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Love the pictures and updates........ We have those windmills all over our state. Nice to see they are other places. Thanks for the sharing. Can't wait to read more.
Great update, I love the photo of the marble staircase. Also the photo of you on the train is very lovely.
The inside of the Opera is to die for!!! We stumbled upon it one our days there and I was so glad we did. I shot a roll of black and white and a roll of colour inside there. I would love to go back with a digital camera.It is opulent, magnifique and just plain jaw dropping!
I love seeing your photo of Paris such a great city. Looking forward to more.
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You are so not the only nerd. Years ago in college, I had a Chinese room mate for a short time. I got the biggest kick out seeing her Crest toothpaste with info/instructions/ingredients listed in Chinese.
Nerds of the world unite!
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Great update Sharon! Gosh, I went to all those places when I was in high school, and you know what? I never appreciated it then like I would now!! Love the pictures!! Can't wait for more!!
While I'm sorry I didn't visit when I was young, I am really happy that I was able to appreciate it so much now!
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Originally Posted by christiejay
Your chunnel fish picture story reminded me of the trip to Branson when we rode the scenic train. We had to go through a tunnel near the end of the line, and the narrator suggested that the kids might see a "tunnel monkey" if they looked really close. Think about it for a minute ...
Tunnel monkey! I got a shot of an elusive tunnel monkey, I guess.
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Originally Posted by orionchika
So happy for you and your chance to see such a beautiful city!!! I LOVE Paris and hope to get back there one day soon.... I just love the Eurostar and 1er classe!!! I lived there for awhile[in my skinny modelling before kids days]- (even found a sexy DBF while there....) It is so nice seeing it and reliving it through someone else's eyes who truly can appreciate the small and beautiful things.... Although you don't know me.... I felt like the pic with the city bus was a shout out to me - as I use to ride that route to just across the street from L'opera to the American Express office for cash....LOL!!! Can't wait to read more... Je sais juste que vous êtes allé et ne pouvez pas attendre de voir votre pics la Dame de Notre d'intérieur et la tour Eiffel. .....
Ne vous inquietez pas! Il y a beaucoup de photos a venir.
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Girlfriend, NOTHING beats that doofy grin of yours -- it's totally delightful and warms my heart!
What a great day you had and I can't wait to read more!
Eileen
OK, that? Is why you're my BFF. I feel less doofy now.
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I thought exactly the same thing! (about myself, not about you of course! ) All the history and culture of Paris, and my instant reaction was "ooh that's the pyramid thing from the end of the film"...shameful . We're going to Rome in October and I'm purposely not watching Angels and Demons because I know that if I do I will do the exact same thing there.
Oh, and re the nerd thing...I may be able to top you! Mountain Dew is my all-time fave beverage when we're in the US, however you can't buy it here except for in a specialty shop and even then it doesn't really taste the same (to me anyway). For my birthday last month, my fabulous colleague and friend ordered me 10 cans from the US over the internet...it was the Best Present Ever, because even though all the words are still in English, they have an American phone number and address on the side so I know they're genuinely American!!
So glad I'm not the only philistine! And I'd say your nerd story tops mine, but I brought home an empty bag of Lay's crisps from London just because it looked different than the ones I'm used to seeing. So I'd say we're tied.
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I love trains! What a great trip through the countryside. And a croissant too! Awesome
(please PLEASE say you are going dans la Louvre!!)
Bien sur! Nous avons visite le Louvre le mercredi.
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Great update, I love the photo of the marble staircase. Also the photo of you on the train is very lovely.
The inside of the Opera is to die for!!! We stumbled upon it one our days there and I was so glad we did. I shot a roll of black and white and a roll of colour inside there. I would love to go back with a digital camera.It is opulent, magnifique and just plain jaw dropping!
I love seeing your photo of Paris such a great city. Looking forward to more.
Now I really want to get back and see it!
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I see that I'm going to have to start traveling overseas with you if you're going to turn down a complimentary glass of champagne!
Love the train ride and the pictures of Paris!
Jill
Hmm, is that all it takes to get you to join me? Because I'm thinking about Italy in 2011 Actually, in retrospect, I should've mixed the champange and jus d'orange.
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Hmm, is that all it takes to get you to join me? Because I'm thinking about Italy in 2011 Actually, in retrospect, I should've mixed the champange and jus d'orange.
Italy is lovely Sha! I'm sure you'd love that too! There is SO much to see across the country . . . it could easily be 3 trips!
Love the updates Sharon. You brought back some great memories of riding the Eurostar over to DLP from England. I thought too that maybe you could see a little more inside the Chunnel, but way to dark. Looking forward to hearing more about your days in Paris.
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Catching up with the trip...... It makes me want to visit too. I love your commentary as I would be thinking many of the same things. Oh as for the dorky thing of taing pics of familiar items in a different language?........... I have Sweet n lo and cremora packets from Mexico. My dad had a Pepsi can from the middle east that my cousin gave him when he was stationed there.
I love your photos and the one of your reflections of Sharon pic. I am excited to see the pictures and hear about DLP.
I keep thinking of Steve Martins comedy routine..." if you are ever in France, let me warn you..... those people have a different word for EVERYTHING" Can you speak french? My jr high and High school french have left me with about maybe a dozen words I can remember. I work with a French Chef and his accent is thick enough that I really have to que my ear into it and find myself thinking,well at least I can understand french being spoken to me, even if I can't speak it
You have got me thinking about a trip with ABD in the future.
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Catching up with the trip...... It makes me want to visit too. I love your commentary as I would be thinking many of the same things. Oh as for the dorky thing of taing pics of familiar items in a different language?........... I have Sweet n lo and cremora packets from Mexico. My dad had a Pepsi can from the middle east that my cousin gave him when he was stationed there.
I love your photos and the one of your reflections of Sharon pic. I am excited to see the pictures and hear about DLP.
I keep thinking of Steve Martins comedy routine..." if you are ever in France, let me warn you..... those people have a different word for EVERYTHING" Can you speak french? My jr high and High school french have left me with about maybe a dozen words I can remember. I work with a French Chef and his accent is thick enough that I really have to que my ear into it and find myself thinking,well at least I can understand french being spoken to me, even if I can't speak it
You have got me thinking about a trip with ABD in the future.
I do speak French, enough that I ventured out on my own without too much worry (and I did have to ask for directions and was able to ask and understand just fine).
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Love the pictures!! Can't wait for more!! 
I got a shot of an elusive tunnel monkey, I guess. 
I feel less doofy now. 
. We're going to Rome in October and I'm purposely not watching Angels and Demons because I know that if I do I will do the exact same thing there. 
Great update! Pictures were beautiful, as always. 
I work with a French Chef and his accent is thick enough that I really have to que my ear into it and find myself thinking,well at least I can understand french being spoken to me, even if I can't speak it 
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