Results of Ruminations

I went to Paris this weekend. This is unusual, in that I don't normally do things involving lots of money or going overseas. It was really great. So I've posted the results of ruminations (see what I did there?) on my time in Paris. It includes the thoughts I have for the tour I'm taking in January, so if it seems somewhat disjointed, that's why. In other news, I finished my read-through of Act 1 scene 1 of  The Merchant of Venice, as I mentioned in the last post. It's all rough, first-draft stuff but I thought I'd follow up with that. Now, Paris: Day 1 First thing first: Our bus driver is crazy. I think it's normal for the people to drive like that, but he seriously just trundles this 3 ton bus around like he's the only one on the road. It's hilarious. Our tour director is incredibly fluent. She has an accent, but it isn't bad or distracting. It's one of those French accents that's more of a shading than anything else. As fo