| Ah,
Paris in the Spring was
everything they say! The
city of 8 Million was bustling,
beautiful, and bright with
lights. The excuse for the
trip was my friend Margaret's
50th Birthday and we were
joined by 16 of her friends
from Hong Kong, Germany,
Switzerland, England and
France. Communing with new
friends over incredibly
beautifully presented meals
and fine wine surrounded
by Parisian sites and culture
was an experience of a lifetime.
- The
Eiffel Tower is BIG and
it's lights at night captivating.
- Versailles
is opulently huge and
ornate with gardens designed
to demonstrate man's dominance
over nature and a hall
of mirrors that amazes
and more gold than I've
ever seen.
- The
Louvre would take a month
to explore fully but I
have touched the Venus
de Milo (She is big too!)
and walked from left to
right and had Mona Lisa's
eyes follow me.
- The
Tulleries Gardens in front
of the Louvre were blossoming
and the mood was magically
entrancing
We
had a glass of champagne
each day with lunch and
wonderful chocolate (ordinary
chocolate will never be
the same) at Angelina's.
- My
favorite museum was a
small gem of 16 rooms
called the Musée
Jacquemart André.
Built for wealthy bachelor,Edouard
André, in the late
1800's and later lived
in with his wife, Nélie
Jacquemart, you could
picture the parties and
a lifestyle devoted to
appreciation and collecting
of art that must have
been extraordinary!
- The
traffic was awful and
the cab drivers mad men!
The Metro was faster and
quite efficient. The walking
was the way to go and
my, did we walk (probably
why I only gained 4 pounds).
- The
boat ride at night on
the Seine was the way
to see Paris. Ah, the
history!
- The
Notre Dame was truly magnificent,
especially the stained
glass windows.
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