/s1600-h/P1020395.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_5Xz61afGvq0rRog43EJShvNn9-eHfZC4QLlOwXYP4jTTmnNKU-fEUGcRA2S0PycwouRVVQz9uUUYdej3Snjca8-zU7BtXajvinsUZycbpgn6kxkhjN9OG_xvxNGKjHT6HR9BxrKn0Z4/s320/P1020395.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369542927630146834" border="0" /></a>There was a question that was asked before I left for Europe; how do you take a train from Sicily to Naples? I didn't quite understand that question until today seeing as I never realized Sicily was essentially a big island.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJKab-wXpbG9Q2ahOc36XXr_RUshOHIPdeFCOM5hLOM-XoWSv8wooJF3lAdXeas-uZ3VF-qW6oyQKVpbL_st_3eRafrfdXIuTeYl0tPyBhjpIxPPvVjzPsgleUjjnVkwub5IileXZPpoLn/s1600-h/P1020385.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJKab-wXpbG9Q2ahOc36XXr_RUshOHIPdeFCOM5hLOM-XoWSv8wooJF3lAdXeas-uZ3VF-qW6oyQKVpbL_st_3eRafrfdXIuTeYl0tPyBhjpIxPPvVjzPsgleUjjnVkwub5IileXZPpoLn/s320/P1020385.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369542918035300658" border="0" /></a><br />Well, the answer to that question is, you put the train onto a ferry. You don't go through a chunnel like the Eurostar from Paris to London. The TRAIN goes onto a friggin' BOAT. It took me like fifteen minutes to even realize that the boat was moving as I was sitting in the train.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkrm-VfXUjzzRCZ0FPrLaIOONn-eNmwybYTK8RyoGvE_guZsNYQeuaO9fL9Lvd28FbcaYa8WksH9Fax6kV1vyG_85_3PN-vrRzk64WA8bZZqAbyxZDML7I3qSC9tG9Nk1eClwrZEicrqY/s1600-h/P1020397.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkrm-VfXUjzzRCZ0FPrLaIOONn-eNmwybYTK8RyoGvE_guZsNYQeuaO9fL9Lvd28FbcaYa8WksH9Fax6kV1vyG_85_3PN-vrRzk64WA8bZZqAbyxZDML7I3qSC9tG9Nk1eClwrZEicrqY/s320/P1020397.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369542905360121890" border="0" /></a>Today was pretty much one long train/boat ride. We caught the 7:30am train and arrived in Naples at 5:00pm. Not to mention all the stairs and non operational escalators we had to endure to get to our hotel along with the angry Italians who were accusing us of sitting in their seats(which we probably were). But we made it to Naples and had one of the best meals in Italy so far. Tomorrow we have Pompeii and Capri on our itinerary so it's going to be a full day ahead of us.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4LnGBbGoyQ96Zw2eY3w00dfVixBABmP0C_wodyd2jzRr4MoFaYd5LfHNuq_MFG0at-XuypDXa5_1qZ1MxKqmATYubqq3n7iJl0H3zRC-_zDb__ZJmg8-aFdWGuIUSHTYdhtaYcDpCi6UJ/s1600-h/P1020399.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4LnGBbGoyQ96Zw2eY3w00dfVixBABmP0C_wodyd2jzRr4MoFaYd5LfHNuq_MFG0at-XuypDXa5_1qZ1MxKqmATYubqq3n7iJl0H3zRC-_zDb__ZJmg8-aFdWGuIUSHTYdhtaYcDpCi6UJ/s320/P1020399.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369542908366595058" border="0" /></a>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675468212350927733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884191451243059107.post-54666096000873971092009-08-09T23:57:00.000-07:002009-08-09T23:59:53.938-07:00The Precience of DawnI'm sitting here in the airport in Rome awaiting my next flight to Palermo. In nine days I'll return to this airport for my final journey back to Brooklyn. All airports pretty much are the same, but I'm docking both JFK and this airport points for making me pay to use Wifi. Honestly I just want to get back to the beach, I'm a bit tired of all this sight seeing.<br /><br />I'm dying for music. I just realized I haven't been to a show in like a month, that's practically a lifetime in alcoholism years. I've been titling a few of my entries with Weakerthans song titles to get me excited for their two shows in Sept.Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675468212350927733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884191451243059107.post-62728623518365626962009-08-08T09:53:00.000-07:002009-08-08T14:42:27.719-07:00One Great City!Sorry for the long gap between posts, but I'm sure you can forgive me as I've been tanning and laying out on the beach all week long. My days are something like this, wake up around 9:00am, eat an amazing breakfast of Greek yogurt, fried eggs, bacon, and fruit, visit an old medieval village or two, sit on either a pebble or sandy beach(i prefer the latter. Pebbles are a bitch to walk on), eat lunch(which always include a Greek salad), tan for another few hours, take a dip into the Aegean Sea, eat dinner(which always includes a Greek salad. See a pattern here?) and then end with drinks at the port. So you can see why I'm not so inclined to update this.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfM4eaF6aRXsdOav7Iby9N-BAFX44d3cX8KLNxaKcQAgmk1YijwHo9tm7SH15IREyOUWYFJqY9-0Wb6U0EGDE5MSuEVkc1Z6bmRVM2S5f2bj92N555lVKJA-G5DvQ-yiuQJPGU3Bo5TDYV/s1600-h/P1020281.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfM4eaF6aRXsdOav7Iby9N-BAFX44d3cX8KLNxaKcQAgmk1YijwHo9tm7SH15IREyOUWYFJqY9-0Wb6U0EGDE5MSuEVkc1Z6bmRVM2S5f2bj92N555lVKJA-G5DvQ-yiuQJPGU3Bo5TDYV/s320/P1020281.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367641052536968818" border="0" /></a>Although I should mention we did take a day tour to Izmir, Turkey yesterday. Turkey is visible from Chios and only a 45 minute ferry ride, so we had planned to go for a day trip. I had written an entry about the finer points why not to visit Izmir Turkey when there's a Grecian beach with sand and water and relaxation and a lack of shady merchants trying to sell you a "nice t-shirt" much closer by, but it got deleted. So the lesson to learn here, don't go to Turkey. We all hated it. Fine, go if you really want to buy a magical monkey paw, but really, it's still not worth it. I used one of my wishes from the monkey paw to send me back in time and choose to spend an extra day at the beach instead. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSoFqUduDIkBRThyloVuUDFhibrjKZQjGOYTgKP2tw_7BEOZzqRNUDDdJ-dAsk3VxDqcXzAlernpPpLTTxnJ4cBQmC-PoNCQHGOP9jPR87RaFiT-egkS3KeElE0TdfghPRSZh8uV6SpxN/s1600-h/P1020284.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSoFqUduDIkBRThyloVuUDFhibrjKZQjGOYTgKP2tw_7BEOZzqRNUDDdJ-dAsk3VxDqcXzAlernpPpLTTxnJ4cBQmC-PoNCQHGOP9jPR87RaFiT-egkS3KeElE0TdfghPRSZh8uV6SpxN/s320/P1020284.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367641726392176338" border="0" /></a>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675468212350927733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884191451243059107.post-48985753728179076982009-08-03T13:30:00.002-07:002009-08-03T15:39:40.305-07:00Over Retired Explorer (Dines With Michel Foucault In Paris, 1961)I'm becoming increasing less and less motivated to update Le Blog. There's just something wrong about writing about Greece(My current location for those playing "Where in the world is Jeff?") in something called Le Blog. I mean I know I can probably just change the header, but then what's the fun in blogging in something that's called "Living Vicariously Through Jeff's European Travel Blog Is Making You Really Jealous of Him Because You're Just At Work Sipping Your Morning Coffee And the Morning Meeting Is About to Start Soon"?<br /><br />Anyways, to catch up from the last episode; my stay in Dusseldorf Germany has ended after three very short days. It was a great peace of mind finally being around someone who speaks the native language. As someone had described their experience of Germany, I had a similar experience, drinking a lot of German beers and eating a lot of sausages. I think one of my favorite new things is taking tequila shots with cinnamon and orange wedges. I could have done without the constant annoyance of the bees who were collecting the strawberry sauce of my spaghetti ice cream sundae for their honey. On Sunday afternoon I said goodbye to Birte and Hanna and hopped on a three hour flight to Athens to say hello to April and Stephanie.