Final Days in Paris

Over the past 3 days, we have seen the Louvre (the Midieval and Egyptian segments were fantastic, as well as seeing the Mona Lisa), spent a day in Versailles touring the palace, the Pompido Center (with its very strange collection of modern art), and so much more I can't even recall.

The most memorable evening in Paris was being able to have dinner with Ophelie and Guillaume, who live just outside of Paris, and invited us to their place for a fantastic BBQ. It was great to see how real Parisians live. Their assistance throughout the Paris night life was also quite an asset.

On our last night here in Paris, I decided to order something that sounded extremely French, and not ask any questions. Beef Tartare, came out, and I was extremely surpirsied at what I found. Needless to say, I asked them to cook up the raw meat, and I ended up with a delightful hamberger patty...not so French, but at least it was cooked.

The only negative event since our time here was a ridiculous ticket I got on the metro. I did not have a photo on my rail pass which ended up costing me $30! I really wanted to rip the officials head off...but lucky for him I held back my super powers, and just paid the fine.

Tomorrow morning I am off to Copenhagen to start classes. It will be nice to have an apartment home base for a little while. More to come as I begin my studies of Scandinavian culture.