Nir Does Paris

Look out, Paris, here comes Nir. My college roommate of 3 years and the best man at my wedding Nir is visiting for about 2 weeks. What's on the agenda? Aside from eating the big box of Cap'n Crunch that he brought me as a gift, I have no idea...but I'm pretty sure I will be able to expand my list of Parisian tourist activities at the end of the visit.

Yesterday we took a stroll through the Jardin de Luxembourg to celebrate the fine weather. This picture of Nir "Nirycakes" Modiano was taken at the Musée de Cluny located in the Latin Quarter.

The big news in France is that of course the presidential election is less than a week away! Election Day - Round I will take place on Sunday, April 22nd. There are campaign posters everywhere (by French law, each of the 12 presidential candidates is required to have equivalent public explosure on ads, television, etc during the campaign), including this one of Segolene Royal with the word "escroc" (French for "crook") written across her forehead. Also, on her left cheek is written the acronym "ISF", which stands for "impot sur la fortune"-- a kind of "luxury tax" which only the rich (including Segolene, despite the fact that she is the candidate for the Socialist Party) have to pay in France.