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dusseldorf, Germany</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7Xmm6EKzmVCTn-YDJJcObFK0e0UIohrIiXQkSO0GCDJXu4h7nv221Wlqs1-_4Tf9Iv7sqCkyWPBmTc8NXVsptplsY107VHGK2fnbqKoEd-wlnn-fp0Xwr166Ysjc7LcjPZt2q1g9ajMw/s1600-h/P1020166.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7Xmm6EKzmVCTn-YDJJcObFK0e0UIohrIiXQkSO0GCDJXu4h7nv221Wlqs1-_4Tf9Iv7sqCkyWPBmTc8NXVsptplsY107VHGK2fnbqKoEd-wlnn-fp0Xwr166Ysjc7LcjPZt2q1g9ajMw/s320/P1020166.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365849883892965298" border="0" /></a>After a short night stay in Athens, a shot and a half of a Crete liquor called Raki and a quick morning run through of the Acropolis this morning, I am currently hunkered down for a week in the sandy beaches of Chios; just a short hop, skip and skiddadle away from Turkey. I'm mentally worn down from all the Parisian museums, skyscrapers, endless sole wearing and soul bearing walks, foreign complications that all I can think about is just laying quietly in the peaceful sea breeze of the deep blue Aegean Sea...Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675468212350927733noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884191451243059107.post-63827810665423400462009-07-31T02:26:00.000-07:002009-08-01T01:45:26.491-07:00Hallo! Danke! Bitte!In one day I've learned about as much German as I know French. Too bad I'll only be here for two days.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFGMHlpdyRM2Z5-H-5GTY70pvHCBmROHf5XsoTA0V38Z4EK7nB5-qaJub4DHOayLmhxzRG2gLZROi89x_3t4pawTVLnmojJcAdY1qtk6rv2yHpSL8vIkjCH70uy81QyfY0fgiHv4TnyKPN/s1600-h/P1020164.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFGMHlpdyRM2Z5-H-5GTY70pvHCBmROHf5XsoTA0V38Z4EK7nB5-qaJub4DHOayLmhxzRG2gLZROi89x_3t4pawTVLnmojJcAdY1qtk6rv2yHpSL8vIkjCH70uy81QyfY0fgiHv4TnyKPN/s320/P1020164.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364554700513987170" border="0" /></a>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675468212350927733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884191451243059107.post-13218927405035834822009-07-29T11:17:00.001-07:002009-07-29T16:14:56.495-07:00Left and Leaving<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1CrlO7nH4LMOQwBs3inmZ8VMbpWagERxFUBmvZJTN9KSYrQatahg1f9mRqBMT3sNn3har09DiJZtDwUZLtmhT6E7Z0Lom2PgtrBTl6nMsohPFdyH8VKquAEFWr5glE_vOL7h5uG-W07Lm/s1600-h/P1020022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1CrlO7nH4LMOQwBs3inmZ8VMbpWagERxFUBmvZJTN9KSYrQatahg1f9mRqBMT3sNn3har09DiJZtDwUZLtmhT6E7Z0Lom2PgtrBTl6nMsohPFdyH8VKquAEFWr5glE_vOL7h5uG-W07Lm/s320/P1020022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363947427333708946" border="0" /></a>Tomorrow afternoon signals the end of my month long sojourn in the city of baguettes and the most well fed pigeons. My journeys will now take me through to Germany next and Le Blog will become Der Blög. Anyways I thought I'd breakdown the last thirty days in fun statistical facts!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Photos taken:</span> 761<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">New Facebook friends made:</span> 6<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Most used French words:</span> Merci, Bonjour, Au revoir!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Baguettes eaten:</span> 13(estimated)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Macarons eaten:</span> 1(the big chocolate ones)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Museums visited:</span> Louvre, Musee d'Orsay(twice), Fondation Cartier, Musee Picasso, Pompidou, Computer Museum, Musee Rodin<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cones of Gelato eaten:</span> 4<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Croque Madames eaten:</span> 0(shocking, i know!)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Crepes eaten:</span> 5(2 nutella and banana, 2 egg, ham and cheese and one ham and cheese)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Space Invaders Found: </span>12<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Favorite Tourist Trap:</span> The Catacombs<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Most Hilariously Named Electronics Store: </span>DartyJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675468212350927733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884191451243059107.post-78710812864926536952009-07-28T14:38:00.000-07:002009-07-28T14:48:57.330-07:00Pulp Fiction didn't lie!Here are some photos of a McDonalds as requested by my sister. I didn't eat anything but I was tempted to buy a McBeer. Yes, you can buy beer at McDonalds to wash down your Croque McDo.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSb5jBIZYB-pm77IziJhyXeCN9Q01zCfs_-6viQ1UcQnnk-yubzbn3ODxgkUD2nIjuvjjMgNou4Em_vHKcmO4H_CqKUDTEtSC-y_IgsL5GilUbB_NwG4fvHOqPVyCBj8mz5vm26y7FiR6x/s1600-h/P1010934.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSb5jBIZYB-pm77IziJhyXeCN9Q01zCfs_-6viQ1UcQnnk-yubzbn3ODxgkUD2nIjuvjjMgNou4Em_vHKcmO4H_CqKUDTEtSC-y_IgsL5GilUbB_NwG4fvHOqPVyCBj8mz5vm26y7FiR6x/s320/P1010934.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363630972398999026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0DmwPl1Cv7zNS1yQNY6ZToJVzdAu5o00vydkQKgoOUfkFKHfjLyJtbM5Rlu3m_8qQy_Lb0I0WaZtQZA6jFYKCoVIfJtkzZ5MkuWV2PFVEr_t0d-o8R_gYAkcaYBDhf7I1ccTuIwjOVUm/s1600-h/P1010927.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0DmwPl1Cv7zNS1yQNY6ZToJVzdAu5o00vydkQKgoOUfkFKHfjLyJtbM5Rlu3m_8qQy_Lb0I0WaZtQZA6jFYKCoVIfJtkzZ5MkuWV2PFVEr_t0d-o8R_gYAkcaYBDhf7I1ccTuIwjOVUm/s320/P1010927.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363630968371217042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsx-dbAvbnZKfujzokiNI5vIRYVh5NlO9s5_oCUA4202apSgF_9rm-v80Sjv3yrprzfrKHm-qhNPWA1WkNdwCHjDPT3zaCg9nuOtiBo9UZhS7iJ7Kc74CoaGxhwMe4uUcOcAtq0apuyrzi/s1600-h/P1010931.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsx-dbAvbnZKfujzokiNI5vIRYVh5NlO9s5_oCUA4202apSgF_9rm-v80Sjv3yrprzfrKHm-qhNPWA1WkNdwCHjDPT3zaCg9nuOtiBo9UZhS7iJ7Kc74CoaGxhwMe4uUcOcAtq0apuyrzi/s320/P1010931.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363630961207569506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-a_lAMtFbOymRE6WoDMfM92dc0u6h66FfbH6AxDtXH45ctnx3w-Y2XuGxk5Fgiv1zVVrD2X6jFxzvvXiIDak-OCfFXygC3d3U6YjNT4Jw2kumClZStY6474dqxWi_m2EEfYe5-XRs4VW/s1600-h/P1010930.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-a_lAMtFbOymRE6WoDMfM92dc0u6h66FfbH6AxDtXH45ctnx3w-Y2XuGxk5Fgiv1zVVrD2X6jFxzvvXiIDak-OCfFXygC3d3U6YjNT4Jw2kumClZStY6474dqxWi_m2EEfYe5-XRs4VW/s320/P1010930.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363630957050470802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3KKJNqShNwKm-UEA2dpzQ6SBtei9lZmv28_5aZmVflf8MknrRdnxewmWpCsJvmd3nSZTbX9MuNFJOmk_WvdjR5Si5HIYD7Crn-fax1JErOwJ2Z6nUOMbssBSkxNoeKv2NBpbliTu55xLS/s1600-h/P1010932.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3KKJNqShNwKm-UEA2dpzQ6SBtei9lZmv28_5aZmVflf8MknrRdnxewmWpCsJvmd3nSZTbX9MuNFJOmk_WvdjR5Si5HIYD7Crn-fax1JErOwJ2Z6nUOMbssBSkxNoeKv2NBpbliTu55xLS/s320/P1010932.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363630955133419138" border="0" /></a>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675468212350927733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884191451243059107.post-5950738523854968452009-07-26T11:09:00.000-07:002009-07-26T11:31:49.462-07:001,001 Paintings You Must See Before You DieSo today I went to the Tour de France and all I did was feed the ducklings in the pond. Okay, no I didn't. That's a lie. For some reason this blog is painting me to be an animal lover. I swear, I hate animals. Especially ones who wear capes and save animals singing opera tunes(I kid...I kid). I actually did see the Tour de France with no furry distractions.