Paris au Printemps
Had a long weekend in Paris, timed so that I could go to Veggie Pride and meet some Parisian veggies on Saturday (http://www.veggiepride.org/uk/). Like everyone says, central Paris is utterly beautiful. Mountmatre is a tourist trap, but still has a really nice view of Paris. Outside Notre Dame is a wonderful place for a night-time street party. The top of the Eiffel tower is a lot less scary than I expected. And La Louvre is a place to wander and be amazed.

I spent Saturday watching French faces glaze over as they try to follow me, and being cruelly robbed of my delusion that I could speak conversational French. I hereby admit to the world that I can only speak enough French to talk with shopkeepers and tourist attractions. I was told I got better over the course of the day, so perhaps if I lived and worked in Paris for a month prior to Veggie Pride next year, I would be able to talk to the French veggies as well as say hello.