Sunday April 6, 1997
Mom and Gary awoke at the ungodly hour of 9am and headed off to the Louvre. I was so pooped that I barely was able to meet them at 12:30 at the pyramid. From there, we walked to the Palace de Concorde (site of Jarre concert in 1979). I was beginning to feel ill again (Hmm maybe sleep deprivation?). I went to McDonalds against my best judgement, and the food was good and actually made me feel better. (this was the McD’s on the Champs not too far from the Virgin Megastore).
I called Nathan and he hadn’t gotten up yet, he was still illin’. We then continued to walk around Paris with a stop at Notre Dame as well as along the Seine before finally getting to Arc de Triomphe. Gary and I hoofed it 240+ stairs to the top of the Arc and I took a great Panorama 360 of Paris. I ran into a couple who worked at the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento.. Too Weird..
Later in the day, I took the Metro to Nathan’s pad and fetched him some OJ, Carrot Soup, and some water along the way. I also donated 2 batteries for his CD player. We jabbed some more and listened to some music. I e-mailed Roger and left at 11:30ish as Nathan packed and went to bed. I was finally ready to tackle the stairs again, and Nathan agreed to meet me in Florence on Friday to go out dancing – finally!
On the way home, I was approached by some crazy French guy. I have no idea what he said to me, but he grabbed my shoulders, said some French words of advice, and pointed me on my way. I never got any hostile vibes. He seemed like he was just out having some fun. I was kind of disappointed that I didn’t go out in Paris, but I was glad that Nathan and I bonded. (Mental Note – ask Nathan to be sure he brings the Jarre article when he comes home or mail it to me).