<br /><br />The one thing that stood out to me was seeing an old man carrying the book 1,001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die. Suddenly the book took on a more morbid meaning. Having obviously come from the Musee d'Orday, I can only assume he was on his way to the Louvre to check off the Mona Lisa from his book. I was just wondering how many he had left and if he really was on a mission to see all of them before he croaks. Forget the Tour de France that was happening next to him, there is art to see! Actually on second thought, it was probably genius of him to go to the museums today seeing as all of Paris were lining the streets, including me.<br /><br />Okay here's a quick recap...three and a half hours of waiting and then ten seconds of vroooooom, pedal, pedal, pedal, vroooooooom, wait ten minutes and repeat another eight or so times. Next time I'm going to stay home and watch on tv.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipHMjkHb56qXYmYJb2YV4pXzg9nB_mt0htM7Tt56kAR5QM7IAOsrfGObkwVtKMwABC8y-ZhaUG_SNPfbVoN4m5Q2EBFY7tzMpolKcObBwms_hJSDhDU5xyr2et3H1mulFv6yf-0jHrfhgf/s1600-h/P1020124.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipHMjkHb56qXYmYJb2YV4pXzg9nB_mt0htM7Tt56kAR5QM7IAOsrfGObkwVtKMwABC8y-ZhaUG_SNPfbVoN4m5Q2EBFY7tzMpolKcObBwms_hJSDhDU5xyr2et3H1mulFv6yf-0jHrfhgf/s320/P1020124.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362838171563921330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLjbii2EBfeBp9SWSuO0V1XXOEVDiPZ4u9BeRIy2BEkVQJ3_bZCiTDymTEVMoWEueZtz50u8dbBp-Us54KrC2Z4VzbmcYJgRyqQfYU_Gj5KlagvN1N-ZsYttGT_b3uMJKRlmfvPUMD2imc/s1600-h/P1020126.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLjbii2EBfeBp9SWSuO0V1XXOEVDiPZ4u9BeRIy2BEkVQJ3_bZCiTDymTEVMoWEueZtz50u8dbBp-Us54KrC2Z4VzbmcYJgRyqQfYU_Gj5KlagvN1N-ZsYttGT_b3uMJKRlmfvPUMD2imc/s320/P1020126.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362838170235971506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKnG2eKaA5pOQEC0QFlrb886PdGuUbWiDBjHU7npE5DzXh7DfZvgLdjodlZIbcoNw5pxilCrBfTyhXjN0vhNeoaxKe1q9_7iEsq2PFNNhnr4M9fA0TechKzY3Q0UyrfhFVJoktwk0Ys5_/s1600-h/P1020127.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKnG2eKaA5pOQEC0QFlrb886PdGuUbWiDBjHU7npE5DzXh7DfZvgLdjodlZIbcoNw5pxilCrBfTyhXjN0vhNeoaxKe1q9_7iEsq2PFNNhnr4M9fA0TechKzY3Q0UyrfhFVJoktwk0Ys5_/s320/P1020127.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362838163577565490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQeEmwrREneSs-JiHuWUuHNpd_T_9Ub1vNYa1WG5-R52EfFhbDJNeNc-bINZdpoqW83MPtwmuLqeDR-EfK6NlLrSLf8zv5pCwdCvnv6pcVzi08S4NWouJN8iA_Cu64KNO8nGA5E6x_zVI/s1600-h/P1020130.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQeEmwrREneSs-JiHuWUuHNpd_T_9Ub1vNYa1WG5-R52EfFhbDJNeNc-bINZdpoqW83MPtwmuLqeDR-EfK6NlLrSLf8zv5pCwdCvnv6pcVzi08S4NWouJN8iA_Cu64KNO8nGA5E6x_zVI/s320/P1020130.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362838159756906562" border="0" /></a>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675468212350927733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884191451243059107.post-25597700915396586812009-07-25T12:10:00.000-07:002009-07-25T12:46:33.292-07:00Les Chats du VersailleToday I went to the Palace of Versailles and what do I do? I spend the good part of my day playing with and feeding cherry cake things to the feral kitties in the gardens(I swear I'm not an animal person). So with that, I present to you my second photo series: Les Chats du Versaille<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAnU2JV-ei8Axe7DVwl1aNs0AAFLHD0NBvygXNbQKMFvm0j-eNcvNJUeDU83RA3RSkHiG7msubCrwbyGbq2DK1fYM_rtX0TOqdhk1UTl8K1K6REhVjwcisPgsWxXpOvRdssK3aIz2jXurY/s1600-h/P1020096.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAnU2JV-ei8Axe7DVwl1aNs0AAFLHD0NBvygXNbQKMFvm0j-eNcvNJUeDU83RA3RSkHiG7msubCrwbyGbq2DK1fYM_rtX0TOqdhk1UTl8K1K6REhVjwcisPgsWxXpOvRdssK3aIz2jXurY/s320/P1020096.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362481711270929506" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgva5Lb2OIPtd0GCngJ_ynnR84RZGqpcOBdgCqul0PSBCto57SY51PA-xIH699NdrbKHJF24aApyQKVx_JW2iHXTzLBsUXAm-EHbTtQ-WZTGyj5BTdbeWAIXUtQ13oc-ZButPhudwp1aDBT/s1600-h/P1020095.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNklGWBfWMvs141Y9l90wyFEOjb9ftceV4rMx8l2kJjLCj8Bo11FgWkzcOhsHzqARVYy8L9emGdn5s73mrxINp1gSsqe0qTlgU_jNslmZSxKwOJYmSOTinfdzWRrXBjRIwB4RjWzus_xe2/s320/P1020109.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362479772654140098" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwfdvlZmEdamtQrhBMKapsAbT58OJdttAqZBINdGdbsJXEyw2lCmfnGB43lH5WWvii0FhTIljlig3eNVIzsGGxeQcDOo1r7BStgaZp4Sjip_yH94Yu-7etTVgvfsWAJeSEQAdOPlVzuxCp/s1600-h/P1020110.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwfdvlZmEdamtQrhBMKapsAbT58OJdttAqZBINdGdbsJXEyw2lCmfnGB43lH5WWvii0FhTIljlig3eNVIzsGGxeQcDOo1r7BStgaZp4Sjip_yH94Yu-7etTVgvfsWAJeSEQAdOPlVzuxCp/s320/P1020110.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362479765076239170" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRMWyjDKi6EBe22KMH_Qxa9f2JUEcqKVvP8LdCNyGk6jF6uH3eUJrzEYrtJxYzkXNE0IMh_adXPIRNg-SfnjlrZG2rBgQuDoZvcUFPlMI7KzoXqVm4QKZRmXeHor-uC0FnZNIy-QMcfuNy/s1600-h/P1020112.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRMWyjDKi6EBe22KMH_Qxa9f2JUEcqKVvP8LdCNyGk6jF6uH3eUJrzEYrtJxYzkXNE0IMh_adXPIRNg-SfnjlrZG2rBgQuDoZvcUFPlMI7KzoXqVm4QKZRmXeHor-uC0FnZNIy-QMcfuNy/s320/P1020112.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362479762125208498" border="0" /></a>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675468212350927733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884191451243059107.post-30113649550993604712009-07-22T04:45:00.000-07:002009-07-22T05:10:36.131-07:00Wacky French Signs<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thanks for the warning, I was about to refill my water bottle next<br />to the French guy dipping his feet in the pool. </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3exGIuY2cGGZb7paMxvJyCQGAJIVxXQYSl_qjOI-ae4C_caxnzHC1k_FR3Xm8pLfb2CzIuNb5yD8HVzC9wDIC0jHKqaKiyI4hkf0hkDDVvOk1K6hqQTGC0hfM-LFmvUMNS87y29TxSEl/s1600-h/P1010989.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3exGIuY2cGGZb7paMxvJyCQGAJIVxXQYSl_qjOI-ae4C_caxnzHC1k_FR3Xm8pLfb2CzIuNb5yD8HVzC9wDIC0jHKqaKiyI4hkf0hkDDVvOk1K6hqQTGC0hfM-LFmvUMNS87y29TxSEl/s320/P1010989.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361251803642615970" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">No speedos on the Arc de Triomph? Napoleon would disapprove!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvYr_61g5YjpPMZLIY26NSt5V0Bvx1noVEPigy-vzy1WOMHndeYcmQNsE3nierl1QjwKJ0u3ZCc4E-GFiiO02isTksVV9FIITwPqD1A_OWilq02biMmn7VLNC8Vl6PD2riTiE6ags5Cdu/s1600-h/P1010913.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvYr_61g5YjpPMZLIY26NSt5V0Bvx1noVEPigy-vzy1WOMHndeYcmQNsE3nierl1QjwKJ0u3ZCc4E-GFiiO02isTksVV9FIITwPqD1A_OWilq02biMmn7VLNC8Vl6PD2riTiE6ags5Cdu/s320/P1010913.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361251798650122994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">No drinking wine in front of beer drinking women?<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI28w2o0T-SxP88eWApDNF7rD8ojuW0ow3nmVSMrhzhotrixf3zteu2sDaGim4H01e3swjJ8eG11aOAllf-yufCBmk_nShfo0kw8pF-4rwGY8hpw9OyPFmMzfgID3R6q4daVOF6wVN8BiW/s1600-h/P1010405.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI28w2o0T-SxP88eWApDNF7rD8ojuW0ow3nmVSMrhzhotrixf3zteu2sDaGim4H01e3swjJ8eG11aOAllf-yufCBmk_nShfo0kw8pF-4rwGY8hpw9OyPFmMzfgID3R6q4daVOF6wVN8BiW/s320/P1010405.