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Becky (Berkeleytravelers) Methuselah Four feet at Palais Royal Posts: 2,613	Packing for the weather Aug 18, 2007 10:50:34 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Becky (Berkeleytravelers) on Aug 18, 2007 10:50:34 GMT -5 Happy birthday (a day or two in advance)! What a great way to celebrate! ;D
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Packing for the weather Aug 18, 2007 11:24:15 GMT -5

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Post by Jody on Aug 18, 2007 11:24:15 GMT -5

To get back to Gittek...Mummy is very British. All my BIL & SIL and my husband called their mother Mummy!

For layering there is nothing better than a pure silk camisole in chilly weather. If it warms up, you can go to the Ladies and take it off and stash it in our urse..weighs nothing but keeps you toasty warm!

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Packing for the weather Aug 18, 2007 11:35:38 GMT -5

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Post by Shoesy on Aug 18, 2007 11:35:38 GMT -5

Willow - I can't decide if I envy you more because you're going to Paris in a few days or because you're turning 22. For the life of me, I can't remember how it feels to be 22, but I CAN definitely remember how it feels to visit Paris for the first time.

You haven't experienced life until you have breathed Paris.

willow Methuselah Posts: 580	Packing for the weather Aug 19, 2007 1:32:14 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by willow on Aug 19, 2007 1:32:14 GMT -5 Thank you Becky! And Shoesy, I am definitely way more exited about Paris than being 22. All the birthdays between 21-30 are nothing, so 22 is only important because I get be a grown up and travel by myself!

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Packing for the weather Aug 19, 2007 1:47:03 GMT -5

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Post by Shoesy on Aug 19, 2007 1:47:03 GMT -5

Willow, my dear willow - of course you needn't be so excited about turning 22 because it's basically no different from being 21 or 23. But we much older women usually can't help wishing that we were still in our twenties, an age when gravity has not yet proven itself. ;D

You haven't experienced life until you have breathed Paris.

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Packing for the weather Aug 19, 2007 8:02:22 GMT -5

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Post by mez on Aug 19, 2007 8:02:22 GMT -5

Oh, to be 22 again! I was about the same age when I did my first solo overseas trip. You are going to have such a wonderful, wonderful time.

Have a great birthday and a fantastic trip.

(And as for the Mummy thing, we would also say Mummy if that's what you called your parent. I call mine Mum unless she does something to irritate me, in whichcse it's MOTHER!! - haha)

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Packing for the weather Aug 19, 2007 8:29:44 GMT -5

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Post by geordy on Aug 19, 2007 8:29:44 GMT -5

"all the birthdays between 21 and 30 are nothing"??!!

Has anyone read Nora Ephron's "I Feel Bad About My Neck"? She writes,
"Oh how I regret not having worn a bikini for the entire year
I was twenty-six. If anyone young is reading this, go, right this minute, put on a bikini, and don't take if off until you're thirty-four"

While I don't suggest that for your Paris wardrobe Willow...enjoy each and everyone of those birthdays!! And your time in Paris!

Plus there is an OLD caberet song called 27 or I'm always 27, picking that as a perfect age for women. I heard Dixie Carter sing it at the Carlye several years ago.

Living well is the best revenge!

"Paris has an electric thrill in the air you can't mistake" Daphne du Maurier

willow Methuselah Posts: 580	Packing for the weather Aug 20, 2007 12:14:40 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by willow on Aug 20, 2007 12:14:40 GMT -5 Thank you everyone! Packing day is here, and for that matter so is my birthday! I am currently checking my lists to make sure everything is ready for tomorrow! YAY!!!!

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Packing for the weather Aug 20, 2007 12:35:03 GMT -5

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Post by Happygoin on Aug 20, 2007 12:35:03 GMT -5

Willow, if I'm not around later/tomorrow, let me get this out of the way NOW:

I hope you have the trip of your young lifetime. I hope you meet wonderful people, taste wonderful food, see wonderful sights and just generally get the "happy tingles" every day you're in Paris. Bon Voyage and a very Happy Birthday!

holger Methuselah Methuselah is getting too real Posts: 1,689	Packing for the weather Aug 20, 2007 14:32:42 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by holger on Aug 20, 2007 14:32:42 GMT -5 ;D Willow, Happy Birthday and Bon Voyage! You are a most remarkable and mature 22 year old. I am sure this will be a memorable trip and will look forward to your trip report.

willow Methuselah Posts: 580	Packing for the weather Aug 20, 2007 16:24:41 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by willow on Aug 20, 2007 16:24:41 GMT -5 Thank you! I am done packing and I ended up with layer type clothes. I am under the weight limit for baggage and with only 1 suitcase!!

Becky (Berkeleytravelers) Methuselah Four feet at Palais Royal Posts: 2,613	Packing for the weather Aug 20, 2007 17:19:57 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Becky (Berkeleytravelers) on Aug 20, 2007 17:19:57 GMT -5 That just means that you're already a veteran traveler (plus, now you have room for the results of your shopping expeditions!)
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annettecinca Guest	Packing for the weather Aug 20, 2007 19:18:53 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by annettecinca on Aug 20, 2007 19:18:53 GMT -5 Have a great trip, Willow! And Happy Birthday!

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