>If you're going to go down to the Med or up to Alsace, let me know- kids will be there at the same time and are always interested to meet new people. ;-)

Too bad ... I like meeting new people too, but we're not doing the Med this year. We try to take a special vacation every November (right around Thanksgiving, which is near my birthday). We've gone to Nice two November's in a row and I really enjoy the Med ... especially in the off-season when the beaches are empty of tourists. <g> This trip to Paris, though, isn't one of our "special" vacations. It's a "work has been killing us and we haven't had a vacation since April" vacation. <g>

Our November vacation won't be to Europe this year, but it certainly is a "special" vacation, since I doubt if there'll be an encore any time soon ... we're going to the Galapagos Islands. I'm really excited about this one! It should be fantastic!

~~Bonnie