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361251795748805842" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">No soccer playing dogs allowed in this park!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuDY496_P3Ibci9bj0hbVlm8GfnfnjnrBFW6Xtn-Aa-fJPCc_87lqzRsV6oTZvZwD0ZxLqhrlj4SZabZjF6D4mbDjbUEUP-hWwKm8t8cuarGOSxv3B1iPKWYn8PjhDaiIKT-ou-bWoyd1/s1600-h/P1010903.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuDY496_P3Ibci9bj0hbVlm8GfnfnjnrBFW6Xtn-Aa-fJPCc_87lqzRsV6oTZvZwD0ZxLqhrlj4SZabZjF6D4mbDjbUEUP-hWwKm8t8cuarGOSxv3B1iPKWYn8PjhDaiIKT-ou-bWoyd1/s320/P1010903.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361251793201192114" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Okay, whoever comments with the best caption for the sign below wins this bag of fried egg gummi's!<br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBO1j6lWZBl3sX53fm6LD6Kk7aO23vDnFFtlVmXRHHQnp25MTzvDoKGX-i33sJMCGrlE1IjG9ILbmYVB4Vc5hvglBuMPYl6Wv3-vnlUJ9p5PFnzilxAgWYtq7ISeZxKlgzWNc3LRpUoHhG/s1600-h/P1010981.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBO1j6lWZBl3sX53fm6LD6Kk7aO23vDnFFtlVmXRHHQnp25MTzvDoKGX-i33sJMCGrlE1IjG9ILbmYVB4Vc5hvglBuMPYl6Wv3-vnlUJ9p5PFnzilxAgWYtq7ISeZxKlgzWNc3LRpUoHhG/s320/P1010981.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361251785746832434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCqbzLGjjwdCmJB5mgfZhbWkaz_p-jii6muWHfUAJSCIYO7ddM5LqzKbMiNamJBZUSaBL2Qt7swx2fyTAaAq8Ypd-8hKNs7WpuRHF2a_4puvdgnpbybPBhMe7U0njNpg2ouBJu5DsPiTB3/s1600-h/P1020012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCqbzLGjjwdCmJB5mgfZhbWkaz_p-jii6muWHfUAJSCIYO7ddM5LqzKbMiNamJBZUSaBL2Qt7swx2fyTAaAq8Ypd-8hKNs7WpuRHF2a_4puvdgnpbybPBhMe7U0njNpg2ouBJu5DsPiTB3/s320/P1020012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361252126350866738" border="0" /></a>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675468212350927733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884191451243059107.post-26467029447531788282009-07-20T12:19:00.000-07:002009-07-20T12:41:00.945-07:00Les puces sur des chiensYesterday afternoon I went to the flea market Les Puces de Saint-Ouen and with that I present to you my new photo series: <span>Les Puces Sur Des Chiens</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chien Une(2009)</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOpq-vrUb31vtE6A50Ztd9uo43OzCNsaLDgSh96kHctEcQyx_dtR5AVVHXtVBZrouP6k73XSEM-Fs0qaYYfmb48XWDqUcAIA0zw845AxbZPZGhgoH0ViNU3DZZxjnv7qWCuqBG-5E7CZ7X/s1600-h/P1010944.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOpq-vrUb31vtE6A50Ztd9uo43OzCNsaLDgSh96kHctEcQyx_dtR5AVVHXtVBZrouP6k73XSEM-Fs0qaYYfmb48XWDqUcAIA0zw845AxbZPZGhgoH0ViNU3DZZxjnv7qWCuqBG-5E7CZ7X/s320/P1010944.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360627557568364354" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bitch Get Off My Chair(2009)<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzm8o6Xla3RYJf81eVNcGUUMA-YghdVmD5SDAXxR_QMvpHnmCwdjN8xOLmytYqY0k__G4O6CVHWjhKBHiBUYSymGXskB4jjOoPtFJgmATWhhtymRjPmtMXPgD8phjtaKQ1CEwv3O3iwFh/s1600-h/P1010942.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzm8o6Xla3RYJf81eVNcGUUMA-YghdVmD5SDAXxR_QMvpHnmCwdjN8xOLmytYqY0k__G4O6CVHWjhKBHiBUYSymGXskB4jjOoPtFJgmATWhhtymRjPmtMXPgD8phjtaKQ1CEwv3O3iwFh/s320/P1010942.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360627553671110050" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What You Looking At(2009)</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtwyHXEjCVMz-Osj-uqgiiaWCexyA0AYq9PqyDFH_28TM5ywfFE-1L_eei-8MOXT5wYPvYZhkmSCPu1HoBefpBWy18yaES5vy5fxr4l3pLzwC_xunyoHxUG6zgmHXk_lDjwAn2UynlCI1j/s1600-h/P1010941.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtwyHXEjCVMz-Osj-uqgiiaWCexyA0AYq9PqyDFH_28TM5ywfFE-1L_eei-8MOXT5wYPvYZhkmSCPu1HoBefpBWy18yaES5vy5fxr4l3pLzwC_xunyoHxUG6zgmHXk_lDjwAn2UynlCI1j/s320/P1010941.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360627547660274962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chien Deux(2009)</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18bE-NHlUhTh7SQy2OtzfSN0lV5ENhgOUjBHrQkEgV-yvKeRh3xI-mkrfqkMUk9yJIrVi8ENROjyHAvS7Qo-ijQRbE_FoPshHyqdn5abemMvIHqIuGbqC4KC599eJDy06cN_ykAkCbxoD/s1600-h/P1010939.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18bE-NHlUhTh7SQy2OtzfSN0lV5ENhgOUjBHrQkEgV-yvKeRh3xI-mkrfqkMUk9yJIrVi8ENROjyHAvS7Qo-ijQRbE_FoPshHyqdn5abemMvIHqIuGbqC4KC599eJDy06cN_ykAkCbxoD/s320/P1010939.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360627544969105970" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rouge à Lèvres(2009)</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwr64WTCa_f_351MWLlHdUmNmH3pXiDthOxagXMvNU6-6u-BEDfTSUPu1RC-q2_xcj3SLRlSg11UliNz1xH6SFG-qtY8TuhBvzrck1APwncT6onY3YRMK3IUmW59AL0BqSoYrhQEQxnvxS/s1600-h/P1010937.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwr64WTCa_f_351MWLlHdUmNmH3pXiDthOxagXMvNU6-6u-BEDfTSUPu1RC-q2_xcj3SLRlSg11UliNz1xH6SFG-qtY8TuhBvzrck1APwncT6onY3YRMK3IUmW59AL0BqSoYrhQEQxnvxS/s320/P1010937.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360627541093042674" border="0" /></a><br />* Galleries can contact me for viewing rights at jeffwhong at gmail dot com.Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675468212350927733noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884191451243059107.post-21303179270306159722009-07-19T15:16:00.000-07:002009-07-19T15:45:17.438-07:00Dinner with Jim<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>I just got back from one of the most amazing times I've had so far in Paris. The attentive readers of Le Blog will note, I was highly anticipating tonight and I was not let down in the least bit. A few months ago I had signed up for a dinner party hosted by <a href="http://www.jim-haynes.com/">Jim Haynes</a> who has been hosting these events for over thirty years. It was billed as a must do for anybody who is in Paris.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKaP4OQZqzF8TyRYAUzLQJORaNR-BkMftxkZO94dJ2054UhDurC6QMPCy9Cm34UCtoXqKxXI2roDEUG_cPGvJk80gjYiJpYuW4jqbP99kxIcDMu0Jngi_MPESd9NKhBcUHNybYOgy5psp/s1600-h/P1010948.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKaP4OQZqzF8TyRYAUzLQJORaNR-BkMftxkZO94dJ2054UhDurC6QMPCy9Cm34UCtoXqKxXI2roDEUG_cPGvJk80gjYiJpYuW4jqbP99kxIcDMu0Jngi_MPESd9NKhBcUHNybYOgy5psp/s320/P1010948.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360303553787884610" border="0" /></a><br />I was only one of the estimated 150,000 dinner guests he has hosted from all the years. People from around the world attend his dinners every Sunday night and as I can attest from the people I've met, it is a testament to how well known Jim's dinners have become. From Alberto to Boris to Joomi to Ankit to Maura from good ol' Iowa, every part of the world was well represented in this one evening. New York of course seemed to have the biggest number of representatives including Jim's own son Jesper.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_w1TbIvlpFY8Rqir4cIYVFnR60N1rPx5ik8r54m36B4_JVXfuqcq23dCInLnFQPEaCDEH0LVMCbTTKQnDRLlWl9fEi2riCot4Evl0udE2GrHYo61GhbymqBXPwdI_cY0WgCoP1wartPz/s1600-h/P1010949.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_w1TbIvlpFY8Rqir4cIYVFnR60N1rPx5ik8r54m36B4_JVXfuqcq23dCInLnFQPEaCDEH0LVMCbTTKQnDRLlWl9fEi2riCot4Evl0udE2GrHYo61GhbymqBXPwdI_cY0WgCoP1wartPz/s320/P1010949.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360303544976050562" border="0" /></a><br />And the food! The food is always cooked each week by a guest cook. Tonight's meal was from my guess either Greek or Turkish, but whatever it was it was one of the best meals I've had here in Paris so far. Maybe it helped that I was starving by the time 8:00pm rolled around, but a good home cooked meal is always appreciated when far away from your own home. The lack of a photo as I habitual have come to take these days is a good indication of hungry I was.