La Toussaint two week holiday has come and gone, and it was a wonderful one. The first weekend I fell in love with Paris, where Mareike and I walked all over the city to see the sights. Paris can make a rainy fall afternoon stunning. People always have such opposite views of the city (friendly people/rude people, wonderful city/nothing special) that I was really looking forward to finding out which camp I'd fall in. I knew within minutes of arriving though, that the people and the city are fantastich (picking up some German hanging out with Mareike.)
The next 10 days I spent in Egypt where I saw pyramids, temples, monastaries, the Nile, the Red Sea, the Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, the Sphinx and more. It was an exceptional experience... really the best way to see a new country is to stay with people from the area. I got to experience the real Egypt. It's a beautiful country, with crazy driving (lanes mean nothing, no lights at night, honking the horn for everything), lots of delicious food, and incredibly friendly people. They really know the art of talking in Egypt, to be sure. Cairo is crowded and noisy unlike anywhere I've been. Pharaonic Egypt is amazing to see in person, but it just makes it harder to believe it at the same time. 
Now its back to my relatively quiet life in Boulogne Sur Mer. This morning I celebrated being back by going to the Sunday morning market by the beach and buying the most delicious strawberries I've ever tasted; I wish Suzanne could try them she'd appreciate them even more than me! The man at the strawberry stand let me taste first, probably knowing I'd have to buy them after tasting them. He picked out the smaller strawberries in my container and replaced them with the best looking ones from others. Return customer right here!
Finally the other assistants and I just returned from This is It, the movie about Michael Jackson's last concert. It was a packed house! Its part of American pop culture the French love... I find it so funny.
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