I see London, I see France

OK, so JP stole my thunder and gave a pretty accurate blow by blow of France. It was fun, and boy was the food yummy! The French really know how to live- they are friendlier than the Brits we've encountered here and they walk the streets with baguettes and drink great wine. So what if they have terrible unemployment and race/class issues- France is a vacationers dream with beaches, good food, great sights, and history all the like. I won't bore you with more details, but I will share some more pictures:


This is an ariel view of Paris from the top of the Eiffel Tower- pretty neat?

The Notre Dame- inside is even more gorgeous.

An alleyway in Nice- everyone had flowers outside their windows. The buildings were very colorful- reminded us of Miami how there were buildings painted pinks, corals, blues, greens.

On our last day in Paris, JP finally got the big baguette for .85 Euro that he had been talking about for four days straight. Even though we pledged to share our lives together, there was no sharing the bread...

Anybody recognize this? It is kind of famous. It is also a huge tourist trap as expected- they que you (line you up), charge you $$, and then shuttle you to the top!

Us in front of the Arc de Triompe.

Ariel view of Cannes from the top of the hill we climbed to see a museum. Cannes reminded us a lot of Newport Beach, without the blondes and BMW's. Cannes (home of the world famous film festival) is about a 30 minute train ride from Nice.

This picture was taken on entry to a museum set very high on a hilltop in Cannes, I thought JP did a really nice job with the picture.

Additionally I'd like to share that I accepted a job today. At the end of last week I had received offers from both Ernst & Young and Towers Perrin. After careful consideration that consisted of pestering JP endlessly with the pros/cons/what ifs of both I decided to go with Towers Perrin. On January 7 I will start a 12 month contract role in their graduate recruiting department to cover for someone going on maternity leave. It is such a cool company, I enjoyed the interview process and the people I met with. Additionally, the HR manager told me that Actuaries make Accountants look cool- just to give me an idea of what I was getting myself into. It made me think back to almost four years ago when I tentatively decided to interview with EY even though I was a little worried about having to hire Accountants. I think it is safe to say my expectations were exceeded there- and hopefully I'll meet some fun people at Towers Perrin as well.

Let's face it though- the real reason I want to work- to Travel! Now that I have a job, we can start our planning - Europe (and Africa, JP willing), here we come!