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMZhN9NDn6Vwot3U1fhuK24PgF94Y0II9SBbsMcfLBM5ITyXOUmngQ_IUuRLCjx_a7z_YG_HePHZ4me_MlaEpOY7PKPY3WvmknCk0P90_crrjkAQCW05N6aBEfr1uIYxHAfXgZDeXDVsGl/s1600-h/P1010950.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMZhN9NDn6Vwot3U1fhuK24PgF94Y0II9SBbsMcfLBM5ITyXOUmngQ_IUuRLCjx_a7z_YG_HePHZ4me_MlaEpOY7PKPY3WvmknCk0P90_crrjkAQCW05N6aBEfr1uIYxHAfXgZDeXDVsGl/s320/P1010950.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360303541942548946" border="0" /></a><br />At any rate, for anybody who plans to visit Paris and happen to stay over on a Sunday, go to Jim Haynes website and sign up for one of these dinners. I enjoyed every second of it and you most assuredly will too.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB1hScX_Gn_3kQgLF25Cxp9HHqDh6gbF4VgzC2iLy-mAugZJdWjX8Mxtglze3NS8fIvQp1YibU5xAVZTfXN7H6UhTDlJcVAxzWgebbLnm3wV_GCkiVt73MYwjlMmJXB08DBdofLLF0I9bY/s1600-h/P1010953.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB1hScX_Gn_3kQgLF25Cxp9HHqDh6gbF4VgzC2iLy-mAugZJdWjX8Mxtglze3NS8fIvQp1YibU5xAVZTfXN7H6UhTDlJcVAxzWgebbLnm3wV_GCkiVt73MYwjlMmJXB08DBdofLLF0I9bY/s320/P1010953.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360303537824076578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Me with Jim Haynes</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEm4hGj6NqmJEPiwomLplPaBzH-HO1YyQ7gq5tRgcRPwbSt65fSxy2PYQCaZ1EM_Ab0ghf0cbTrx1ZzaUabiUDEaPn9It8NMEi6-EgY3HlNvfncyybnTs28lF8endah7NZAsQoyO5uCQ-/s1600-h/P1010955.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEm4hGj6NqmJEPiwomLplPaBzH-HO1YyQ7gq5tRgcRPwbSt65fSxy2PYQCaZ1EM_Ab0ghf0cbTrx1ZzaUabiUDEaPn9It8NMEi6-EgY3HlNvfncyybnTs28lF8endah7NZAsQoyO5uCQ-/s320/P1010955.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360303528853911122" border="0" /></a>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675468212350927733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884191451243059107.post-59700657419188542202009-07-18T14:27:00.000-07:002009-07-19T15:43:04.238-07:00I'm setting bootie traps!I think my title is racist; of course the Asian guy quotes Data from the Goonies. What other good Goonie quotes are there? "Goonies never say die?" "Sloth love Chunk?" "This is the men's room?" "This was my dream, my wish. And it didn't come true. So I'm taking it back. I'm taking them all back. "<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6y_CZi12UxdebsDxA-NjnXTXp3v5L_-KDe5vUyHzZr3WpzZmbdJ_5oiddefmNQJiKlJScvBksmVdliEYHP9Shs80hYJF4M0QExN0iAIEGdZHZMp4pvHZVGpc7kWq90Mx9XjOU0v73V0N/s1600-h/P1010862.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6y_CZi12UxdebsDxA-NjnXTXp3v5L_-KDe5vUyHzZr3WpzZmbdJ_5oiddefmNQJiKlJScvBksmVdliEYHP9Shs80hYJF4M0QExN0iAIEGdZHZMp4pvHZVGpc7kWq90Mx9XjOU0v73V0N/s320/P1010862.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359922244695135570" border="0" /></a><br />Why am I even talking about the Goonies? Well, it's cause I spent Wednesday afternoon in the deep dank, squidgy(that's what the travel guide described the floor as, "squidgy". I would disagree) underbelly of the Paris underground with approximately nine million way dead Parisians in what's otherwise known as the Paris Catacombs.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz7jU3einuFfcK7e6JW5QS66i1SNWROLDi3MtoqPmWAzRKzKtjl0MOC9K77qBeMErN-yENavvGBeX0OQFs6Sj1a5OCyxEKZkdu_5jJZg_QmQz4XF8n3UHbebHWtV0VKJb0a_ViJe83xJaQ/s1600-h/P1010877.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz7jU3einuFfcK7e6JW5QS66i1SNWROLDi3MtoqPmWAzRKzKtjl0MOC9K77qBeMErN-yENavvGBeX0OQFs6Sj1a5OCyxEKZkdu_5jJZg_QmQz4XF8n3UHbebHWtV0VKJb0a_ViJe83xJaQ/s320/P1010877.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359922232340668226" border="0" /></a><br />Of course when I asked someone's opinion about it, they just said to go to KFC since all you see is bones. Surely, he wasn't impressed like I was with the seemingly endless human skulls and femur bones that were neatly stacked by some Tetris master in the old rock quarries. Or maybe he too had a tourist behind him repeatily say, "Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god!" However, the lack of any other type of bones was disappointing, what no rib cages? Maybe they were hidden in the back somewhere. The heart difibullator at the exit of the catacombs was a nice touch. But everything else was just like the movie, the deep hole of stank water that held everyone's dreams and wishes, the skeletons of all the past catacomb explorers, one eyed Willie, the large octopus monster that got cut from the original movie, and of course the treasure! Okay so maybe not, but it was the best eight euros I spend on any tourist trap here in Paris so just let me dream...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyipbkNXV89rIuniLfWs7SoyB02YcGcXr4nsS243MqJcnD5EkjHf9RYK0X_LXZc82sNAYH6sIdDi9wxTmU9yuyS-k3wuxPN5Ng1Mp0FITZfi6HoWsTsYCnhbJUNw0EzRsIgyh452dH_zzf/s1600-h/P1010870.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyipbkNXV89rIuniLfWs7SoyB02YcGcXr4nsS243MqJcnD5EkjHf9RYK0X_LXZc82sNAYH6sIdDi9wxTmU9yuyS-k3wuxPN5Ng1Mp0FITZfi6HoWsTsYCnhbJUNw0EzRsIgyh452dH_zzf/s320/P1010870.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359922236469108530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxPcjNKZHN5f6fuWgq3hmdKD9KuSMDDZEc_uT58wja84tEXHZcjuFdodf-mQVWCf_VtPrJVA42iOD9HluC4LLcR3kQjvRfyOkNdRUZ-DOxaHS1UmPxppRiFQUSECaAl1xv3MGMaKDiOUJ/s1600-h/P1010889.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxPcjNKZHN5f6fuWgq3hmdKD9KuSMDDZEc_uT58wja84tEXHZcjuFdodf-mQVWCf_VtPrJVA42iOD9HluC4LLcR3kQjvRfyOkNdRUZ-DOxaHS1UmPxppRiFQUSECaAl1xv3MGMaKDiOUJ/s320/P1010889.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359922242636486690" border="0" /></a>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675468212350927733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884191451243059107.post-56381442743315033292009-07-15T16:07:00.000-07:002009-07-17T10:56:07.532-07:00Fête Nationale as told in pictures.<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fearing markets would be closed on the fourteenth, we went wine shopping the day before in preparation.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0wX77upHIdu5AQeObzIEioIJEdWISg9IcSmr0pNxbCeUDdOLj9FeIlsnd1ClBHauyQyBUQVzH1jtpHyRO3U4_aC_-olyIhdOe9TO77kp4csSa5mZ1D18wNipI2Z2XKgIlPGjuAwnJIMGG/s1600-h/P1010732.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0wX77upHIdu5AQeObzIEioIJEdWISg9IcSmr0pNxbCeUDdOLj9FeIlsnd1ClBHauyQyBUQVzH1jtpHyRO3U4_aC_-olyIhdOe9TO77kp4csSa5mZ1D18wNipI2Z2XKgIlPGjuAwnJIMGG/s320/P1010732.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358829419731755202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Some cured meats and bread we had for lunch at a small cafe.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOj9m4zqzj5xhtk63uQ3K10jC7kehEColqfXOC228mqGvrWAeVAzD3AYHsuioZi71eDh9s8DdZt6diWYJzKPNFVQWBqwBR4FRivBRXhiLNYK2TjtW_0BcU9hsm8SmZB-_gKMVnB-38jJ0W/s1600-h/P1010735.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOj9m4zqzj5xhtk63uQ3K10jC7kehEColqfXOC228mqGvrWAeVAzD3AYHsuioZi71eDh9s8DdZt6diWYJzKPNFVQWBqwBR4FRivBRXhiLNYK2TjtW_0BcU9hsm8SmZB-_gKMVnB-38jJ0W/s320/P1010735.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358829415579039346" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">We headed to the cementary to pay respect to Jim Morrison.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIdVVJF2s3UMAyFQs4B0dP-vz21UqFDOWazzfzbEqtdpGPBRGDKAz6eYROD_dLGt45IFLKWAjJK3pPcUmwtQ31LgZ4iE7olS_nieRrFWrDX2vstTsSFFmOQF8PXMDXnqNsiEotMT545bZp/s1600-h/P1010745.