Oh, Paris…
Eating lunch in the Louvre
Favorite things in the city of lights…
- Sugared lemon crepes
- Whipped cream crepes
- Buttered crepes
- People assuming that I could only speak English (no, really, I liked this)
- A man puking on the sidewalk without breaking stride while climbing up a huge hill in an, umm, interesting area
- Cezanne
- Monet
- Degas
- The scam where people pretend to find a “gold” ring on the sidewalk in front of you and then try to give it to you (apparently, Tony looks like their kinda guy)
- Tony’s umbrella exploding in front of the Arc de Triomphe (as in *literally* every piece of his umbrella separated and jumped in front of the insane traffic roundabout — I don’t think it could handle the shock either)
- Shoes
- Marais neighborhood
- Macaroons
Eiffel Tower at night
Least favorite things…
- Fixed menus (onion soup, farm chicken, tarte)
- Tourist traps
- Lines (actually, we skipped them all, but still…)
- Traveling via plane (yes, we were advised to take the train….)
- Latin Quarter restaurants (sorry!!)
- The price of macaroons (kid you not…. 3 euros for each little morsel)
ITALIA! Buon Natale
I *think* that’s Merry Christmas.
Either way, we survived through a week of Italian driving to see Florence, Rome, Pisa and Cinque Terre… all in seven days and two major traffic jams.
(You might guess from the pictures, but yes, it rained. A lot.)
Today’s Tidbits December 8, 2009
Posted by Amanda in Web wonkiness on December 8, 2009
- your move
a twitter campaign for small gestures.
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Losing perspective
Posted by Amanda in Geneva, This-is-Switzerland (TIS) on November 3, 2009
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I realize over-priced-ness appears to be a common theme in Geneva. And it is.
Some days, I really have to remind myself of reality.
Today, I was obscenely excited about my uber-cheap lunch for 15 CHF: pumpkin soup and grapefruit juice. Oh dear: not cheap, not frugal, not practical.
Geneva is sometimes so far from real life.
* Learning French lessons to be continued – I promise!
The Ladies
The ladies start their pilgrimage down the mountain.
How do we spend our weekends in Switzerland? If Tony won “paper, rock, scissors,” we would visit a cow-related festival every weekend. Fortunately, we’ve only dedicated one to our bovine peeps.
Thus, this last weekend was the overload of all things cow.
Saturday was spent in Saint Cergue, Switzerland watching hundreds (maybe thousands?) of cows descend from the Jura mountains to the lower level pastures. Most wore headdresses of flowers – some wore pine trees decorated in crepe paper. Most looked thoroughly disgruntled and were shaking their heads frantically to dislodge them.
Sunday, the ladies tangled. Martigny, Switzerland is famous for their cow fights. We paid 15 francs and crowded into the standing area only.
Umm, yep, Tony refers to cows as “the ladies.”
French foibles #12: How much does that cost?
While I mostly mime things and point and say “s’il vous plait,” I am trying to leap over the hurdle of one-word phrases. Thus instead of saying “combien” (or “how much”) and pointing, I’ll say “How much does that cost, please?”
FRENCH: Combien ca coute, s’il vous plait?
Today’s Tidbits October 2, 2009
Posted by Amanda in Web wonkiness on October 2, 2009
- Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System
For all those weather nerds.
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French foibles #11: I’m out of patience
Based on my French experiences to date, I don’t think this phrase needs an explanation. “I’m out of patience.”
FRENCH: J’ai plus de patience.
Today’s Tidbits September 30, 2009
Posted by Amanda in Web wonkiness on September 30, 2009
- Internationalization – Facebook Developer Wiki
- (Pics) Craigslist Missed Connections Inspire Art
Excellent print sold on Threadless
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