Month: August 2023

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Frankfurt – back again

What tour of Germany would be complete without a schnitzel?
Look at all the frankfurters near the frankfurter
Enjoying our lunch looking at my great grandfather’s house in Bad Kreuznach
And of course it had to rain in Frankfurt on our last day in Germany and in Europe
Some church choir singing in public
I want to make a cap with this logo, “my hometown Bad Kreuznach”
Finally, back in Thailand and some delicious food
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Paris

You can rent this Lamborghini to drive around Paris in style
The ride on the TGV was very comfortable and pretty fast
People were lining up for at least window shopping and maybe a few of them were actually interested in dropping a few thousand euros for something they probably didn’t need. But then again, the name is everything in Paris.
Even Kenzo has a presence near the Champs Élysées
The Champs Élysées is the street where the elite meet to eat and also where they celebrate the heroes of World War II; Churchill, Roosevelt, and of course Charles DeGaulle.
We did see a few Lamborghinis here and there and of course they were gold
What would Paris be without an accordion player entertaining us with the 1940s music of Edith Piaf while keeping company with a dog with sunglasses
This guy looking at me, was about ready to approach to try to get me to delete the photo of this scam game of ball under the glass
The Basilica of Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre
Leprechauns in Paris, driving old Citroen
For some reason, I was captivated by this model
We found our way to Little Africa
Even in the train stations, the French have to show us how artistic they are
I just had to have the recommended steak and it was pretty good
He was crying because he lost his clothes
As I said, before, every city has to have its ferris wheel
So this is where Louis add, Marie-Antoinette lost their heads
The tunnel to the Arc de Triomphe
I found out my friend Alain can’t get a job back in Paris, driving his old Citroen for tourists
These guys have a cloth with grab loops on each corner, so when the police show up, they grab the loops and it becomes an instant runaway bag
Flexible kids
We found a very good Chinese restaurant
Notre Dame is on the mend
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Paris Louvre 2

As you may remember from French history, there were no more attached heads to put crowns on so this museum seemed to be a good place to keep them.
I wonder if Napoleon was putting the crown on Josephine in front of the pope
This was the zigzag line to view the very tiny Mona Lisa
What I read is the Venus de Milo is so famous because of its most perfect preservation, and it was one of the few artifacts left in the museum after the looting Post Napoleonic war
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Paris Louvre 1

Millions of people go to visit this museum every year. I really recommend it. Not because of the inexpensive price of €17 but it is just worth your time and effort so plan to spend at least three hours to five hours walking around. Plan to go before 3 PM because it closes at 5:30. It is better to go at about 1 PM or in the morning. The one attraction is the Mona Lisa and there are hundreds of people lining up to get close so that is at least a 15 minute line.

This permit is the entrance
Not just the artworks, but the building it’s just as attractive and impressive as the works inside
What would a museum be without a Caesar?
We were in a hurry since we entered at 3 PM so I didn’t stop to see what this attraction was and why they were so many people interested in it
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Bordeaux

Of course, we have a sangria in France?
Really hard to make a decision. It all looks so delicious.
Of course I have to have duck
Église Saint-Louis des Chartrons
Of course, every city needs to have karaoke venues
This is one of the few traditional French bakeries
Many cities we visited seem to need Ferris wheels
A very French symbol
This was a very old Merry go round
When I asked for a Coke this is what they gave me
Very crowded during the beautiful warm weather
An old style store front
Blue cheese spaghetti. Maybe once every year, this would taste very nice, but not much more than that.
Before
After
Waiting for some aliens to arrive
Inside our Italian café
poke bowl is everywhere but I don’t see any Hawaiians
I can’t go without my favorite Quattro formaggi (4 cheese)
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Madrid

At a taco restaurant. The “spicy” sauce on the right of the small sauce tray of 4 was very spicy. We mixed them to suit our taste.
Musicians entertaining us. They are everywhere. Very nice to hear the more traditional music around town.
The lady you see chased me away before i could get in a better position. She set this up for money, of course.
This sunny day umbrella guy wouldn’t move. Maybe he was expecting rain to fall soon only on him.
This was an “all you can eat” buffet called ….. look at the napkin. The gazpacho was almost as good as my mothers so we visited 2 times.
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Flamenco in Madrid

In Madrid, La Cueva De Lola is a small, unassuming, movie picturesque bar to view flamenco dancing. The show quality/price ratio was surprisingly high so i can t recommend it for an evening out. But the sangria there is not really recommendable so try to order something else for your “included” beverage in the €25 price.