I Am LE Tired

Please excuse the incorrect title of the first post. This is the way to be tired in Paris.

It was a long day of tourist activities - running around Luxembourg Gardens, then meeting at Notre Dame and walking to the Musee d'Orsay and then the Musee Rodin. We visited three different cafes, including La Fontaine Mars, which was an excellent recommendation from Michael Keller, and toured the Eiffel Tower at night. Despite my fear of heights, I felt rather comfortable strolling along the paths of the second level and snapping pictures of Paris at night.

We spent most of the evening in the company of a Frenchman who, after eight years in the United States, had decided that he wanted to speak English without any French accent - and, in fact, hoped to speak French with an American accent. I quickly reassured him that NO ONE wanted to have an American accent, but he earnestly affirmed that it was quite desirable to speak "as if one had bubblegum in the mouth". I am still not sure whether that is a compliment.

An interesting note about the homeless in Paris: they all have pets. Mostly it's puppies or rabbits. It really draws in the tourists. I even find it difficult to resist cooing at the adorable bait the Parisian homeless use. How very inventive!

Because I really am le tired, off to bed now -