Tomorrow we are off to Paris for a much needed weekend of togetherness doing things we enjoy. A has been working very hard and hasn’t been too well. Me, I have been missing him.
Today promised to start badly, with my back killing me. But I decided to distract myself, with some more pain, i.e. a visit to the beauty salon to prepare myself for Paris. Every time I have been to Paris almost every woman has managed to look effortlessly beautiful.
To distract myself some more, and to satisfy some meaty cravings, I had a lovely lunch in the winter sunshine, after which I played with a soft pug with a muzzle of wet charcoal called Freddie.
I haven’t been to Paris since I was a student and never with A. It’s the bother of getting a schengen visa. Though we have been eligible for British citizenship for some time we have not applied for it. Having a British passport would make taking the train across the channel so much easier. Another reason for not going there for so long, for me at least, has been the fear of racism.
I don’t encounter racism everyday in England, it is every now and then, but when one goes on holiday, one wants to be 100% sure that such things will not happen. Paris has always welcomed me with open arms and I’ve loved my times there. But it has not been so kind to others and A, having had a bad experience in France as a boy with his family, didn’t really look forward to returning for a holiday, though he visited R1 there while she was a student. So on our holidays so far we have tended to go outside of Europe, save for a very short trip to Spain, quite a few years ago.
I’m really looking forward to this trip. When I was alone in Paris all those years ago I thought that I had to come back with A some day since it was such a romantic city-every cliche about it is true. I sent him a series of postcards from the Rodin museum, each one showing sculptures of lovers entwined…!
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Have a lovely time, Uttara. You’re right about all the cliches about Paris being absolutely true. I LOVE that city.
xo
I have wanted to visit that place ever since I started learning French as a teenager and promised myself I would go there with the OH someday. Have a blast and come back tell us all about it
Have a great trip and looking forward to some awesome post-trip headers! Nice, new domain name a punar punar janman..!
Heh heh!
Hope you & A have a fantastic time in Paris ! Sometime back, while at Uni in England, my best friends (who were from Spain and hence didn’t have to bother with a visa) made an impromptu trip to Paris and they returned with such lovely memories and postcards that said Paris should be my must-see when I meet my man. It’s now three years since that…..and even the visa sounds less complicated. All I need is a Husband. . ..Sigh.
p.s: I love your name, your real one !
Hey, it’s very nice to go to alone as well-I went twice alone and loved it.
Love that city U. Been there twice and would love to go again.
Have lots of fun in Paris, U.. it is one of my favourite cities and oh, so very romantic.
And have I told you before that I love your name ??
And I love yours!
Hi Uttara! You make me want to visit Paris. The city is romantic, and you seem too. Lovely postcards to send to a special one! Hope A and you have a great holiday.
Best wishes,
Anjali
Have a super trip, Uttara. You have such a lovely name!
Thank you!
Bon voyage!
First things first! Uttara is a beautiful name! I am one of those few who didnt know your real name,so am very glad now
Paris!synonymous with romance!and what better way to explore the city with your beloved,isnt it? I have been planning a trip to the city for a while now,although disneyland features one notch above Eiffel tower in the list of must-see(more for Namnam than for us
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Have a fabulous trip,Uttara
Have a wonderful time, Ra (I still love Ra)! Paris was the first city the husband and I visited – when we had both graduated and had jobs. It felt like such a luxury to go off.
You can still call me that!
Have a great Trip !
bangalore’s awesome – chillness in the air, winter is almost here. you will like it … i think.