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Oxytocin

tomierna's Avatar Picture tomierna (Admin) – March 22, 2010 04:28PM Reply Quote
The opposite of Love Stinks!
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El Jeffe – June 02, 2011 05:21PM Reply Quote
What a journey.
20th anniversary fast approaching.
Guess what I'm doing?
Taking her to Paris.
Benton Ellis – June 02, 2011 05:49PM Reply Quote
Do not mistake temptation for opportunity.
Bill,

That is a wonderful thing to do. Despite the reputation that the French have among American tourists I think you will be surprised how much you enjoy Paris. My family was fortunate enough to live there from Oct. 2005 to July 2008. My wife was given an option for a foreign assignment there - an opportunity we couldn't turn down. It was a grand adventure and I think our kids will be forever changed (they were 11 and 14 when we went), as are we. I got to know the place reasonably well, so if you have questions, feel free to PM me.

Benton
El Jeffe – June 02, 2011 05:53PM Reply Quote
What a journey.
Oh, it's in FRANCE? Should have asked first. I have heard bad things about those FRENCHIES!!! :) just kidding.
Thanks. I will hit you up. (Installing Rosetta Stone as I type)
porruka (Admin) – June 03, 2011 05:33AM Reply Quote
Oh. I thought you were talking about Paris. Would be about as foreign, likely.
Jeff Cooper – June 03, 2011 07:12AM Reply Quote
Wonderful, Bill--Paris is fantastic.
tliet – June 03, 2011 01:02PM Reply Quote
Bill, if you've got some time left, hop on the Thalys and spend a day or two in my neck of the woods. It's only a 3 hour train trip...
John Willoughby – June 03, 2011 01:28PM Reply Quote
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
My Dad did the Louvre in thirty minutes. See if you can beat his record.
Tony Leggett (Moderator) – June 03, 2011 03:11PM Reply Quote
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My Dad did the Louvre in thirty minutes. See if you can beat his record.

The queue or the tour?

Have fun Bill. Not too much cheese and don't surrender to random strangers...
John Willoughby – June 03, 2011 04:16PM Reply Quote
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
The tour. My mother never forgave him for rushing her through there. I don't even know what he was in so much of a hurry to get to.
Tony Leggett (Moderator) – June 04, 2011 03:10AM Reply Quote
No toilets in the louvre? (that's funnier when you just say it...)
Dave Loudin – June 05, 2011 02:26AM Reply Quote
Found where it's at!
Not so much for Yankee English speakers ;)
El Jeffe – June 11, 2011 04:48PM Reply Quote
What a journey.
scratch that.... punting....
stupid airfare prices went up before locking in. switching to England/Wales; unless something trumps that.
Tony Leggett (Moderator) – June 11, 2011 10:05PM Reply Quote
Fly there and get the train across to Europe.
El Jeffe – June 12, 2011 03:53AM Reply Quote
What a journey.
We've run stuff every which way. And getting a hotel/train by us newbies we'd likely cost just as much more, or we would mess something up. I can't recall ever taking a train or public bus as an adult. So, all that would be new to me.
Ron Burns – June 12, 2011 05:56AM Reply Quote
"We look to Scotland for all our ideas of civilisation." Voltaire
Eurostar London-Paris is better than flying... Actually is flying, but at 0ft.
John Willoughby – June 12, 2011 10:22AM Reply Quote
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
Even lower, for a part of the trip.
El Jeffe – June 12, 2011 10:43AM Reply Quote
What a journey.
Barry White low?
Tony Leggett (Moderator) – June 12, 2011 02:33PM Reply Quote
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El Jeffe
We've run stuff every which way. And getting a hotel/train by us newbies we'd likely cost just as much more, or we would mess something up. I can't recall ever taking a train or public bus as an adult. So, all that would be new to me.

For the maximum adrenalin rush, I recommend LA's metro train system. On one trip there was a gang of um, I don't know what to call them, gangsta rappa wannabes, fooling around in the the carriage. One of them punched his "friend" in the face knocking him to the ground - this was about 6 feet away from me. I spent the whole trip staring at my shoes...

I'm sure french gangsta rappa wannabes will just make you sip bad wine however...
tliet – June 12, 2011 02:38PM Reply Quote
High speed rail in Europe won't confront you with gangs, I'm pretty sure of that. Bill, check out http://tgv.com/index/othercountries or http://www.raileurope.com/index.html



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tomierna (Admin) – June 12, 2011 02:48PM Reply Quote
Hideously Unnatural
Don't let inexperience thwart you, El Jeffe. Rail in Europe is easy and cheap. The ticket booth staff may not be friendly, but most of them speak English :P
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