A Little Break

Photo credit: Copyright by Moyan Brenn

I’m going to spend the next few days travelling, culminating with my long anticipated trip to Paris over the weekend, so I thought I’d let you know I’ll be absent from the blogging world until next week. Thank you all again for your very useful Paris recommendations! I read A Moveable Feast and The Most Beautiful Walk in the World in preparation (the first one was enjoyable; the second I didn’t get on with at all, unfortunately) and will be taking The Dud Avocado with me to read on the trip. Sadly there wasn’t time for more preparatory reading, but I have a feeling that when I come back from Paris I’ll be more in the mood for books set there than ever.

As for places to visit, right now my plans include going to the Musée d’Orsay (queues allowing), leaving the Louvre for a longer visit some day in the future, and visiting Shakespeare and Company and the sadly doomed Village Voice Bookshop (thanks Melissa and Sakura for the heads up!). I’m also following everyone’s advice and leaving lots of room for improvisation and for simply strolling around. Several of you told me it’s pretty difficult not to have a good time in Paris regardless of what your plans are, and I’m willing to bet you’re right.

I’ll be back next week with lots of pictures and hopefully some interesting stories to tell. See you then!