I Love Paris

I came home last Thursday from a business trip to France. As fortune had it, I and my travelling companions were able to enjoy a weekend in Paris as part of the overall trip.

There's just something about Paris I love. Maybe it's all the museums, or the vibrant street life along the Champs Elysees. Maybe it's the food (always good), or perhaps it's just that it's different enough to be charming and same enough to be comfortable.

One thing about Paris is that all the cafes have the chairs facing the street, so that you and your companions sit side by side and watch the world go by rather than face to face. It's a rather enjoyable pastime to enjoy the view while one drinks really good coffee.

Take out coffee is almost impossible to find - indeed, the only place we ran into where you get it "to go" was a Starbucks. Yes, even Paris has Starbucks now.

I walked everywhere in Paris. With the Metro, there's no reason to drive and walking everywhere is possible. I actually ate very well and still lost weight!

I'm going back in June - I can hardly wait.