Why Paris?

Just a short entry in my pre-Paris countdown (I haven't actually counted the days).  Why am I so fascinated with Paris?  It's not the wine, because I don't drink.  It's not the cuisine, because I'm really not a gourmet.  Well, I enjoy a nice meal and I do look forward to les escargots, beaucoup de fromage, creme broulet.  You see, it's the language.  I fell in love with le Francais so long ago.  I took a conversational French class at the local university when I was 12.  I studied it in high school for all four years and college for two.  I read Marcel Proust in French.  J'aime le Francais.  Sort of the way Elizabeth loved Italian in Eat, Pray, Love.  So this evening I got out my French CDs and practiced for about an hour.  My favorite French word today - arrondissement.  C'est beau.  Au revoir pour aujourdui.

Just do it!

All my life - well since about age 9 - I've dreamed of going to Paris.  That qualifies it for the bucket list.  And I am going.  In exactly two months I will land at Charles deGaulle airport for huit jours en Paris!  I was going to journal about my planning, my day to day experiences there, and my memories.  But journalling is so passe'.  Blogging puts me in the 21st century.  And I'm going alone.  And I need all the feedback I can get.  Help!  I need to know what to pack, where to go, how to navigate around la cite', what I must not miss.  Please let me know what your experiences have been in Paris - and if you are in Paris in early September, peut-etre nous peuvons avoir un cafe'.  J'aime le Francais!