A Stroll along the Seine to the Eiffel Tower

Geneviève and I ate a copious and delicious Algerian lamb couscous at Tipaza, a Berber restaurant on nearby Rue Saint Charles.

I planned to walk it off by taking the stairs up the Eiffel  Tower, but the lines were hours long because of the holiday. I will make the climb on Monday in the morning, when everything is quieter.

A view along the Seine. G's condo building is the

tower with dark windows, to the right of the red tower.

(Sorry, does not have an interesting  sound track.)

Paris: May 1st

Today is Labor Day and the country of France is closed. Yesterday we bought some produce and some fresh bread at the boulanger for today. Geneviève and I have been catching up on Tahiti news. Coconut Radio reaches as far as Paris.

Paris in the Springtime

Yes! Just need to shake the jet lag. It rained all last week in Paris, with highs in the 60s F, but for my arrival today the weather had changed to sunny skies and a mild 71 F.

P.S. I did not see any flu masks in the Austin airport, only 3 in Houston, and half a dozen at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. With the nonstop media coverqge, I expected to travel through a masked world.

Paris Bound

Today I fly to Paris. Geneviève's apartment is only a block from the Seine and two blocks from the Eiffel Tower.

I hope flu masks are not the latest Spring fashion in Paris.

Flying today should be interesting.

Rambling in France: May 2009

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Come ramble with me.

Paris Trade Fair - Coming Attraction

Watch here for yours truly at the Foire de Paris 2009.

Links:

http://www.foiredeparis.fr/

http://www.worldeventsguide.com/event/474/Paris-France/Paris-Trade-Fair-Foire-de-Paris.html

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10. London, U.K.

9. Saskatoon, Canada

8. Norilsk, Russia (in Siberia)

7. Johannesburg, South Africa

6. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

5. Detroit, U.S.A.

4. Caracas, Venezuela

3. Linfen, China

2. Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

1. Mogadishu, Somalia