Hint: What did the fox say when he could not jump to get the grapes? What did sri say when he did not have enough time to see Paris?

Twisted DNA: Yeah yeah. But even hopping on the train requires time no? We hope to go to more places in Europe this year. A second trip to Paris unfortunately, will have to wait. And wait, don’t let anyone in the UK hear you say that it’s in Europe!

Nilu: Yes, it’s very good and all that. :)

desiwitch: Anyone who has ever been subjected to that book is unlikely to forget it I think! It was also such a perfect family. With such perfect habits.

dipali: It was gorgeous! I don’t know what about the gargoyles is so appealing!

Paavani: Paris is beautiful, but I think this imposition of romance is a serious business for many! I dealt with that in another post.

J. Alfred Prufrock: Yes, I wish we’d chosen the Musée d’Orsay. But we didn’t regret even the visit to Louvre, even if brief. The Louvre as a building – by itself – has so much to offer. I think the best part about Paris was the smaller lanes. Perhaps another time..

sri: Very fancy! Going to Paris for a conference and all? Or are you trying to just say that we’re jobless cows!

Twilight Fairy: I absolutely loved going to the tower at Notre Dame. It was one of the highlights for us. Perhaps for the history student and literature lover in me, the Notre Dame had a whole different aspect?

Szerelem: At the AF – we read out of Nouveau sans frontières. I can still read and comprehend French – but hearing it being spoken that fast and attempting comprehension is a whole different ballgame! Paris is beautiful yes, but its dirt makes it seem more alive. More thriving even..

I don’t know, for me Paris will always be the best city in the world. I spent two weeks there and there’s just so much to see and do and so much happening! And you just need to look behind the touristy bits and the French – romantic cliches to see a whole different side to it. I agree with you when you say its beautiful and dirty – but that’s whats nice about it.

And thge Eifel Tower is ugly. Even the Parisians think so…but its still hard not to be taken in by it at night when the lights come on :)

Did like Eiffel though.. its humungous structure does overwhelm you!

Neha, it’s so easy for you to just step into a train and land at Paris! Am wondering how come you didnt do it in all this time :p. Hey BTW do visit Finland too, you wouldnt regret it :). Now’s the season to be there BTW.

Heh heh, a new kind of snobbery is fast taking over in Bangalore! ;)

Ok Ok, before I’m ripped apart, I wish I had more time so that I could look around.. okay? :)

The by-lanes you mention in your next post, I walked them, I loved them. And the pet market that appears on Sundays near Notre Dame. And a little boulangerie where an old lady pressed some black bread upon me. And the ‘King of Crepes’. And a gorgeous grey-eyed girl in a cafe, talking to the Hunchback.

Next time – Montmartre for a whole day, perhaps?

J.A.P.