My first trip to Paris was unsettling. Getting called a “stupid American” at the top of the Eiffel Tower was the highlight.

My return trip, this past summer (2007) was considerably better. Great food, kind people (or at least folks took to ignoring me rather than yelling at me) and a new president. I spent a week exploring the city, the art, the fashion, the food (yes, frogs legs), and even took an art lesson!

LOVED – Montmarte (artsy neighborhood), Versaille, walking through the streets.

DIDNOTLOVE – excess of carbs for breakfast, the smell of the Seine, although the cruise was nice.

I’d go back…if only to spend a week at the louvre!