It was in the darkest days after the 2001 terror attacks on New York and Washington. People didn’t want to fly so the airlines lowered their prices to entice customers. I did a little research and found that the exchange rate between the Franc and the Dollar worked in our favor. A little more research and I was able to find a nice hotel in the heart of Paris for less than $75 a night.
We had been in Paris in April 2001 and I had fallen in love with the city. I had longed to go back since my foot entered the outbound plane at CDG. Not being a jet setter I figured it would be quite a few years and I was heart sick. But just maybe….
Let’s see: cheap airline tickets, cheap lodging, great exchange rate, and Paris. This was a no brainer
Winter in Paris is much nicer than in New Hampshire even though it is much farther north. We landed on a crisp, beautiful morning. Paris was in my blood and I felt as if I had been there my whole life. Without looking at a map I got us off at the correct Metro stop and quickly found our hotel.
Only we were too early to check in.
No problem, I noticed a café just down the rue from our hotel.
So I was sitting in café, petit dejeuner finished, sipping on a nice strong coffee, loving life. I was in Paris! What’s not to love?
I was, admittedly, very jet lagged. I don’t sleep well when flying. Perhaps that is my excuse. No matter…
My wife got up to use the bathroom. I looked around and noticed the mirrors. My camera was sitting on the table. I turned it on and hit the shutter.
And thus an early selfie was created.
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Oh, a little Poem I did about Paris
Story about Paris
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Lucky bastard. Flying between Oz and Paris ? – not for the pensioner. Such a wonderful city. You could live there for years and just scratch the surface. My eldest sister has just bought a flat there, and is currently in residence. I hate her.
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During my three visits to Paris (also in 2011) I have spent more than 80 hours in the Louvre and I think I barely scratched the surface there let alone the rest of the city. Paris is my favorite place on the planet so I understand why you would hate your sister ;) How long does it take to get from Oz to Paris? It’s like 6 hours from Boston – California is farther away.
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24 hours.
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That’s about what I figured.
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Great selfie! and a great story!
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Thanks Abigail!
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I don;t sleep well on planes either – and dude – you truly were ahead of the times with this selfie – cool indeed. and I enjoy any post about paris – merci!
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Thanks prior! Actually I started messing with selfies from the time I bought my first digital camera back in ’99. Back in the film days it was too expensive to waste film on selfies, but with digital…
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I just got lost in the awesomeness of your picture, There are so many…you’s ! :D
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Thanks Zee! yes, there were lots of me’s. I was going to say I had myself cloned, but I think everyone would know it was done with mirrors ; )
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Haha, yeah and cloning would have freaked some people out (including me :D ) cuz everyone would have thought ‘Shit, End is near’ :D
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