Saturday I celebrated Bastille Day by eating snails, sipping a glass of Pinot and sprinting away whenever I spotted a German. July 14th is Bastille Day, the feted national holiday of our friends and allies the French. Why they celebrate Bastille Day is actually something of a mystery to me. As you’ll recall from high read more
Tag Archives: France
Versailles and the Pay Toilet of Doom
June 7, 2007 – 4:57 am
Versailles is overwhelming. Not because of its grandeur— because of its tourists. The place is exhausting due to the human traffic conjesting the entirety of its corridors. I guess I’m glad I saw the Hall of Mirrors and the Hercules Drawing room, but I enjoyed the gardens much more. Saying Versaille has a backyard is read more
Skull Licking in the Parisian Catacombs
June 6, 2007 – 5:01 am
I kicked off things with Kelly by recognizing the tattoo on her shoulder from Picasso’s Guernica. Apparently most people just think it’s a funky bull head. I told her I have a huge Salvador Dali painting on my back, but recanted when she seemed impressed enough to want to see it. Here are some of read more