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIdVVJF2s3UMAyFQs4B0dP-vz21UqFDOWazzfzbEqtdpGPBRGDKAz6eYROD_dLGt45IFLKWAjJK3pPcUmwtQ31LgZ4iE7olS_nieRrFWrDX2vstTsSFFmOQF8PXMDXnqNsiEotMT545bZp/s320/P1010745.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358829412832214354" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Oh and Oscar Wilde too...I can only hope my grave will be covered with lipstick.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghCwQ5rpD2yD0RNStTR9EDO1M6gWuQ2ZGFEC0RUaOrwfUAJKso8pRnP42xHQPg6k2XCIwtzH-_ApOPgKPYNqM9oUtJWKMNUp_gSnB8X_WHUx6O5wblbrdPT98LOGHzrgPZhhGZohnzhTAZ/s1600-h/P1010750.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghCwQ5rpD2yD0RNStTR9EDO1M6gWuQ2ZGFEC0RUaOrwfUAJKso8pRnP42xHQPg6k2XCIwtzH-_ApOPgKPYNqM9oUtJWKMNUp_gSnB8X_WHUx6O5wblbrdPT98LOGHzrgPZhhGZohnzhTAZ/s320/P1010750.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358829403600489842" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lena brought me a PBR from Brooklyn!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQoSik4UpPYbv5rPIXcb6bSHVDVuDIWLpwlWrjZq8e6m5DWvq1qexsW-ZzD1PQSu-hnVHBsWGf0tFqzlrZCZhvZqQ36iOe0P1xhUxFd0epp-91uPhPmyjHr3oKsK5rng6M68AHACjg2CWl/s1600-h/P1010760.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQoSik4UpPYbv5rPIXcb6bSHVDVuDIWLpwlWrjZq8e6m5DWvq1qexsW-ZzD1PQSu-hnVHBsWGf0tFqzlrZCZhvZqQ36iOe0P1xhUxFd0epp-91uPhPmyjHr3oKsK5rng6M68AHACjg2CWl/s320/P1010760.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358829401538073458" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Place de Bastille had two stages of very non French music playing.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0aq5o_FMZtD2orCoFrp5FA_usD9mnedGEy-PhnY2J73EAE03mgZNFc7m-OJEy5xZhdRUSXQBjF3QTIZjxm51Y3xEuTJyFgNIdj1oSoViQZTdKpMsc_6LuKwyjx6t7Qsfw5sripR9jeA4Z/s1600-h/P1010762.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0aq5o_FMZtD2orCoFrp5FA_usD9mnedGEy-PhnY2J73EAE03mgZNFc7m-OJEy5xZhdRUSXQBjF3QTIZjxm51Y3xEuTJyFgNIdj1oSoViQZTdKpMsc_6LuKwyjx6t7Qsfw5sripR9jeA4Z/s320/P1010762.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358831012708920850" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">We met up with newlyweds Ben and Rachel!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4JYY-msof0VpjwQHhec0pLMb6YEhrCw1Q52MAup3CrrCDZ1R2G0jHtzWtRYHQLfKgDDhzlCk2t1g3TceYl93E_4HdfyjXONMA76BrkOoxNC4I5TJKZH87sDUaaxDc6Y44bIZOJoQ6bgy/s1600-h/P1010764.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4JYY-msof0VpjwQHhec0pLMb6YEhrCw1Q52MAup3CrrCDZ1R2G0jHtzWtRYHQLfKgDDhzlCk2t1g3TceYl93E_4HdfyjXONMA76BrkOoxNC4I5TJKZH87sDUaaxDc6Y44bIZOJoQ6bgy/s320/P1010764.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358831012626869394" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Red wine stain twins!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFRBsg3PVWfe7eZKPteUSehBaIKHgT2zSQ73pJfpk5JQOnEA2LT-Nf9e-r1-tUiIiVHIGRlvX4MGTIXHdwnOSURSXck3q5wMzehVGHAFQJpLNPqAIXAOU4xkFCeVjg3f21OXLG2CSOvJ78/s1600-h/P1010766.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFRBsg3PVWfe7eZKPteUSehBaIKHgT2zSQ73pJfpk5JQOnEA2LT-Nf9e-r1-tUiIiVHIGRlvX4MGTIXHdwnOSURSXck3q5wMzehVGHAFQJpLNPqAIXAOU4xkFCeVjg3f21OXLG2CSOvJ78/s320/P1010766.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358831001096820530" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">On the thirteenth all the Paris firestations hold parties.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhayo1zcPWZPpDiIGKj_ybNoKMwJsECk9g804E1Pyq0-DpG1o7uxZocawpTZumUSFW3nTACzj_fmP6e15Jx1QlifZJDHKjpZ-D0j-OWm5HqiUEPFTbGtYPp1MQnVAMYCWLk-88JtZ7QpLTp/s1600-h/P1010781.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhayo1zcPWZPpDiIGKj_ybNoKMwJsECk9g804E1Pyq0-DpG1o7uxZocawpTZumUSFW3nTACzj_fmP6e15Jx1QlifZJDHKjpZ-D0j-OWm5HqiUEPFTbGtYPp1MQnVAMYCWLk-88JtZ7QpLTp/s320/P1010781.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358830997193708978" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">This one has carnival games.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWdZX7R8aBkl2ki4kei6CQoC15KdNEiNQBb_9q2v6UaE7c1BQ4wQyreZIJD7c1I7tZ5wq3kY_X1nb9SV92kXJjMFsds82UyDJq8JtO-XluCax6wFNTd5KWOmsLIW69DwjP3STrIjNg_Jk/s1600-h/P1010788.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWdZX7R8aBkl2ki4kei6CQoC15KdNEiNQBb_9q2v6UaE7c1BQ4wQyreZIJD7c1I7tZ5wq3kY_X1nb9SV92kXJjMFsds82UyDJq8JtO-XluCax6wFNTd5KWOmsLIW69DwjP3STrIjNg_Jk/s320/P1010788.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358830992563803538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Steph concentrating.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynPz1bCni6qQnUirDZmIaD8tjhwUSCqOXISpoA6HDFtH8IvRYYpGWcA8FJIOerh0WSrzMyMvGkKRiM2AdZ0Ah4jclj1BCU6amocPh8GjTp49TxUpUL7Nj6mM-ChfXOBD2JZTWT8X_K0-F/s1600-h/P1010777.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynPz1bCni6qQnUirDZmIaD8tjhwUSCqOXISpoA6HDFtH8IvRYYpGWcA8FJIOerh0WSrzMyMvGkKRiM2AdZ0Ah4jclj1BCU6amocPh8GjTp49TxUpUL7Nj6mM-ChfXOBD2JZTWT8X_K0-F/s320/P1010777.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358833286723415202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">We somehow made out with practically all the prizes with some negotiating. Paperweight, ballpoint pen and plate are seen here.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCaaa66pEldXlDKk2UQR5ComVMzjOwD_2wWheHOT9rY2dGNd0yiOOPLoVqNYGypRa20QEB9nyob_9F-IvgODKfX3MP-DBbrFUbr5RM6LhjqNSyUdHYKBWw6q4LUkDizhM8JjxGxmDDA9mg/s1600-h/P1010780.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCaaa66pEldXlDKk2UQR5ComVMzjOwD_2wWheHOT9rY2dGNd0yiOOPLoVqNYGypRa20QEB9nyob_9F-IvgODKfX3MP-DBbrFUbr5RM6LhjqNSyUdHYKBWw6q4LUkDizhM8JjxGxmDDA9mg/s320/P1010780.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358833278945321362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">A day at the Musee D'Orsay helped start Bastille Day off right.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1fqhSI_wWL8qjoDt4kKEpdOVkXBuFIH1Lm9k5Z47DfAssqmHlaQxUpvI5v4E-qXjBaXEc_b5wlZyRBaCq3_gah4pXbdo1oaw5-YIOJNssb3833weuWo2WyYOkc9AQJeSpHm7KHyPJxvc/s1600-h/P1010804.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1fqhSI_wWL8qjoDt4kKEpdOVkXBuFIH1Lm9k5Z47DfAssqmHlaQxUpvI5v4E-qXjBaXEc_b5wlZyRBaCq3_gah4pXbdo1oaw5-YIOJNssb3833weuWo2WyYOkc9AQJeSpHm7KHyPJxvc/s320/P1010804.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358833274850419842" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">We went to a picnic afterwards with marching bands...<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT42HOB6a02xO9oSr4GjPAMQdv-GL5wrzw-LVFHwYmNawYIkHSG_KxLP3n6los2XBPkO56FQ8K_c8I1HFEjZBqJIckTnPpDmQkljyxSpz-lLoRq3c3ClQTLUPIcFN8vNCFR6nQj9hPCF3V/s1600-h/P1010809.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT42HOB6a02xO9oSr4GjPAMQdv-GL5wrzw-LVFHwYmNawYIkHSG_KxLP3n6los2XBPkO56FQ8K_c8I1HFEjZBqJIckTnPpDmQkljyxSpz-lLoRq3c3ClQTLUPIcFN8vNCFR6nQj9hPCF3V/s320/P1010809.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358833265602504690" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">and tanks and helicopters!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfu4wOAbZs_KyBQJwLgUPFtizLcsAnsz7UQKeRtNs7tQ9qlPGE5hY7PGJ4ElzObNvNelgMSdzxblbTfoZI45clcZsm3Fvp1QkHQbuum-8NHZq6HQ3L0-HkBQiUM-L9bYKQoPJrROBGIdl4/s1600-h/P1010811.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfu4wOAbZs_KyBQJwLgUPFtizLcsAnsz7UQKeRtNs7tQ9qlPGE5hY7PGJ4ElzObNvNelgMSdzxblbTfoZI45clcZsm3Fvp1QkHQbuum-8NHZq6HQ3L0-HkBQiUM-L9bYKQoPJrROBGIdl4/s320/P1010811.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358833262431334290" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Picnic with new friends.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaymWBjbrOwRxE633xQf3aZqdVSdQa9IPR9IZyK_Yn7UNFMVVQPGhnEpB6lFLUEuPuWDfBReMrLNj0zm9UQEKzMUTLQ-chi-Heaj_nRZQIZy7Hgw0uyPyvyFEMLASFkNPQSqJncsRQ5Eiv/s1600-h/P1010825.