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Date:         Tue, 8 Sep 1992 12:17:00 EST
From:         "Alec D. Plotkin 215-645-4366"
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Subject:      My trip- the conclusion.

Excuse the spelling and grammatical errors. Read the end for
more info. Any questions on content please forward to me or the list.


I will try to continue my trip description without whining about the
bad things.

Arrived on the 16th. It was humid and hot but, it was not raining. After
having a wonderful cup of expresso, We (My dad,step-mom and alec) hopped
on one of the best run public transit systems in the world.(the Paris Metro)
We travelled to the Military Museum - Les Invalides. The museum included
excellent diagrams and models. The diagrams were battle diagrams showing the
progress of both WWI and WWII.

The next day (17th) my step-mom and I went to Monmarte. This is a very pretty
church on top of a plateau overlooking parts of Paris. It also has an area in
which many artists work and congregate. It was touristy and crowded but, fun
anyway. After a beer at a pretty cafe, we walked to Pigalle. This an area of
porn theaters and nudie shows. We did walk through this area because of the
nudie shows but, it has a Metro stop which is on the same line we wanted. The
idea behind the Metro for me was to try to take a few trains as possible. It
can confusing with 11 or more possible train lines.

On the (18th) we travelled outside of Paris to a park. The Park had pretty
fountains and ponds. It was called Sceaux. It had rows of chestnut trees which
were fully grown which was suprising to me because in the USA chestnut tree
 usually die from disease. It also had nice fountains with people sunbathing
nearly nude. We later enjoyed a nice meal at a small local restaurant. The
dish I had was pork with curry and lime. It was slightly spicy and I enjoyed
it immensely.

Next day, (19th) I learned today that my dad, had to go to Romania for meeting
for a few days. It was unexpected but, his work is what got to me to France
so I was not too unhappy. His company is doing some work in Romania
on a Polio virus trail and helping the babies infected with AIDS. They are
donating clean syringes and Polio vacines. My step- mom (Susan) and I went to
an art museum which has one the best collections in the world in my opinion.
It is not the Lourve either, instead it is called the Musee d' Orsay. The
museum was built in an old train station which made even more interesting to
me. I love trains and old train  stations. The collection was mostly
impressionist and later. We saw Cezanne, Renior and Degas plus hundreds of
other terrific artists.

The next day (20th) Susan and I went on a quaint trip. The trip was a canal
journey through Paris. It took three hours and we went through 11 locks. The
trip ended at La Villette. La Villette is large museum/city. Its purpose was
to foster science education and the study of science. It hundreds of cool
exhibits. No email though.  It had three floors plus a library.

The 21st. We went to a small museum called the Marmottan which had
one of the best Monet collections in the world. It is financed by a
Japanese exec who loves impressionistic art. It was a few bucks for admission
but, well worth the money.

The 22nd. We all were together again. My dad safe after Romania but, tired and
complaining about the beauraccy. We travelled to Dole. A pretty town, which
had Louis Pastuer's house. My father who has worked on Rabies was very
interested. (Pasteur worked and made the first Rabies vaccine)  We then moved
alond to Dijon. The mustard capital of the world. We found a nice place to
eat which served the local wines. The wines are rough but wonderful.

On the 23rd. We drove to Arbois. After another Pasteur museum, we walked
around town and sat in a cafe and relaxed. The area is pretty,rocky and
mountainous. Driving was fun but, a wee bit nerve racking.
After a few days of just walking around and relaxing, I made my way home.

TWA was good on the way home. The plane was empty and I was able to get a
bulkhead head which meant more legroom.


This is my tale. I hope I have not bored anybody. I know I write
horribly. I wish i could I could change that but, I have tried and failed.
I am finding from testing that part of the problem is neurloglogical and i
will never be able to change it.