Markus and Brian's Excellent European Adventure

Paris Sucks

Nooo, I'm just kidding. It was our first nice and sunny day and I could think of no place better to spend it. Paris is without a doubt one of the most beautiful cities I have ever visited. We took the subway to the giant Arch de Triumph and then leisurely strolled around Paris for hours. The only thing more impressive than the beauty of Paris is the reckless abandon of the drivers. The Arch is at the centre of a huge intersection where 12 roads merge into one giant circle. There are no signs, no traffic lights and no lines on the road, just madness. I instantly had a flashback of Frogger (a video game back in the day) and with the amount of mopeds and small motor bikes here, I'm surprised that there aren't more messy bloodstains on the road. One particular guy who apparently does not crave the continuation of life like the rest of us was on a moped navigating the vehiclular gauntlet-o-death while on a cell phone. After that I would not have been surprised to see a bear driving a taxi.

In general, it was a nice and relaxing day. We're planning on taking some photos tonight and then we'll taunt you all some more with how wonderfull a time we're having by showing them to you.

Hope things are going great, wherever you may be and don't forget to take it easy.

Markus