Spring Break!

I feel like so much has happened but there is so little to report. I went to EuroDisney. And then I went to Croatia with Chris. And we were there for 9 days but still did not see enough. And then I went to Greece, where I lazed around on the island of Mykonos and went to the Acropolis in Athens. And now I am finally back in Paris. And I have photos here that date all the way back to Kait and Julia's visit. So I am going to make this entry a photoblog. I hope you will enjoy.

Oh and tomorrow I leave for Amsterdam (also known as Hamster Jam) to see the Queen's Day Festival. Oh boy!

This is Zagreb.
I chased pidgeons.
There were many statues of old, important, grumpy, Croatian men.


We met a very large man who owned a collector's shop. He insisted that this photograph be taken. I think he had self-painted miniature figurines of every single character from Lord of the Rings in his shop. He was very friendly.


Next we went to Korcula, a little island off the coast of Croatia. A 12 hours bus ride away from Zagreb
Chris tried to teach my to skip stones


a few times.

Here is the entrance to the town.



And here is the view from the hotel!


And then we went to Split on an overnight ferry boat. Split is the most beautiful city we went to. It is right on the water. There I went to a seder that merely covered the bare minimum in order to call itself a seder. But it was held within the walls of the Diocletian Palace.

And this pizza strayed me from maintaining my passover diet.

From Split I continued on to Greece via Italy.

First we spent one day in Athens and visited the Acropolis:



...But it was under construction...

Finally we got to Mykonos

Where we went to the beach

and relaxed a little.



And then we went home. Back to Paris...



where they have places like these.

And now it is spring and it's good to be back.

craving fulfillment

(see tory's latest posts for a eurodisney update and PICS, mine will not be right now)

I just ate what the French call a "new York bagel": pastrami, mayo, israeli pickles, more mayo, and a tomato on a poppy seed bagel. I mean, it's no Bagel Bob's but it definitely did the trick. And though I spent a little more at Hollywood Bagels, Paris than I wanted to, it fulfilled a craving that was, until now, unceasing.

I leave for Croatia in twenty-four hours and I am so excited. I have a new guide book and I have learned of all the wonders of Croatia. Its many steaks stuffed-with-pork-and-oil specialties and its many clothing-optional beaches.
I haven't even had a chance to get excited for Greece, which is only ten days away!

Today, to prepare for my trip I bought a box of egg matzos and a box of chocolate covered matzos. The former is for my enjoyment. The latter is a thank you gift for the Croatian rabbi who will be welcoming my goy boyfriend and I into his home for his Passover Seder.

All in all I have a feeling the next few weeks will be pretty exciting.