[12] Paris, France

I am currently awaiting my train to Bale, or Basel (in English) where I am going to take the train to Milano then Genoa tomorrow. This was not the original plan, but the trains to Genoa from Paris are booked for the next week. Of course this would only happen to me.

Here are few photos:

1. Laura at the British Museum on July 30;
2. Mom and our stuffed Highland Cow "Stuart" at Breakfast in the Meadows Park in Edinburgh; 3. Mom by "DANGEROUS CLIFFS" on the Isle of Skye (July 13) near Portree;

4. Ruins from Elgin Cathedral on a day trip from Inverness;

5. Skara Brae on Orkney Island (north of the town of Stromness); 6. Mom in the Bishop's Palace (once owned by an evil Earl by the name of Patrick Stewart. How perfect is that?); 7. Ruins of the 'family Castle' (Sinclair Girnigoe Castle);





8. Laura eating fish and chips (including strange ketchup container and mushy peas) in a Banff-equivalent on the way to Perth, Scotland. Yes, those are the eyes of a travel crazed maniac!; 9. Mom on a ledge at Stirling Castle; 10. Notre Dame de Paris, France.

11. Laura at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. A long day of Museums and walking. Such a hard life!; 12. Clock from the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. You can see the huge Ferris wheel, the Louvre, and Place de la Concord; 13. Mom at Versailles, where we accidentally bought the audio tour. It certainly made more sense this time than without the audio tour five years ago. The Hall of Mirrors is under construction though. There are way too many tourists here! [It's often hard to believe we are related, no?]

14. After my mom left Paris, i met a guy from Turkey who is my brother's age and it was his first day in paris. Our common language is French, so I have been speaking it a lot. His name is Oguzhan, or Olson. Here we are at the Panthéon.

Last picture:

15. Laura in front of the East Wing of the Bibliotheque Nationale de Francois Mitterand. It is perhaps my most favourite site in Paris -- I went back twice! -- and it was such a beautiful day with the rain. Damn hard to find. The Metro for it is not obvious. But it's only 3euros for a day pass -- how can you pass that up?

I hope that all sates your hunger for photos of me (or of the exotic locales i have visited!)