It's about the Art

I got it all sorted out about clothes, pants are fine.  Parisians are chic but casual, or was it casual but chic.  I can do that.  And I have all my travel documents, plane reservations, hotel reservations, a couple of tours - Versailles, a bateau mouche dans la Seine, and a bus tour of la cite.  Today my to-do list includes buying some Euros, getting my watch fixed, buying a windbreaker (weather may be erratic).  So I'm pretty much good to go!

And I woke up this morning terrified!  What was I thinking??  A single woman going alone to Paris???  I love the language, mais je ne parle pas tres bien le Francais.  I had to talk myself back into enthusiasm.  It's not just the beautiful language, it's the art, the history, the concentration of beauty in the center of the city.  I long for that.  There are plenty of museaums here in Los Angeles.  They are spread out, each in a totally different part of the city and some very hard to get to.  And I don't take the time to visit them (though I have been to the Getty several times and LACMA many times).  But every day in Paris is a cultural adventure, a bit of art, a slice of history, a beautiful garden.  I will be immersed in beauty.  Ah, I've talked myself into it again!  Je voudrais vivre a la!  I want to live there!  It is totally about the art!

I leave in exactly two weeks.  I am excited about it, not terrified!