Good Paris Indian Restaurant

Hey y'all, after a day on the Paris Plages (Seine Beach event), I was hankerin' for some food. It was a Sunday, so the pickin's were slim. I happened across an Indian Place not too far from the Hotel, and they did a very good job with my lamb vindaloo, basmati rice and garlic naan for 18€. It wasn't the cheapest takeout, but I was hungry and in Europe on a Sunday.

So give 'em a try.
Taj Mahal Restaurant Indien
8 Rue Humblot - 75015 Paris
Tel: 01 45 75 56 85
www.tajmahal.com


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Paris Beach!

I finally got a Paris trip during the famed Paris Plages month. This year it's going on from 21 July to 21 August.

Plage is French for 'beach' so Paris Plages means Paris Beaches. Sure enough, they convert an entire section of the north bank of the Seine to a summer paradise. The entire event spans from the Pon des Arts bridge to the Pont de Sully bridge. The sand beach section is from Pont des Arts up to Pont d'Arcole (the Notre Dame bridge). There are four sand volleyball courts but they are a short walk north of the OPon d'Arcole bridge in front of the Hotel de Ville. Check out the map below...



I must admit to being a bit skeptical, but the Parisiens have done a great job with this event. It doesn't pretend to replace the entire beach atmosphere, but if you ever wished to soak up some rays on the river banks amid a festive ambience, this is the ticket!

Complete with Sand Castles!


and beach volleyball!

As the Saying Goes

OK, so I'm flying with this Captain from Texas. Every once in a while, he'd come up with a side-splittin' funny gem of wisdom that only a country boy could pull off. Kinda Jeff Foxworthy style. I thought I'd share a few of them with ya.

That boy couldn't find his ass with a handful of fishhooks!

She could talk the horns of a billy goat!

You were busier than a one-legged man at an ass-kickin' contest!

That woman was as old as the hills on grandma!

Why he's wound tighter than grandaddy on blue cheese! (I needed this one translated - think constipation...)

I gotta piss like a tied up dog in July!

Well, enjoy them and use these sayings sparingly and judiciously!