Archive for 2007

May 22nd, 2007

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Bonjour encore

By Ken Broman

Ken says:
 
We are five days into our trip and have been running around like mad people. We've done the Louvre, the Arc, the d'Orsay, Ste-Chapelle, and beaucoup walking around. Beacoup!
 
Last night we were meant to catch up with France at the Arc, but she never turned up. So we popped in here (Cyber Cube) to see if she left us an email, which she did. Hopefully we'll meet up with her tonight.
 
A week in Paris seems like a long time, but it's still not nearly long enough. I feel like we'll still miss half the things on the list. We'll just have to come back.
 
Irene says:
 
Paris lives up to its reputation and more so.  My impression is it's endless.   After my office job, my feet will soon be going on strike, so perhaps it's just as well that we are headed for the quieter South of France in just a few days – Friday morning.  In the meanwhile, I'm absorbing this amazing city at the rate I best can.  As for hoping to see it all.  C'est impossible, alas.
 
Best thoughts and wishes. 
 
Irene and Ken

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May 19th, 2007

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Greetings from Paris

By Ken Broman

I type this from France’s computer (our friend France, of course, not the country, it would be absurd if there was only one computer for all of France). We landed yesterday at 9:40 am and hopefully got all the problems were going to have on this trip on the first morning. But that’s another story.

This is just a short note to let everyone know that we got here safely and met up with France this morning. And everything (after that first troublesome half day) has gone swimmingly.

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May 16th, 2007

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Pre-Trip Jitters?

By Ken Broman

We leave for France tomorrow and I’m a bit antsy. I’ve been planning for this trip for so long that I’m ready for it to just get started.

Last night I had a little anxiety dream about the trip (the only bit I’ve felt so far). In the dream it was our first day in Paris and we’d been going around having a great time when, around 4pm, I suddenly realized we were meant to meet the apartment guy at noon, and now where were we going to sleep. I immediately hopped on the metro to set off for the apartment only to realize I didn’t know where I was going. So I began digging around in my bag for my metro map. The first one I pulled out was for the NY subway, and the second for something else entirely. It dawned on me that I had brought no map at all and now I was really screwed.

And then I woke up and realized how ridiculous the dream was. We would have noticed that we were still schlepping around or backpacks and I would never have not packed a map. I’m very well prepared for this trip and expect it all to go very smoothly.

I’ll keep you updated, though, if it should not.

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May 11th, 2007

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1 Week

By Ken Broman

One week from now we will be having diner in Paris. That is all.

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Apr 29th, 2007

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Pictures Of California

By Ken Broman

Yesterday I put up the first batch of photos from our N. Cal trip. Hopefully I’ll be able to put up a few more before we leave for France (T-minus 17 days).

And I’m still hoping to do a post about the wineries we visited in Napa and Sonoma. So watch for that.

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