Although a cliche of Paris, definitely a must visit and see location (especially at night). I think everyone’s seen the postcard with that iconic view from a distance, but have you ever looked up the tower’s “skirt”?
Yearly Archives: 2009
Two more French dishes every American knows. We wouldn’t be real tourists if we didn’t order it. Yum! Escargot… snails, garlic, and butter. Looks and sounds nasty, tastes great: Steak Tartare… ground beef, raw egg, onion and sauces mixed together on your plate. Looks and sounds nasty, tastes great. Notice a pattern here? And no...
As we walked down the Champs Elysees, Janna and I got hungry. Luckily we were able to whip out our guide book and find a famous tea house called Ladurée. They’re most famous for their macaroons. I’ve always thought macaroons were big sweet piles of gummy coconut, but in fact these are actually macarons. They’re...
Having seen Lance Armstrong ride the final stage of the Tour de France up the Champs Elysees to circle the Arc de Triomphe, I couldn’t help but want to do it myself. Sure I didn’t have my bike with me, but I still had my trusty walking shoes on. I just wish I hadn’t decided...
“They’ve got the metric system, they wouldn’t know what the !@$# a quarter-pounder is…” (and yes, that’s a $10 Value Meal at today’s exchange rate)