johnrobe

Paris is everything we had hoped it would be, but the keyboards are crazy and messed up… and the computers do not know what a Canon camera is, so no photos yet.

To give an idea of how the trip has gone… one of the first things we did was go to the arc de triumphe. We got there on the metro, came up the stairs, and the second we saw it, a huge military band broke out with the French National Anthem. I literally couldn’t speak for a while. It was like the moment was planned. Then to top it off, as soon as it was over, a police car went by with that French siren going. There was no doubt where we were.

So far I would say that the biggest adjustment is the way the French line up. It isn’t even that they do not line up… it’s that they seem to do it passive aggressively. They have them, but purely for chances to butt in I think.

Gah!!! Why is “!” a normal key but “.” needs a shift????

Oh and everthing anyone says about French food…. so true. My god I am going to be huge when I get home.

I had wine tonight that was €1.30 a bottle. And although not great, I have had far far worse at 20 times the price.

Talk to you soon, hopefully with photos.

John General