::A Geek in Korea::

Paris! Mimes! Snooty waiters! People with fashionable clothing! Lots of stinking cheeses and delicious wines! Serial rapist skunks!

Paris is a lot of things, but it wasn’t the land of stereotypes I was expecting. The entire trip, I didn’t see a single mime. Of course, Marceau Marcel is dead. Perhaps they were all in silent mourning somewhere. It would be silent, I suppose.

In fact, the waiters won’t exceptionally snooty, the people were only somewhat fashionable (London beats them hands down), and the fromage store was definitely pungent, but often closed and avoidable. We didn’t have any wine, but I’m sure it was delicious if you had the budget.

The bakery we went to for the tart above was not far from the Musee d’Orsay. Paris had delicious baked goods, but this was a luxurious place that mostly served exquisitely delicate looking desserts. Walking down the case made me drool. All the bakeries we visited in Paris were exceptionally good, but this was by far the best snack I had on the trip. It also cost like 2.85 Euro, so it better be good.

Outside the subway station, directly across from where we were eating this delicious treat was a homeless man begging for change. He was one of the few beggars not using a dog to gain sympathy in Paris. We were also being attacked by pigeons. Rather than let the delicious treat be soiled by a bird, I bravely ate it all. Someone has to be a hero at times like these.

After Paris, there was nothing left to do but to get on a plane, head back to Hong Kong, and then get to Incheon Airport as swiftly as possible. The flight returning only had 93 people on board, so we all had a row to ourselves. It was splendid. I finally discovered how you can have a comfortable flight: Remove more than 75% of the other passengers.

All in all, our trip was great, with no major difficulties. Regularly scheduled programing may now resume.