Paris in winter
I love Paris! If only I could afford it I would jump on the Eurostar as often as possible. Even when I can't afford it, there is something rather delicious about the knowledge that it's only a four-hour train ride from home.
When my son was seven, I took him on his first trip to Paris. The first day we climbed a bit of the Eiffel Tower, and when we got back to ground level we stopped for a ride on the carousel. At that point in his life, he loved carousels more than anything. Each of the following three days, wherever we went in Paris we had to return via the Eiffel Tower so he could have another ride on the carousel. and a chocolate crepe from the van.
Today Eric posted this lovely picture of the carousel by night. Happy memories.
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Maggi has kept a blog since September 2003, writing about theology and faith, the arts and literature, and a little about life and random nonsense...
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