I am behind in my postings. I had my very first visitor! Darren came to Karlsruhe for a week. He tested out my sofa bed (very comfortable) and met some of my crazy friends. We also took a trip to Paris. Dennis also was in town and decided to join the fun. We spent most of the first day in the Louvre. It was amazing. Not on is the art incredible but the building itself it a work of art. It is HUGE! Definitely can't see it all in 1 day. But we did see the highlights (Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo etc..). We then took a walk down the Champs Elysees and had dinner. Post dinner viewing of the Arc d'Triomphe. The next day we went to Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower. This time I went inside Notre Dame. It is gorgeous inside. They were having a service inside so I didn't take any pictures. There just aren't words to describe how beautiful it is. I don't think that pictures do it justice either. There is so much detail in every stain glass window and in every carving. You really have to see it in person. Same is true with the Eiffel Tower. It is much bigger than I thought it was. I have seen it may times at a distance while in Paris and I wasn't impressed. But then seeing it up close....well that is different. It is unbelieveable! We only took the elevator to the 2nd level because the line was too long to the top but even from there the views were beautiful. After a glass of wine, we went back down, to the train station and back to Karlsruhe.
It was good to have a dose of Americana here in KA. I haven't laughed so hard in a while.
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