Finally, France is at my fingertips…

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Nearly 3 decades ago, I took a 4th of July trip to Paris. 

What can I tell you about the city that you haven't already heard?  Probably nothing, but I'll try.:)

The Eiffel Tower blew my mind as I stood under it–a towering beauty in the midst of so much bustling life.  The Champs Elysees was everything from the movies, the Paris Opera house was just as dark and mysterious, and so structurally gorgeous, and I could envision the Phantom hiding beneath.  The Mona Lisa is a very small painting, but you can only determine this from standing in the museum, which was so much more beautiful without that monstrosity of a pyramid.  Versailles astounded me–mirrored walls that made me cringe when I imagined getting the shine just right, and its courtyard filled with tour buses.  Even then, my mind would wonder back to this 'must go' place in history, when the world was younger and people were more involved.

Yes, I did eat escargot, much to the dismay of my travel partners!  I have always believed that 'when in Rome…" theory.  So, when in Paris, I ate as the Parisians.  I went to a darling restaurant on the tour and my American counterparts insisted on ordering steaks and fries, or hamburgers.  I wasn't having anything to do with that.  I was in France, and even though I was 6 months pregnant, I was immersing myself in the total French experience.  No American food or drink for me–I had my cafe au lait, my delicious little French pastries, and my escargot.

No, they are not as gross as most would think–they're just different.

I pull out the pictures now and then, reminiscing about that time.  Those pictures are beginning to fade, just like the rest of the old snapshots, but the images of me and my bulging stomach beneath the iron structure that symbolizes such a lovely country brings back fond memories. 

Yesterday, Amazon announced that I'm off to France again; to enjoy the changing of the leaves and a centuries old capital that still captures my attention!  I couldn't be more proud to know that Blood of the Beast, Blood Moon, Angel's Fire, Demon's Blood, and my other romances are now in that wonderful country!

If you haven't heard, I'm also in Germany and the stunning British Isles, but only at AMAZON!

To find out more, drop on in at http://www.amazon.fr/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?__mk_fr_FR=%C5M%C5Z%D5%D1&url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=tamela+quijas

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