anyway, i got my first slight sunburn this year while in venice, where, by the way, i have walked probably some 75% of all streets, alleys and squares existing on that island. after all there is hardly another way to get around. good thing i had Jamie and her boyfriend as a guide most of the time, otherwise i'd have been lost within a few minutes, i suppose.
well, i kinda liked venice in a way. it is a very aesthetic town. however, it is not very inviting. venetians don't seem to like foreigners very much, though probably more than half of them live of tourism there... as for venice being one of europe's romantic capitals - i don't know. Eike wasn't with me as she had to work and with all the crowds there, i'm not sure i'd want to spend my honeymoon in venice. but the ice cream sure is delicious :o)
paris....of paris i only got to know a tiny bit. just two entire days and a half - by far not enough to really see paris. but i did all the obligatory touristy stuff: i saw la tour eiffel, i went to notre dame and entered le musée du louvre. the latter shocked my quite a bit, though. the seem to have no means to control the tourists there, which results in the worst museum experience i have had in my lifetime. too many crowds without a sense for art. in front of Mona Lisa some 60 persons were standing in a big bulk and maybe but 3 of them were actually looking at the painting with their bare eyes. the rest was either taking pictures or even turned the other way to have their picture taken in front of the....well, i am not sure whether the Mona Lisa will even be recognizable in their photos.besides that paris was pretty cool. unlike venice i'm sure to visit it again, though it will probably pass some time until then. for now, i've gotta go as i'm supposed to go to Geneva - this time not for pleasure, but with a group from uni.
cheers!
ps. liebe grüße an meinen wuschelkuschel :-*
guess, what they are NOT looking at!!! yes, it's the most famous painting in the world... :-O
