Canadian Buffoon European Vacation - 30/03 - Endings and Silver Linings

[pkondz]

Wow!!! The pics from L'Opera are excellent! And the mall...??? Crazy!

And I always meant to tell you that we have a cat named Ellie.

Yes, I had to google the chapter name.

Thanks!

But...

I have good news, and I have bad news.

The bad news is Elle is only her DISboards name...


However!
She has a guinea pig that she's had for about 4 months now.
The pig's name is Ellie.

So, still a win, right?

 

[orangecats2]

Is a guinea pig really a pig??? I think its more like a rodent. Our Ellie's probably wouldn't get along.

 

[lisaviolet]

Pretty well speechless and it's a mall!

Will this do?

Oh this will more than do.



I'm just overwhelmed by everything. Such gorgeous shots and I actually read on first look this time. OMG, I just out and out lied. This is my second look. The photos did overwhelm me again!!! I have more to say at some point - it's all just exquisite.

 

[winkers]

I often find myself in the "we're on vacation dang it, and you're going to enjoy every freakin second of it!" mode quite often on family vacations.
It's good that you were able to snap out of if for a while.

The opera house is beautiful! No one does glitz like the French!

The view from the mall is amazing! I can only guess how expensive the stores are in there.....they probably charge you just to breathe the same air.

 

[pkondz]

Is a guinea pig really a pig??? I think its more like a rodent. Our Ellie's probably wouldn't get along.

Yeah, it's a rodent.... but saying you have a rodent in your house is not as socially acceptable as saying you have a pig.

Or maybe not.


Anyway, whenever Elle brings Ellie (aka Ellie-May) out, we all yell out, "PIG!!!"

so that makes it pretty official, right?

And I dunno about them not getting along.
I think your Ellie would really enjoy Elle's Ellie.

Elle and her pig might not be too thrilled, though.

Pretty well speechless and it's a mall!

I know, right? The mall down the street doesn't look like that.
Maybe I should complain.

Oh this will more than do.

phew! I was worried that you'd want pics of us hanging off of it.


Doable.

I'm just overwhelmed by everything. Such gorgeous shots and I actually read on first look this time.

Hey! Good for you! Way to not get drawn in by the pictures this time.
I'm really, really proud of you.
You've shown great fortitude and a truly amazing amount of self control!

Way to go!!

OMG, I just out and out lied. This is my second look. The photos did overwhelm me again!!!

Oh.

nevermind.

I have more to say at some point - it's all just exquisite.

Exquisite?

Thanks!
You're forgiven.

 

[pkondz]

I often find myself in the "we're on vacation dang it, and you're going to enjoy every freakin second of it!" mode quite often on family vacations.

Ah. So you understand.

I felt so alone there, for a while.


so alone.

It's good that you were able to snap out of if for a while.

Oh, I'm definitely not done snapping on this vacation.

nope.

The opera house is beautiful! No one does glitz like the French!

You're not kidding! It's all just so... so...

so French!

The view from the mall is amazing! I can only guess how expensive the stores are in there.....they probably charge you just to breathe the same air.

Nope! We fooled them!
We rented scuba tanks and brought our own air in.

We also each wore an eye patch so we got a 50% discount on looking, and we hopped on one leg and got another 50% off!

And naturally we told the kids, "No touching! Anything!"

We saved a bundle!!

 

[lisaviolet]

Hey! Good for you! Way to not get drawn in by the pictures this time.
I'm really, really proud of you.
You've shown great fortitude and a truly amazing amount of self control!

Way to go!!

______________________________

Oh.

nevermind.

That was so good I became extremely paranoid and thought I double lied at some point.

Exquisite?

Thanks!
You're forgiven.

Yeah. All is now well with my world.

 

[Backstage_Gal]

Ponzi, that part about getting out of the hotel was really funny, LOL. Reminded me of president Bush.

Wow, what amazing pictures. When we went on our honeymoon back in 1970, we just went, we had no clue, no guide books, nothing. We missed a whole lot more than I realized.

And those pics of your girls are just great. Helps to have beautiful models

 

[pkondz]

Ponzi, that part about getting out of the hotel was really funny, LOL. Reminded me of president Bush.

Right about the 4:30 mark...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfGbVpiIzvA

Wow, what amazing pictures. When we went on our honeymoon back in 1970, we just went, we had no clue, no guide books, nothing. We missed a whole lot more than I realized.

That's how pretty much everybody used to do it.
Now you just Google "What to see in ______" and there ya go.

And those pics of your girls are just great. Helps to have beautiful models

You'll get no argument from me!

 

[Queenofallthings]

I am left speechless by your pictures! The opulence is beyond words! So beautiful, so grand...wow! Love the portraits....so Paris

 

[pkondz]

I am left speechless by your pictures! The opulence is beyond words! So beautiful, so grand...wow! Love the portraits....so Paris

I kept wandering around the Opera House in a daze saying, "Oh, wow! Look at this! Just look at this! Are you looking? That's amazing! Look!


I think I might've been a bit of a pain in the a**.

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Hi Ponzi! Just dropping by to wish you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving!!!

 

[pkondz]

Hi Ponzi! Just dropping by to wish you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Thanks Tammie!
I've read your latest update and will be commenting tomorrow ('cause I'm at work tomorrow.... but turkey after!)

 

[orangecats2]

Thanksgiving's not till next month,,,and it's on a Thursday, not a Sunday!

 

[pkondz]

Thanksgiving's not till next month,,,and it's on a Thursday, not a Sunday!

Actually it wasn't yesterday, it's today, Monday.
We're going over to our neighbor's.

I don't have to cook! Woot!!

 

[Thumper_Man]

Sitting at the airport waiting to return home. I really have some catching up to do. Can't wait to read about more your National Lampoon Vacation.

 

[Thumper_Man]

Happy Thanksgiving.

Not having to cook is always a good thing.

 

[bankr63]

Thanksgiving's not till next month,,,and it's on a Thursday, not a Sunday!

Our early Thanksgiving is really a conspiracy. See, while you 'Mercuns are all out buying your turkeys and travelling to and fro, we Canooks are all sitting at our computers practicing so we can snipe all your Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals.

No really, my training starts today!

And welcome home TM and TMW!!

 

[pkondz]

Sitting at the airport waiting to return home. I really have some catching up to do. Can't wait to read about more your National Lampoon Vacation.

I posted it over on your TR, but...
Welcome back, guys!

At Nebo's request, I've slowed down the TR so he can catch up... but it won't be long before another chapter's up.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Not having to cook is always a good thing.

And my neighbor used a recipe that I've wanted to try for years... but just couldn't bring myself to do (tradition and all, ya know).

She made a bacon wrapped maple glazed turkey.

Wow, was it good.

Our early Thanksgiving is really a conspiracy. See, while you 'Mercuns are all out buying your turkeys and travelling to and fro, we Canooks are all sitting at our computers practicing so we can snipe all your Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals.

No really, my training starts today!

You weren't supposed to tell them that!!!

Now the cat's outta the bag (my apologies to orangecats2).

 

[nowellsl]

She made a bacon wrapped maple glazed turkey.

Wow, was it good.[/B][/COLOR]

Oh my gosh, that just sounds too good to be true