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This is why I miss Strngfellows. Hate myself.
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Glad you all like my photos. After the Covid epidemic I revisited Bangkok and Pattaya
so very disappointed. Many hotels went bankrupt, and some were gutted. Just about all the ladyboy bars were closed for good. No katoeys on Beachwalk. Probably because the laws banningvthem were enforced. In Bangkok I described how only Obsessions survived in Nana Plaza. New bar fines were B1000 last Christmas 2023. Very few on the stage and not desirable faces or bodies. Saw only 6 customers and only one bar fines a dancer. Really sad. That was the last time I visited Thailand.
Am planning to visit Paris for a month. Will see as many attractions and learn to ride the buses and Metro. Speaking French books are good nowadays. Now have English pronunciation. Parlay vu Anglai? Still so many words to memorize. Probably will use Google Translate app
it's a very good tool. Also good to view the Louvre and Orsay Musee. On YouTube. Love to watch the Les Frenchies videos about the best bistro, brasserie, boulangeries, and cheese and thin-sliced smokes hams. I am so hungry! Hotels are super expensive. Hotel de la Bretonnerie wants E7000 for a month. One month later it's up E400. Now will search the cheaper hostels and bed with 8 per room. They're located around the Gare du Nord. Funny they have a really expensive restaurant inside the Gare. Will search exactly where the Metro stops are nearby. A one month Navigo card costs about E90. The RER B train will take you from the CDG aeroport to Gare. The Metro stations are beautiful and organized. Like the London Tubes there's signs inside and outside the trains informing you the names of upcoming stops and arrows how to direct you to connecting lines. I expect to visit the Louvre 3 times. So huge and beautiful. It will be so crowded that I must make online reservations 2+ months in advance. If you go try the Carousel underground entrance. Buy the Paris Tourist Pass. Will see if they sell a month pass. Best source of Paris info is Rick Steves Paris and Speak French books. They're the best. Moulin Rouge will cost E200, and I will see it for sure. Nice that the Metro stops in front of it. Just like the Tube stops at Picadilly Square. I did see the Crazy Horse Show when it was in Las Vegas right next to the MGM Grande Hotel. It is one of the best sex shows. So was the Lido de Paris. Paris will be super crowded with expensive everywhere places to visit. Must call my credit card companies to up my credit to $10K. Same for debit card. Don't want to have my cards bounce when I arrive at my hotel because of a lower limit. Shame the banks don't issue Travelers Cheque's any more. Debit, credit cards, and ATMs are the new money. Otherwise $10k is the cash limit you can legally take out of the USA. Fuck the nosy US Customs and the Islamic terrorist.
Anyway. If you got some tips how I can save or find cheaper accommodations, do please help. I have never rented an apartment. I don't trust if they steal my deposit and bait and switch. Maybe it's better to stay in a reputable and expensive hotel near the local transportation stations and local eateries. Those tasty colorful pastries are so delicious-looking. Patisserie here i come. Forgetcabout my diabetes. Interesting that there are many Middle Eastern eateries. The best falafel shop is located in Le Marias. The Google Map shows a very long line there. I'll bring my walking cane with a built in 3-legs chair.
it's interesting that their Olympics did not bring in the crowds they wanted. Parisians actually left their city in fear of horrendous crowds and higher prices of restaurants and shopping. I expect to pay close to E100 for bistro ala carts and restaurant specials of the day. I will not spend so much money to fly to Paris to eat at McDonalds. Looking forward to seafood stew, beoef bourguignon, chocolate everythings, bone marrow thing with bread, and, of course, that French Onion Soup. Man! Im so HUNGRY!!!
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I don't think I have ever spoken to a French man or woman without them saying something like, "We can tell where you are from because of how you speak French." I respond with "Oh yeah?" even though I know what is coming next. They will say in a kind of haughty way that is typically French, "Yes, you are a Québécois." I always say, "Yet somehow you managed to understand me." That usually shuts them up.
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