Toto, We're not in Paris Anymore

We've been a little slow in posting this past week because we've been traveling around, hitting up Maggie's family reunion, spending time with her mom and sister, and attending her 5-year college reunion. As if returning to Somerville after 9 months in Paris weren't culture shock enough, Maggie's family reunion took place on her aunt's farm in Western Minnesota, not too far from Fargo. We went from one kind of immersion to another, camping in a horse pasture, going for a lake cruise, and eating non-stop BBQ. One of our favorite moments of the weekend really drove home the distance we've traveled - geographically and culturally - from Paris.

That's me and Bill, heading out for a walk around the "block" (3 miles long). And to think, just a month ago we were taking pictures of street art and the music library inside the Opera Garnier . . .