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaymWBjbrOwRxE633xQf3aZqdVSdQa9IPR9IZyK_Yn7UNFMVVQPGhnEpB6lFLUEuPuWDfBReMrLNj0zm9UQEKzMUTLQ-chi-Heaj_nRZQIZy7Hgw0uyPyvyFEMLASFkNPQSqJncsRQ5Eiv/s320/P1010825.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358835241615152146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">I got my shuttlecock in my new friend Brooke's eye. </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGlFlznGm8AE_f2_rM0IcY0H3NLIYrF7BJW9GcCPvTTu3i1gsq0m_d3uuqn9-voegeWVQEkkYI13_EXhxXbfPYtTPerzw7slWXuadpEOeJakiqDb-DKKkgBUMRrAiXo2jkWgnUz9mjAU-d/s1600-h/P1010826.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGlFlznGm8AE_f2_rM0IcY0H3NLIYrF7BJW9GcCPvTTu3i1gsq0m_d3uuqn9-voegeWVQEkkYI13_EXhxXbfPYtTPerzw7slWXuadpEOeJakiqDb-DKKkgBUMRrAiXo2jkWgnUz9mjAU-d/s320/P1010826.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358835236867724146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Glowstick buddies.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRnQa9pIxu9Di8w9PLCBFK_3ddQDSOFa6dVZGibk0DF1keZhgKrh4DiHseW1NH4SAY1Tqos2jA4-ckiLoiiBcFl3CvvsHi9isyka7erc4mojtTx5MNCKtzatvBz6YyLh0BqJmSr6AN7aU/s1600-h/P1010828.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRnQa9pIxu9Di8w9PLCBFK_3ddQDSOFa6dVZGibk0DF1keZhgKrh4DiHseW1NH4SAY1Tqos2jA4-ckiLoiiBcFl3CvvsHi9isyka7erc4mojtTx5MNCKtzatvBz6YyLh0BqJmSr6AN7aU/s320/P1010828.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358835228780807010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fireworks and the Eiffel Tower make for a good combination.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDWy3FPwkpE1kc9E1J3wyjsaC4qhKzFDvLyFkIUuzIWMgdMsjK_b4rKBdhkbjX0dPWQCktQYRsFC07cPuvkG0VSujPYtNsQNGx6nbMiSpg6H0jzvYHp8csfhHCByRG51esMwkIJllMr45Q/s1600-h/P1010841.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDWy3FPwkpE1kc9E1J3wyjsaC4qhKzFDvLyFkIUuzIWMgdMsjK_b4rKBdhkbjX0dPWQCktQYRsFC07cPuvkG0VSujPYtNsQNGx6nbMiSpg6H0jzvYHp8csfhHCByRG51esMwkIJllMr45Q/s320/P1010841.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358835225114657746" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fin.</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4AMqZIc8UVbDjy6m7DEnDFYBCju0eaan9Oc4rHTf2ZxmMQZRxyu6xzjnOY_BT3DGi8KrvlMIkXU2yPVBtR4Rb228r5bOVP6xYyFQAiWVJ9VmopkTzFsxbPW4c9jFqXBlsgYa9LP8_nM4/s1600-h/P1010842.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4AMqZIc8UVbDjy6m7DEnDFYBCju0eaan9Oc4rHTf2ZxmMQZRxyu6xzjnOY_BT3DGi8KrvlMIkXU2yPVBtR4Rb228r5bOVP6xYyFQAiWVJ9VmopkTzFsxbPW4c9jFqXBlsgYa9LP8_nM4/s320/P1010842.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358835226253487938" border="0" /></a>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675468212350927733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884191451243059107.post-80288355818487113792009-07-14T15:43:00.000-07:002009-07-14T15:46:28.862-07:00Too tiredA full report on Bastille Day will come, two full days of partying is keeping me from properly updating this blog. But as a little tidbit of what's been going on ; firestation partying, pizza trucks, carnival games, and an exploding Eiffel Tower...Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675468212350927733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884191451243059107.post-77720960262607628882009-07-11T14:16:00.000-07:002009-07-11T14:51:15.573-07:00Bon Appétit - LamenI haven't been writing about all the foods I've been eating because quite frankly, I'm a bit underwhelmed by the food here. Not only have I learned that I'm not big on French food, but I've been spoiled by New York City for practically every type of ethnic food you can imagine(well, except Mexican. But I got that covered whenever I go back to California). A few days ago I went to try what the French has to offer for ramen. Sadly, not much...although it has a lot to compete against filling in for the big shoes(bowls?) of my absolute favorite restaurant Ippudo.<br /><br />A bit of research led me to Higuma near the Louvre. I got an order of gyozas and the charsu ramen. Luckily I looked at the menu posted on the door because I was given the all Japanese menu. I must have confused the waiter, not only was I not Japanese, I could barely speak French. But it turns out I was the confused one. I heard the chef speak Chinese to another girl! Being the monolinguist that I am, I can still clearly distinguish Chinese from Japanese from all the shouting and screaming over mahjongg tiles being shuffled I've heard from my relatives through out my years growing up.<br /><br />Suddenly, everything in the restaurant made sense. The bad lighting, the old worn furniture, the seemingly unclean and unsightly decor. This was a Chinese owned and operated front! Just like all the fake Chinese owned sushi restaurants in the financial district in New York. My bowl of ramen was a fraud, it was piled full of filler vegetables; bamboo shoots and bean sprouts! The noodles themselves were chewy and not at all consistent with other bowls of ramen I've eaten in the States. The broth, bland! There wasn't even a sesame grinder nearby to help add some flavor. Worse of all, this was seemingly a popular spot. I swear I will not touch another bowl of ramen until I can get back to Ippudo and properly slurp down my noodles and ask for a kae dama!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirkq7gYS43yQtmd1eSOlGqM0s_hPUO4PSfN4HwD2ABa7-fyGJ1mllGRmCjso93v2-_3bV7eKXNPhyphenhyphenFEvj9qraCxzAN5s4mcQMLTUiIFVbZvUpmd1-F6447capzT9WMfKO26co3-MF5_hTc/s1600-h/P1010696.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirkq7gYS43yQtmd1eSOlGqM0s_hPUO4PSfN4HwD2ABa7-fyGJ1mllGRmCjso93v2-_3bV7eKXNPhyphenhyphenFEvj9qraCxzAN5s4mcQMLTUiIFVbZvUpmd1-F6447capzT9WMfKO26co3-MF5_hTc/s320/P1010696.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357317906627236786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qXo3fJmJGzJI5eG3rnssyEST1doBSe0A_st7SKqCk_uSVjCRt0npVj1JU-qeRFwiMzNd_Nb0Zv7TuY-9QYNmjZi7Z9cr5fsP6JQet93ivgB4S0Q6BU-JTAK2LhgHy-zWaGbeE1waeeRv/s1600-h/P1010698.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qXo3fJmJGzJI5eG3rnssyEST1doBSe0A_st7SKqCk_uSVjCRt0npVj1JU-qeRFwiMzNd_Nb0Zv7TuY-9QYNmjZi7Z9cr5fsP6JQet93ivgB4S0Q6BU-JTAK2LhgHy-zWaGbeE1waeeRv/s320/P1010698.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357317899658964514" border="0" /></a>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675468212350927733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884191451243059107.post-60555678646247922422009-07-11T05:29:00.000-07:002009-07-11T05:32:25.193-07:00And the winner is....Well I hope you guys are happy, it's a two way tie between the assorted mini boxes and OMG! There's a Scottie dog...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQuPDyAFYssLFQ7ihg8-R69lKFIVdreWpcxPiylLH78R-G_5r-BHjKDXbMX0omCKEvwuCWL8flnxvod828kGFcp7pdFGPVs8XWYOUL13vOjV4Tnjfyf0SOcMU98hxar61KoXvOMGun4iFm/s1600-h/cerealpoll.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQuPDyAFYssLFQ7ihg8-R69lKFIVdreWpcxPiylLH78R-G_5r-BHjKDXbMX0omCKEvwuCWL8flnxvod828kGFcp7pdFGPVs8XWYOUL13vOjV4Tnjfyf0SOcMU98hxar61KoXvOMGun4iFm/s320/cerealpoll.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357179303306617778" border="0" /></a>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675468212350927733noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884191451243059107.post-477830324155456242009-07-09T15:27:00.000-07:002009-07-09T15:57:49.784-07:00Le toy shop(it's late, I don't want to speak French, okay?)So I found my second favorite thing to do in France, go toy shopping:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDG6dAPcJfceM2k1ypTrrShdX-JCUInawQE-qRWLSAXwc5aMI60Ds06VL7oHfa32PQXV_ivQlddfSoWzNeiH9cCdCI73EN3cD5dNewhVEtjuhGKVBhpYELiatFc5Mv55YKPwNogaKQPT0v/s1600-h/P1010693.