The 1942 movie “Casablanca” is generally considered to be one
of the best films of all time.
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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”
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“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 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.
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.
Her 74th 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,
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