Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for April 20, 2013

Le dernier jour?!

Awwwwww!!!!

Then the bird poops

Aww…I am so happy for them. This couldn’t be anybetter…..(except if the airlines found their luggageand gave them a 1 night’s stay at a free hotel forthe trouble. An extra night in Paris) We can dreamcan’t we? :-)

is that the bird of paradise???? lol

A beret.

The bird has a beret on!! LOL

You’ve been in Paris for none days and still haven’t seen either the Louvre or Versailles? Get out of bed already!

I’ve been to Paris 3 times in my life, and have yet to make it to Versailles. Too many other things to do (headed up by walking and people watching – plus eating!).

The trip was too short.

When I was in Paris we spent one day at the Louvre and barely saw any of it. That place is huge! Versailles you can see in a day, but I didn’t think it was that impressive. Instead go see Sainte Chapelle on a sunny day.

If I were to visit France, I think I’d be more interested in the country/rural parts than Paris. True, Paris does have its charm, but really, it’s just like every other big city.

Although, I wouldn’t say no to touring Notre Dame Cathedral and the Louvre, and perhaps a couple of other places.

nice to see how a comic strip invokes so many comments. Almost made it to ‘For better or Worse’s level of interest. I’m inspired to try to do their trip now too.

I’d rather be in London….but, then, I’m single.

I think they’re going to take home a reminder of Paris that’s unwrapped in 9 months. Don’t forget Thursday’s and Friday’s strips.

good vacation and chicken soup for the soul not to forget relationship!!!!

I haven’t been in the Louvre and Versailles either. I keep it for when I’m retired. But I did end up in the Musée Grévin once. My American girlfriend wanted to see Impressionist paintings, and insisted on asking the way herself …

It’s a raspberry beret (the kind you find in a second hand store)

Awww shucks..I’m not much of a city fan. Palaces and the like are silent braggarts built at someone else’s expense. Gardening and food I like.

Did they ever get their luggage?

better go to MontMartre to have a special cartoon for you by the excellent artists

Kissy time!

Are you going to buy some makeup while you’re here Joan?

And this is all we need to know that the trip was a success!

I could have went to Paris. I went to Saint-Paul de Vence instead. Much more interesting IMO.

The bird is a nice touch.

I would like to see parts of Canada and the US that I haven’t seen before venturing overseas, esp in this day and age.

Although, I WOULD love to see Australia and New Zealand, but it takes FOREVER to get there I hear.

I was there in early October, if I’m remembering right (it was almost 30 years ago), and on the last day I went early in the morning to see the cemetary at Montmartre. The vendors were putting out fresh produce, including grapes that were close to the size of golf balls and smelled heavenly.

We saw Mont Ste. Chapelle, the Notre Dame, got up close to the Eiffel Tower, but the Louvre seemed way too big for us to attempt (though we were only 43 then). We did see the Jeu de Paume, a much smaller museum of contemporary art – just right for us. Incidentally, this was in 1978, and we got around fifteen days, partly in an off-season ski resort in Switzerland and partly in Paris, with transatlantic transportation, room, and continental breakfasts, for $600 apiece, if we could get our hides up to Boston. That was a fantastic rate, even then. Haven’t seen anything like it since.

Last day after spending 10 days, not visiting louve…what did they do? Complain about lost luggage, cold water….shopping

Are the two of them alone attempting to be beatnik-cool with all the black?? Hard to do when Wally’s first impulse is to wipe drool from her mouth when she wakes up. Geesh! That bird has more ‘cool’ in its lil’ beret then either of these two.

My god, the BIRD is wearing a beret!