I have made it back from Paris safely; while I didn't meet a nice French boy named Pascal and get hitched, I did meet several nice guys at the bars/cafe's that I had fun with while there. I guess it also helped that I studied French for 3 years in High School and 2 years in college and I could speak the language and could communicate my needs while there. I went to several museums, including the Musee d'Orsay and le Louvre and saw the Pierre et Gilles display at Jeu de Paume, also. Here is the site where you can see some of their most famous artwork and if you are not familiar with this couple, you should google them: http://www.jeudepaume.org/?page=article&idArt=257&lieu=1&idImg=379 . At le Louvre, I saw Mona and Venus of course, but I spent most of my time in the Egyptian exhibits completely fascinated at the pieces the museum had acquired over the years. I inherited part of a collection of coins from my father when he passed away in 2001, and my favorite is a 1/20 Qirsh from Egypt from the year 32A.D, but even it paled in age compared to seeing sphynx, mummies/sacarphogus and a statue of Ramses. I have also now seen 2 of the 3 Obelisks (the one in NYC and the one in Paris) leaving only the one in London to see now. The one in Paris stood originally in front of the Luxor pyramid and now stands on Place de la Concorde, exactly where the guillotine once stood that killed Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and others. Interestingly, I thought, the American Embassy is located here, too.
For your viewing pleasure, above is a pic of me on the Seine with La Tour Eiffel in the background.
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