Well howdy! Admittedly, some interesting things have happened since we last chatted. Let's start from the top!
I finally made it to the American Church last week. It was really nice to be surrounded by other Americans. It's kind of amusing, because before embarking on this grand adventure I was embarrassed to be associated with Americans, but now I gladly seek them out. We may not know our geography, but god help us we know how to make a car that someone can actually sit in comfortably.
Then, on Thursday, we went the Parc Asterix! It was really a lot of fun. I love theme parks. I love the rides, certainly (my favorite was the wooden roller coaster "La Tonnerie de Zeus"), but I love the imagination that goes into everything. It's really quite phenomenal how much creativity goes into each and every inch of the park.
Also, I learned that the two big theme parks (Parc Asterix and Disneyland) are the only places that really celebrate Halloween. It was fun to see all the things I was accustomed to, witches, ghouls, chainsaw murderers, that completely blindsided the French.
Then today, some English friends of the family were visiting, so we went to an American Diner. I was really excited to go, because I remember how fun it was to go to Outback Steakhouse with real Australians, and now I was on the other side.
The idea I had in my head was something like the episode of Arrested Development where they go to the American Restaurant in Little Britain, and everything is made with donuts and sparklers. It wasn't quite like that, but it was nice to see things like pancakes and milkshakes on the menu. It was also extremely refreshing to see mustard and ketchup placed at every table.
At the end of the meal, they gave us a plate full of gummi hamburgers with our check. One of the English girls asked if they gave you those at every American Restaurant. I found this amusing, of course, but it made me realize how absolutely ridiculous getting fortune cookies is. Oh well.
And here are some more pictures. That's why you're here, anyway.
Ian
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| The spire of the American church |
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| Les Invalides (very close to the church) |
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| That tower that everyone keeps talking about |
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| Les Invalides metro station |
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| Asterix, sitting on top of a mountain. God I love theme parks! |
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| A sled style ride with no track. I forget how it was safe... |
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| Halloween in the background |
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| "Le looping" roller coaster. |
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| Zeus (wearing underwear) |
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| Three-dimensional map of Paris |
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| Decoration at the American diner |
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| Hamburger gummi |
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| Murica! |
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| Well played, Paris |
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