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800+ Pictures on Flickr

Friday, November 17th, 2006

So I have loaded up 800+ photos onto www.flickr.com/photos/mushu. I`ve started putting titles on them but I highly doubt I will finish anytime soon.

I still don`t like the idea of making these all public (They were public when I posted them and people were already creepin`…)…. so if you have a flickr/yahoo account, let me know and I`ll send you an invite. If you don`t, and do not want to set one up (psh, lazy bum… I upload 800 pictures and you can`t set up an account)… then send me an email/comment and if I`m feeling nice, maybe I`ll let you use Fonzworth`s Flickr account.

Make sure to let me know before I leave Cairo (November 24th) because I dont know what kind of internet access I might have after that.

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Paris Part 2

Thursday, November 16th, 2006

It`s funny… when I don`t have easily accessible internet, I always make the effort to make a post every chance I get but now that I have unlimited internet at my aunt`s house, I haven`t made an update for a while.

So, we arrive in Paris in one piece. On the first day back, we went to the Louvre. I consider myself quite ignorant when it comes to art so the Louvre was a challenge to walk through for so many hours. I mean, I recognize that each piece is a great piece of work and some pieces would wow me more than others but after about the 3rd hour, they started to look the same. We did however get a chance to see the Mona Lisa and Venus De Milo. Of course, we weren`t allowed to take photos of the Mona Lisa… it`s quite heavily guarded. The Louvre pretty much took up the whole day… we picked up some supplies for the second leg of the world trip with whatever time we had left and called it a night.

On the next day, we headed over to the Arc De Triomphe. At the time we went, the traffic was pretty sparse so we didnt get to see the crazy traffic circle in action but traffic in general is quite crazy here. It was only 2 days after Rememberance Day so there were actually still some flowers under the Arc… unless those are there all the time? After checking out everything under the Arc, we made the ride (not the stairs) to the top of the Arc. On top, there is a great veiw of Paris. You can see pretty much everything… the Eiffel Tower, Champs-Elysées, The big square building with the hole in it… everything. We took a bunch of pictures and then it was off to the Eiffle Tower.

As we got closer and closer to the tower, it seemed to get bigger and bigger. And yes, the Eiffel Tower is quite massive… I`m glad we decided to wait until November to see it because it was still very busy in September. There was a really short and quick line-up to get up on the elevator and the view from the top was spectacular! Again, we took many pictures from the third and second levels and of course, got a little souvenir. They have these little collector coins in Paris for their main attractions so we just get those when we can. I think we have 8 or so now.

Anyway, sad to say, that`s all we`ve done… we spent yesterday doing a whole lot of nothing other than cleaning up our stuff and packing a box to send home. It felt nice though because, after the Louvre, I`m definitely museum`ed out… which is unfortunate because Paris has sooo many to see. Oh well, looks like I`ll have to return someday.

Oh, I set up a flickr account yesterday too but I didn`t want the pictures to be public so I have to send invites or something like that… which means you have to have a yahoo/flickr login or something like that… it seems like a big pain in the ass but I don`t want creepy randoms checkin out the pics… so if you have a Yahoo account already, send me a comment or email and I`ll give you permission for the pics. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mushu)

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New Pictures Are Up!

Sunday, November 12th, 2006
We are in Paris now... wooooo. We don`t have too much space on the blog so we had to pick and choose pictures. There is at least one picture for each post now, I think. If I have time, I will ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Goodbye Morocco…

Friday, November 10th, 2006
First things first, Scott: It's good to know that it isn't just me that is amazed/appauled by the amount of butter/sauce/salt John has on his food. I'm surprised he hasn't had a heart attack or something like that! Oh, and ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Atlas Mountains, Berber Villiages, Snake Charmers, and the Souks

Tuesday, November 7th, 2006
Hello everyone, We are still in Morocco enjoying every minute... well I shouldn't say every minute but most of the minutes. Yesterday, we went up to the Atlas Mountains. First, we stopped to see a big mosque ... [Continue reading this entry]

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5 Course Meals…

Sunday, November 5th, 2006
John and I are bursting at the seams right now... we just ate a 5 course meal... Moroccan Salad, roasted vegetables, tangine (lamb), fruits of the season, and then dessert.... oh and bread on top of that. If I could ... [Continue reading this entry]

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The Most Challenging Keyboard Yet…

Friday, November 3rd, 2006
So John and I left Torremolinos... the owner of the hostel is a really nice Argentinian guy that seemed to really enjoy having us and all guests there. We headed for Algeciras and then made it to Morocco in one ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Things we miss… part 1

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006
1. Smoke Free Environments... everyone smokes here... and it stinks 2. Taco Bell... for some reason... just craving the food... 3. Bottomless pop... drinks are so expensive here! 4. Miss Vicki´s Salt and Vinegar chips (this ones for John) 5. Down Matresses and big ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Beach Day

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006
Well, we dedicated today to going to the beach... but when we woke up, it was cloudy! However, we were DETERMINED to go to the beach so we packed up our towels, threw on our beach gear and our flip ... [Continue reading this entry]

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On the Road Again…

Wednesday, November 1st, 2006
Well, last night turned out being pretty good... John went out to see a movie and I went to the BEST vegetarian restaurant EVER. Al Vegetale in Madrid... I really recommend it. Anyway, I got a free drink for a ... [Continue reading this entry]

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