--- In [email protected], "whynotnow7" <whynotnow7@...> wrote: >
I haven't been to France, except off the coast of Nice as a kid. Always wanted to visit Paris to drink in the architecture. Something I've enjoyed on my few stays in Europe. Those Art Noveau museums sound awesome. Art Noveau and Art Deco are two styles I never get tired of. Yeah, I love the sound of the French language too. Paris is nice for three reasons; to drink a glass of cheap red wine (less than a glass of water)on a street imortalized by all famous photographers, eat in a Bistro offoff any famous street you ever read about and being served the best 3-course food you ever tasted - including a bottle of Bordeaux for less than 40 dollars for you and your woman, and to walk in the streets crossing countless bridges above the Seine in the rain with a Leica (and an umbrella). Other than the obvious beauty, Paris is not much. She an old Dame Dying, the whole city stinks of death and decadence. Believe me it stinks, bigtime. This stink is that of Death. For me Paris has been dead, finished for many years. If you like the stench of dead bodies, do go there. If not, stay away from there. Actually Maharishi suggested to tear it down, and I can see why. I can see it will happen sometime in our generation. Any extraordinary event could easily fulfill Maharishi's challenge to the whole world for urgent change, not just Paris. While Paris is not much, Berlin is everything. Berlin has everything Paris is lacking; life, vibrancy and creativity. Whereas Paris is a dead stage, a doll, Berlin is alive. Above all it is filled with down to earth, no-nonsense, friendly germans. I have access to a 2 bedroom apartment with a balcony in a quiet embassy-area; mail me on the side if you would like to go there. http://tinyurl.com/5u7xgcr
