Now, this photo REALLY brings back the memories. But it does...

Now, this photo REALLY brings back the memories. But it does that every day, because, in fact, I have a print of it hanging in my bathroom.

I took this in 1997, which some old crappy point and shoot camera. It was my first trip abroad, and I went to Paris, alone and how old was I…. about 23? I met a lot of people and had a great time. The reason for my trip was that I was giving a paper at a Michael Ondaatje conference at the Sorbonne Nouvelle. Not bad for my first conference paper, too.

This is the Jardins du Luxembourg. I always liked this pic for the bright pop of yellow in the drear. I visited in late November/early December.