We'll always have Paris

The 1942 movie “Casablanca” is generally considered to be one of the best films of all time.

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls055592025/

At the close of the movie, just before Humphrey Bogart says “here’s looking at you, kid”, she asks him “what about us?” 

His response was “we’ll always have Paris”

 Watch the closing scene below:

 Here'sLooking At You, Kid - Casablanca (5/6) Movie CLIP (1942) HD (youtube.com)

 France has long been the most popular tourist definition in the world, with 79 million arrivals a year, and the #1 attraction in France is the Eiffel tower.

https://www.planetware.com/world/top-rated-tourist-attractions-in-the-world-cam-1-40.htm

“I love Paris” was written by Cole Porter in 1953, and Ella Fitzgerald released her version of the song in 1956. Listen to it here:

Ella Fitzgerald - I love Paris (youtube.com)

The opening line is “I love Paris in the springtime”, a sign that the most magical time to be in Paris is in the springtime.

When Gwyneth Paltrow was 15, she spent a year as an exchange student in Spain, where she became fluent in Spanish. Due to the fact that her family frequently traveled to France throughout her childhood, she also became fluent in French.

On one of those trips, her father took her to the Eiffel Tower because he wanted her to see Paris for the fist time with a man who would always love her.

 I’m of the opinion that travel abroad is a vital part of being a well rounded and open-minded person. I’ve journeyed to Canada, Ireland, and China, but our daughter Kelly puts me to shame.

I took a year of German in high school. When Kelly got to high school, she took THREE years of German. At the end of her junior year, she and 9 classmates spent  a couple of weeks in Germany, which was an amazing experience. Since them, she has been in roughly in 15 different countries, including the time she was in 5 different counties on the same day.

One of the teachers at a local high school will be the chaperone for a trip to Germany in June, but next year’s trip will be in France.

 All of us have had some memorable birthdays in our lifetime.

When I turned 40, I was the guest of honor in front of over 100 guests at our house. The highlight of the event was a belly dancer that my wife hired.

When Sharon turned 40, I rented the KC hall in Still water, and we had about 100 guests in attendance.

 When my sister Mary turned 30, her husband Michael rented a Rolls Royce convertible, and they drove to the Polo Lounge in the Beverly Hills hotel in Los Angeles to celebrate.

Her 74^th birthday, though, will be extra special, because she will be spending at least part of the week in Paris, which should immediately bring Ella Fitzgerald to mind again.

Enjoy the trip, Mary – and thanks for the memories,