Weight Loss Ticker

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Mon dernier jour à Paris

Well it's our last day in Paris and what a week. We hit all the major sights and today we topped our trip off with a visit to the louvre. We didn't get out of the hotel until noon, and we stopped at Mcdonnalds for a quick bite. I know why would we go to McDonalds in paris, well we needed something quick and so far our experience has taught us that sitting down to eat here is an hour or two event. So after a burger and a quick metro ride we were there. We were greeted by IM Pei's inverted Glass pyramid.



I am a fan of the Davinci code, so it was really neat to see that. There is so much to see, you could spend a week there and only begin to scratch the surface of what the Louvre has to offer. First stop, Winged victory, then The Mona Lisa and then the Venus de Milo.






After seeing the big three pieces, we spent another 3 hours strolling though Egyptian artifacts, and other works from master painters. So after about 4 hours I was art'ed out and headed off on my own. I strolled though old Paris where buildings that were so old housed modern stores like the gap. Funny how here the old and new mix do well together here; on one side of the street a 1000 year old church, on the other starbucks. Shortly after my walk I got cought in the rain, isn't there a song about that? It didn't even seem to phase the locals, they kept on with there day, if that was Vegas the city would of come to a halt. On the way back to my hotel I stumble onto Rue Nicholas Flamel, who anyone who has read Harry Potter would know, was real and lived on that very street.



Had I not just been out wandering the streets of Paris I would never have found it.

So my last piece of advice for anyone visiting Paris: if you are in a hurry running from one Paris landmark to another, you will miss seeing Paris.

Bonne nuit et au revoir, Paris

Monday, September 6, 2010

Paris, deux jours

Today we crawled out of bed at 10, and headed off to the top of the Eiffel tower. There is a reason why the lines are so long, it's amazing.









Tip, you can book a reservation for a ride up online, we did and saved lots oft time. Then a visit to the Pantheon where Voltaire, Dumas, Victor Hugo and other of France's elite are laid to rest. But not before a stop for a banana and nutella crepe!



After a short walk through the amazing Jardin du Luxembourg we stopped in the church Saint Sulpice. The church had a small role in 'The DaVinci code' and I had to check it out. The best part of the church was a sign they put up basically saying everything that was in the book was false. Then a long, cramped, hot metro ride ( must have been rush hour) brougt us to Pere Lachaise. The city's largest cemetery is home to Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison and others. Only problem is they seem to lock up the place after a certain time, we didn't get in. Then back on the Metro to Le Marais, where we ran into what had to be the Paris chapter of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence! After a so so dinner, we headed back to the hotel, getting caught in the rain along the way. Can't wait to see what day three brings!

Bonne nuit!!

Location:Rue Monsieur le Prince,Paris,France

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Tonight's dinner brought to you by the letters F & E

  So for dinner tonight I made (yes I cook) feta cheese stuffed chicken stuffed with marinara sauce (sorry Tania it was pre-made sauce(and sorry for the excessive use of parentheses)), Israeli lemon couscous and corn. Preteen, starch, and a vegetable, the perfect meal. Yes I got everything from Fresh & Easy (my new favorite store) and yes the chicken was prepared and all I had to do is toss it in the oven. But in my defense I have made some great stuffed chicken blue cheese bacon and spinach, I was just feeling lazy tonight.

 

The cool thing about fresh and easy is they sell item in small, fresh portions, and reasonably priced. They also make everything in twos, so its perfect for a couple. Or for a single guy who needs one more reminder he is alone, I guess ill just eat both pieces of chicken, there small anyway's.

 

Here is how dinner ended up looking:

DSC00227 (Medium)

 

and here is the aftermath in the kitchen:

DSC00228 (Medium)

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Now this is new...

Liquid tolit seat cleaner?

Easy as 123
1 dispence gel on toilt paper
2 whipe seat
3 flush.


This might catch on..

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Your Week in Three Words

This was too funny so I wanted to share, thanks Tina!

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Mexican Ice Tea

Club Soda
Patron XO Café coffee Liqueur
Kettle One