Because you never climbed the Eiffel Tower...

Bonjour! So Thur. Mar. 16th its off to the city of Viennoiserie, Claude Monet, Moulin Rouge and of course the Eiffel Tower. Stritch has offered a student-faculty-staff program abroad in the traditional spring break period over the last years to places like London and Guatemala. I'm departing from Chitown at ORD and flying thru NYC over LGA and JFK and into the north-east situated CDG in Paris. Were staying in the Hôtel André Latin accross from the Luxembourg Gardens and at the same named metro stop.



The last time I was in Paris for an extended weekeend was with Amy Weatherhead and Mark Muirhead around Spring '95. And I seem to recall sneaking a couple big bottles of champagne up on to the Eiffel Tower. One bottle we finished with the help of another foreign couple whilest overlooking gay Paree and the second bottle blew its cork due to all the travel-pressure on the return to the hostel in the metro train and smacked a Parisian in the head!

Looking fwd to visiting the Crêperie and re-discovering the cultural diversity in Paris. Hopefully I will run into CCERster Conny who is currently studying on the South-East side of the fashion capital. I'm also looking fwd to experiencing the chunnel train from Paris to London. I will be in London for two weekends (25.03 and again on 31.03) with a brief stop near Liverpool for two days in Chester and Lancaster to visit institutional exchange partners at Chester University and St. Martin's University.

And of course there is a horde of global nomads presently living and working in London and this will likely require the consumption of a number of pints! And one of the coolest SNs ever brought to Eau Claire resides these days nearby in Kent so for old-time's sake, Praveen and I will have a raquetball match and I will kick his ass again ;-)

The travel-itch has hit, but I think I will wait to pack until a couple hours before driving to Chitown (for old-time's sake!)

cheerio!