Saturday, December 31, 2011

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Eating macaroni and cheese and watching a Japanese variety show on NHK. Alone. Strangely, this makes me feel good. Happy New Year, everyone!
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Took a bubble bath then got ready to go out and enjoy the last 2011 San Francisco night. Suddenly I don't feel like partying. Staying in. TV
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My France trip slideshow, higher resolution only I'll keep adding a few more, so please check back!
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I didn't get past the X-ray machine (MEOW!!!) but here's what I (and you!) missed:
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O'Hare train (taken at Terminal 5)
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Happy thoughts
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It was rainy last night in Paris
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Au revoir Paris
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Holiday spirit, Montparnasse station, Paris
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TGV, Gare Montparnasse, Paris
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My TGV train back to Paris, Gare de Bordeaux Saint Jean
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Bordeaux tram et la Tour Pey-Berland
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Gare de Bordeaux-Saint-Jean
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Bordeaux City Hall (Hôtel de Ville)
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Gare de Bordeaux Saint-Jean (intérieur)
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Gare de Bordeaux St-Jean
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Bienvenue à Bordeaux!
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I am going to miss this station. Au revoir la Gare de Marseille Saint Charles! (will try to sleep on the train -
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Back to Marseille, to board a S-L-O-W night train to Bordeaux (not these trains), no wi-fi on-board...
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Phone/text messages are not delivered while roaming is turned off. If it's an emergency, KIK me at sharonhahnd.
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A fantastic Christmastime in Aix-en-Provence
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You could snap a photo in just about any direction and it would come out pretty here in Provence (my lunch spot)
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Another lovely morning in Provence
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Marrons chauds, Monaco
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La Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles, Marseille, France
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Holiday spirit in Aix-en-Provence
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Bonjour Marseille!
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"Home by the river they would come, Wibble-wobble, wibble-wobble ho hum hum But the one little duck with a feathe
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Monaco sunset
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Ice kart race!
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A Monte Carlo McLaren sighting
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Monte Carlo nights
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Headed to my next station
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Monaco station
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Winter fun in Monaco
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Welcome to Monaco!
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Happy French Riviera birds, Nice, France
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A good walk today. As usual, I walked all over the place, and I am ready to rest! Such a beautiful city.
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My dinner (Merci Carrefour City!)
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Place Massena at night
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I'm in love with Nice, France!
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Joyeux Noël!
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Santa rides a Ferrari
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You could have been here with me!
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Beautiful Nice, France
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Avignon fortress
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ancient rockets
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tunnels and lights
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Bienvenue à Nice, France!
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Gare de Marseille Saint Charles
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Merry Christmas - from Marseille, France
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"Vous etes ici."
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Bienvenue à Marseille! Auto! Auto! Auto!
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Accès aux trains (Marseille)
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Bienvenue à Marseille!
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a CLEAN (self-cleaning), FREE public toilet in Avignon (yup, I tried it... the "15 minute limit" sign made me think a little... (?) 😄
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More Avignon
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La Grande Roue de Lyon, Place Bellecour
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Lyon's modern architecture
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coming attraction: a lovely city with warm, hospitable people
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My Lyon hotel recommendation for those who can afford it: La Tour Rose, at the heart of the city
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Guignol spotting (in Lyon)
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Keep walking
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la tarte au chèvre et tomates - chaud!
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My "room service," a grand total of 7.14€, seriously. 😃
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Ah - an ancient cobblestone street
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My eternal love - Paris at Place de l'Étoile, looking toward the Louvre
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My TGV (my seatmates - a cranky couple and a crying baby) 😡
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Train à Grande Vitesse (my train from Paris to Lyon)
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Short version: my brief love affair with Lyon. The long version: I tried to save a night's hotel fare by riding t
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Christmas greetings from Paris (churros gaufres beignets crêpes !!!!)
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Marrons chauds, too good to enjoy alone
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Roue de Paris
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Aéroports de Paris, CDG terminal 1
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Chicago O'Hare
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music Sunday Carla Bruni, Le Ciel dans une Chambre
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A terrible housekeeper, but I'm planning to clean up my house a bit. Will take me a couple of days :) In the meantime:
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attending the Claremont Book Club book auction
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千年の銀杏しづかに花降らせ -あらきみほ Thousand-year-old trees / Let flowers rain in silence / Maidenhair ginkgo
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A Buddhist temple interior details
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Loving the Flipboard app for iPhone!
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No, I have to be back in San Francisco to catsit for the holidays. Booked a flight to Paris (10 days), good price on Expedia. Expect photos!
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(Planning a trip to France)
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The movie "Ridicule" is fun to watch no matter how many times I watch it.
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Auspicious, not sad
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The Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
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The Infinity I & The Infinity II, Infinity Towers, San Francisco
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One Rincon Hill, San Francisco
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My favorite spot in New York. Guess where I'm standing. 😊
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Got $49 million? 973 5th Avenue, New York
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An "aerial view" of Manhattan, circa 1609
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朝焼の雲海尾根を溢れ落つ -石橋辰之助 Dawn light cloud ocean / Overflowing and sliding / Down the mountain ridge
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Why is California the best place to live? Just a few hours' drive away, in June, you have *this*. (That's my mom
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All-natural honeycomb lava - lovely