Back from the Front...

Back from France, and what a blast! Once you get out of Paris the country is terrific. I had one Frenchman engage me in a political conversation, but it wasn't "America Sucks"; it was "George Bush is leading your country down the wrong path". I had a few words about how 90% of everything that George Bush is blamed for is the result of the Clinton presidency being complacent about our national security. GWB just has the balls to do something about it; whilst Clinton was getting his gobbled on by a fat intern. Priorities.

Not to make this a political rant; Paris is like DisneyLand- great to visit, but not for long. In the south of France, almost everyone speaks English and is very pleasant. They are very poor there and rely on tourism dollars to make it by. Being rude cuts into their income. And they are generally warm and accomodating by nature.

Normandy was absolutely amazing. The emotional charge in the area is palpable. You can feel the history in the air. The locals still remember D-Day and the sacrifices made for them. Wonderful people.

I'll blog more later. The wife took 1000+ pictures- I have to get to work!