Thursday, 16 September 2004
The Adventures of Claude and Raf, Dogs About Town
the terrible trio
This is a story of Claude and Raf, two stuffed toy dogs that I got from my cousins Katelin and Emily, aged 8 and 9. "Raf" is short for "Rafaël," and plus it sounds a bit like a dog barking. "Claude," of course, sounds a lot like "claw."
I know the names might sound silly to some people, but the dogs think it's cool. Claude, especially. He likes to think he's pretty tough.
Since my cousins live so far away in Pennsylvania, I decided that it would be fun to give them a tour of Paris by taking a bunch of pictures. So a few weeks ago, I sent them copies of the photos along with a version of this very story. Considering their ages, it's not surprising that at times the story gets a little silly.
With Claude and Raf as my companions, and Heather as my able photographer, we went to many of the interesting places in town. It might be fun if you grab a map of Paris and try to trace our path as you follow the pictures. The photos are in the order that we visited the places. Believe it or not, we did everything in one afternoon. Actually, if you look at my red face by the end, you probably will believe that it was all in one afternoon...
So follow along and see this photo tour, starring Claude and Raf! Guest-starring Heather! With special guest appearances by Heather's finger!
Comments
I found you! hmph! Nice of you to let your old friends know you're doing this!
I sent you an e-mail. But first it bounced. Then I was a little suspicious of the address.
Celia and I were talking about how long it's been since we got one of your looooooong updates. Little did we know you've been updating here for the better part of a year.
Anyhoo. We both say hi. Glad to see you're well!
This is great! Could you also do a tour of the 16:th? I'd love to see where mum used to hang out... Perhaps you could let the pretty lady be in the photos. And don't forget to get a "Passy Passion - baguette" on the main shopping street, (from Passy to La Muette)! The eclairs are wonderful as well...
love from Nisse and Jenny
Patrice is right on one count: I've been slow in telling my friends that this blog exists, and that it has replaced my epic email updates about life in France. (And slow, too, in rpelying to her comment.)
On the other hand, I've had johnkeller.com for over five years now. People who actually are interested in what I write will find me, like Patrice did. So, no worries.