(Before I start, I thought I'd give you at least one picture from Nice. Here I am, looking sweet.)
Well, we're at t-minus two weeks left in Europe. Pretty crazy. I just talked with a buddy of mine at the Alliance, Lars, who agreed with me that after the first week, the past month and a half has flown by. Crazy stuff. Here are some cool things, however, that Meghan and I are looking to do and experience in the short amount of time we have left:
- Hang out with Katie Dayton. Yes, Deeker Maximus is coming to hang with us for our last week in France. She arrives Monday so look for great photos of us doing ridiculous stuff following that point.
- Hit the Alps this weekend. For the first time, Meghan and I actually planned a bit ahead and grabbed tickets to Chamonix for this weekend. Time to see the majestic beauty of the Alps. I love the juxtaposition between Nice last weekend and Chamonix this weekend. I'm digging it.
- Do all those touristy things I've been saving. You know, I've hit some of the major spots in Paris, but I didn't have my camera back then. Thus, I'm really looking forward to doing the Eiffel Tower again with the camera; seeing the Arc de Triomph again, etc. With Dayton I'm thinking we're going to be "true toursits." Much like our days back in California (sigh).
- Research at the big-boy place. I feel so awesome. Yesterday I went to the Bibliotheque Nationale and got my official "researcher's card" which gives me access to the national archives. This is phenomenal to me. I have the ability (and indeed today I think it might happen) to hold in my hand a book that was written over four hundred years ago. For a historian, this is like winning the lottery. Well, actually for a historian winning the lottery is like winning the lottery, but whatever.
- Eating at awesome spots in Paris. Meghan and I have decided to throw caution (and euros) to the wind and go grab some good eats and cool little hot spots in Paris. Meghan picked the first one and it rocked (La Petit Machon). I picked the second one and it was just okay (so for those of you at home keeping score, that's Meghan - 1 and Dan - 0). Meghan gets to pick the next one. We'll see how it goes. When Katie's here, I think we might try the semi-fancy style restaurant again. I LOVE French food (and I'm eating foie gras sometime soon...it MUST happen).
10 comments:
Danno... those trunks are over the top! I hope you didn't cause an international incident. BTW, how did you get through customs with those?
Happy travels and much love, brian, jill and the girls.
I can't believe you only have 2 weeks left...that's crazy! But I'm a little selfish and can't wait for you to be back in a normal time zone...with a cell phone so I can call you. Sounds like you have a pretty stinkin awesome plan for the next few weeks. And you guys will probably get a kick out of this...when I read your blogs I'm pretty sure I'm saying most words incorrectly. So do we pronounce nice like normal? Dan...yet another reason a country with phonetics as their language would be pretty sweet.
Ok gotta run. LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!!!
Glad you are having such a great experience.
Have fun this weekend. You're travels sound awesome.
Love, g-ma
Hi Dan...and Kate,
A country with phonetics as their language - You two need to get on that.
Also, enjoying reading with the big boys, Dan and enjoy these last 2 weeks with a passion, OK?
Love you,
Donna
good times! oh we will be true tourists...complete with ridiculous pictures. and i may or may not bring my uncle sam hat. probably not...i dont want to make the french too jealous. also, i just want you to know that my tour book says that eurodisney is the number one tourist spot in paris...does that make your heart hurt?
Kate-
Nice is pronounced like "niece." As in, the daughter of your brother or sister. As in, if you have a daughter, she will be my niece. Ok that's overdone but I felt like it.
Love you!
Brian, let me say that the swimming trunks were probably a better alternative than the other option that I WANTED to wear (but Meghan wouldn't let me): the awesome European male-capri pants. Yup, that's the final step towards completely alienating oneself from one's own culture. And thankfully I did make it through customs safely with those in my bag.
Kate, seriously we're going to make that happen. My experiences here in Europe have only fueled the fire to become a benevolent dictator of a small island nation in the Caribbean. You can be my minister of education. It'll be a lot like Monaco, I've decided.
Katie: can't wait until you're here. Grant wants me to order "freedom fries" at a restaurant here in Paris. I think I'll need you to actually give me the courage to go through with it. I feel like I could only pull that off if you were wearing your uncle sam hat.
Donna, will do.
G-ma, I'm totally glad you post comments everytime we write something. We love having a following.
Oh, and that last comment was Dan, not Meghan. Sorry, I forgot to log her off. Cheers!
hey guys!
brian and i love reading your blog... we feel like we get to see things through your eyes, and really, besides going ourselves, there's nothing better!! i hope you have the best last 2 weeks you possibly can... don't hold back, you can always pay those bills later! :) so jealous of you guys... maybe our next vay-cay will be to florida!
love you both!
amy kay
dan and meghan, it's been so great to have your blogs while you've been there. I can't believe it's already been a month! soak in the last little bit, i can't wait to hear about it. Oh, and a pretty amazing restaurant (et tres chere) (apparently, i didn't actually get to go) is la petite cuchon near les halles. check it out!
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