{"id":204,"date":"2014-04-16T06:23:29","date_gmt":"2014-04-16T06:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/?p=204"},"modified":"2016-08-23T21:32:24","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T21:32:24","slug":"12-random-observations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/?p=204","title":{"rendered":"12 Random Observations"},"content":{"rendered":"

In my imaginary Paris, there are no cars.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve seen more Asian people in the Louvre<\/strong> in the last three weeks than I have seen in my lifetime, total.<\/p>\n

Angelina\u2019s<\/em> is ground zero for thick, luscious, not particularly sweet hot chocolate, with a side of whipped cream.<\/p>\n

\"angelina\"<\/p>\n

Walking along the Seine over cobblestones is a tricksy, ankle-snapping risk, I don\u2019t care what shoes you\u2019re wearing.<\/p>\n

Fascinated to see the way women actually moved in long skirts and corsets, via archival film footage in\u00a0exhibits.<\/p>\n

Pockets are absolutely essential, which is why I have only worn my otherwise ideal leggings once.<\/p>\n

Most dangerous place in Paris is the stairs, whether marble (Louvre<\/strong>), wooden (apartment), escalator (Monoprix<\/strong>), stone (Seine) or concrete (Metro). Hiking up or down, it\u2019s a compound fracture just waiting for a moment of inattention to happen.<\/p>\n

\"steps\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I have to fight the urge to stroke, caress\u00a0and\u00a0pat the sculpture.\u00a0And not bitch slap the people I see give in to the temptation.<\/p>\n

Most useful tools; a tie between my iPhone (with a temporary global plan) and a small box of big safety pins, thick rubber bands, and large paper clips. I use these all the time.<\/p>\n

I have never worn either coat I brought.<\/p>\n

Skinny leg jeans are a must, Chucks are great, long thin scarves required.<\/p>\n

Walking down the boulevard, lovers lean toward each other as if they are north and south poles of a magnet. \u00a0I miss you, Boatie.\u00a0Viva l’amour \u00e0 Paris.<\/p>\n

\"lovers\"<\/p>\n

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