Paris vaction-log

vacation-log: the visual archive of "what I did on my summer vaction".
June 22 - August 5: Venice-Florence-Rome-Naples-Paris-London-Inverness-Glasgow-Edinburgh-London-Philadelphia

* this is the fithdestination of the trip and the 5th page completed for viewing.

**postcards will be added in the order of their creation.

***please try not to envy all the postcards you like more than the actual one you received ----

Paris on Bastille day, makes you appreciate the blue, white and red
since I was abroad on the 4th of July,
the fireworks off of the Eiffle Tower were a nice substitute.

I found it exceptionally entertaining to watch as houndreds of tourists crowded in front of the Mona Lisa to capture a picture (usually without even looking through the view finder) because they were under the impression that it'd be better if they took it themselves, to prove they were there and enjoyed it. Of course, they ignored the other DaVinci paintings in the museum since Rick Steeves doesnt tell them to look at those.
I stood and sketched in the center of this massive room as dozens of people bumped into me. It was as if all rules of courtesy are out the window - keep your eyes on the prize!

Lots of people (artists) get frustrated by this mentality.
I found it really funny -my favorite part of the Louvre actually.

... also, I can't understand why people would want a picture of themselves in front of every possible thing they come across. Won't their friends and family believe them, that they were actually there?!
I saw one Japanese guy get his picture taken standing by the men's room! I'm not really sure why.
It reminds me of pith helmets and rifles -going on a safari and capturing images standing with your trophy (although, I admit I saw very few tourists with handlebar mustaches).