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZSoCrVthzuPlI5db-MwFiOQ_L-8fZvxhJVmhc06wz84CBBBPjfTf2dJXgcs463_Nq5qHuO5okLtR01AxKqpnq1Ux2CXKNOG3eVQ4QIdz6xCljgMMOjritDVTnMaeTLa5JD3H_KUvmM2B/s320/P1010687.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356597900322738466" border="0" /></a>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675468212350927733noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884191451243059107.post-54595652586078146812009-07-07T06:01:00.000-07:002009-07-07T06:19:53.952-07:00Le poll de cereales!So I'm almost down to my last few bowls of Mes Boules de Maïs Soufflé and I need help figuring out what to buy next. 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Could it be the challenge of figuring out which milk is skim, one percent, two percent(my usual pick) or whole? Do they even deal with such nonsense with their milk? I have no idea. Maybe, just maybe, it has something to do with Screeching Weasel's song Supermarket Fantasy:<br /><blockquote><div style="text-align: center;">"I went in to the canned goods aisle<br />And there she was just standing there smiling<br />I was hoping she'd look at me<br />But she was checking out the lima beans<br />And artichoke, my heart was broken in pieces<br />By my supermarket fantasy"</div></blockquote>Cause where better to meet a girl than at the French grocery store? Seriously.<br /><br />Anyways, the Monoprix on Rue de St. Antoine in Bastille is my place of choice to peruse the ahem, the canned goods, so to say. Monoprix is pretty much your one stop shopping for everything: clothing, feminine products, "L'age de Glace 3" merchandise, paper towels that could possibly be confused for toilet paper, Nintendo Wii accessories, baby shampoo, and a complete food market on the basement floor with broken hearts just waiting around every corner.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJkqtSp3n4sshJ4VuIHp1g8d9vZc4h8a8JYnxNctBJ_cVZ6nZ6YT5AdDEi7rXfub-awB9MVBiTYJ9cnrf2VpTuzbiNT6zidBLwsI1U6BXrr-Nwo859ENHtJmE1crdfXaPmboNLzltLlkZi/s1600-h/P1010674.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJkqtSp3n4sshJ4VuIHp1g8d9vZc4h8a8JYnxNctBJ_cVZ6nZ6YT5AdDEi7rXfub-awB9MVBiTYJ9cnrf2VpTuzbiNT6zidBLwsI1U6BXrr-Nwo859ENHtJmE1crdfXaPmboNLzltLlkZi/s320/P1010674.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355424807255856322" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-weight: bold;">I overhead two American guys debate if this was actually cow milk.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6U6Z7FR1GOxe9gGZnjNs0w58oJQ1Ax_KACTcshDtRPubMjjg3xb3J3aPfA1HVucxg6rtG762ZbaGcRi4kDtgziiVJpgcVkM0NBII3cRNKYbiWzGKo47UHHW6_PQR9JhCg4MxeeOJ6Uvv/s1600-h/P1010669.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6U6Z7FR1GOxe9gGZnjNs0w58oJQ1Ax_KACTcshDtRPubMjjg3xb3J3aPfA1HVucxg6rtG762ZbaGcRi4kDtgziiVJpgcVkM0NBII3cRNKYbiWzGKo47UHHW6_PQR9JhCg4MxeeOJ6Uvv/s320/P1010669.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355424796655157250" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-weight: bold;">See all these deli meats? You only get like four slices per package.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgychbz734eE-r7VunOQxqn_HlAxZ0E5dkt_f9EsVbxqjmGnthgKPrckMyAIo7781Mj8SNgrPTGB-KmjM-8rGPjP8qYWpUGshCc0ejqL_g-yXXP2rgkU6xyuFUwGs5km35saOrazEDtM1qk/s1600-h/P1010672.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgychbz734eE-r7VunOQxqn_HlAxZ0E5dkt_f9EsVbxqjmGnthgKPrckMyAIo7781Mj8SNgrPTGB-KmjM-8rGPjP8qYWpUGshCc0ejqL_g-yXXP2rgkU6xyuFUwGs5km35saOrazEDtM1qk/s320/P1010672.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355424792208135282" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Actually, the cheese shop on 3rd Ave and 9th st. is way better and cheaper!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAQt0d0agkVPiZzB6W7tXBwFdNI1CmUCEiI57TngJWm6UcPIWz_-m9hlnWO7vm6U4x_W5XRnygHSq_B5fDt7gf-50y-5JW2eq3Ms9gE4yGlM3yHJn9hR5G-bzeFIGioWDYtzMHjbEWLlR/s1600-h/P1010670.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAQt0d0agkVPiZzB6W7tXBwFdNI1CmUCEiI57TngJWm6UcPIWz_-m9hlnWO7vm6U4x_W5XRnygHSq_B5fDt7gf-50y-5JW2eq3Ms9gE4yGlM3yHJn9hR5G-bzeFIGioWDYtzMHjbEWLlR/s320/P1010670.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355424790183893826" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-weight: bold;">The frozen Pizza Aisle.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSdVSJzWgUfrHXYHmaULSRkePtq82AWorl2lEWoFFDjtu0ghffpYHWAcbUJLFX1TgykHGgE-h-QZZrne7_FOAdAfS4qmv7Xy1RK7JEDSGQ4ZC8Iicu6qzWyVu6N_ZYKaZro3MYuG1VK_Z/s1600-h/P1010668.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSdVSJzWgUfrHXYHmaULSRkePtq82AWorl2lEWoFFDjtu0ghffpYHWAcbUJLFX1TgykHGgE-h-QZZrne7_FOAdAfS4qmv7Xy1RK7JEDSGQ4ZC8Iicu6qzWyVu6N_ZYKaZro3MYuG1VK_Z/s320/P1010668.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355424785053560690" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jus d'orange et pomme aisle.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSc0BzbqJ-SUDsGKvF6MPW0ojHi1hE6g_DmF6IxRnQpyH83JqPXGsQZInvUtp8CJ8yEquGz7x1h8NbRJuZD321s2dlb0KrsAXwfktK67P0p3qM3nAmDhSw4x0_b3Xqc1BfmfXfewYD-7Lc/s1600-h/P1010664.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSc0BzbqJ-SUDsGKvF6MPW0ojHi1hE6g_DmF6IxRnQpyH83JqPXGsQZInvUtp8CJ8yEquGz7x1h8NbRJuZD321s2dlb0KrsAXwfktK67P0p3qM3nAmDhSw4x0_b3Xqc1BfmfXfewYD-7Lc/s320/P1010664.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355428051615947474" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sadly, there is no PBR here.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ujJqZOyrijQ5oM7lBqseUiqcKRECKacAQWvx7A3s-VB5M5spQTJHbpr9re4X85O_ihW6k0hu_tF2Kn6q3I8NM5Qqri3ewK_jZBIa7JwAzpGw1pXwl3gjnYEyWwjfj94eHXAc0UdoPo4d/s1600-h/P1010667.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ujJqZOyrijQ5oM7lBqseUiqcKRECKacAQWvx7A3s-VB5M5spQTJHbpr9re4X85O_ihW6k0hu_tF2Kn6q3I8NM5Qqri3ewK_jZBIa7JwAzpGw1pXwl3gjnYEyWwjfj94eHXAc0UdoPo4d/s320/P1010667.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355428046756929874" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cereal! What should I buy next? Chocapic Pepites? Weetabix?<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_J2oIszc_oINZBjyueDakqKanLN95kUN2YHjxp6aMxAwZ2bUGnazCiYKyRuIHCcAPXUrJJPUMFpl_k8zge3cjQQGhFbhvqz7rt36zouZCLjgRGrhhPnuVXG5jQzz1Xf6T3mjxg4Rk5Dlz/s1600-h/P1010663.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_J2oIszc_oINZBjyueDakqKanLN95kUN2YHjxp6aMxAwZ2bUGnazCiYKyRuIHCcAPXUrJJPUMFpl_k8zge3cjQQGhFbhvqz7rt36zouZCLjgRGrhhPnuVXG5jQzz1Xf6T3mjxg4Rk5Dlz/s320/P1010663.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355428041855113458" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cave of wines!(I'm assuming that's what it says. Don't correct me if I'm wrong)</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6PfNgUmE23RfjL03HAT30Xiy-jn9zPwHCwXHzDdX_kThZT_xM4qAL7H9fZLcq6dJxBAQ3n9ghJbl3Xnn7YnIjWuu0vmK8kMLpTZwMg4ktmg7xxPihKCykV4veaJi0BxL4aTZ_M_mIVFF/s1600-h/P1010665.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6PfNgUmE23RfjL03HAT30Xiy-jn9zPwHCwXHzDdX_kThZT_xM4qAL7H9fZLcq6dJxBAQ3n9ghJbl3Xnn7YnIjWuu0vmK8kMLpTZwMg4ktmg7xxPihKCykV4veaJi0BxL4aTZ_M_mIVFF/s320/P1010665.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355428035976024514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErKZa-38BZXi37dBGwMGe1JFfXE_PfBS3LjnBFHgoJkfR8OKzKX_YA02gIBtPjuXeo_xE4ky-DccuguPWSxDVUm_CdE2zpjmZSripUvtXLFABriMbyibYrekjHlQu09YV86yTwL1U-Tr0/s1600-h/P1010666.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErKZa-38BZXi37dBGwMGe1JFfXE_PfBS3LjnBFHgoJkfR8OKzKX_YA02gIBtPjuXeo_xE4ky-DccuguPWSxDVUm_CdE2zpjmZSripUvtXLFABriMbyibYrekjHlQu09YV86yTwL1U-Tr0/s320/P1010666.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355428027595891826" border="0" /></a>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675468212350927733noreply@blogger.com0