Tagged II
I have been tagged by If-she-tells-me,she'll-have-to-kill-me. Well actually I don’t know her name… I want to stay alive, u see. The tag requires me to write down a short story which must contain the words - I, me, blowjob, grapes, random, power, loneliness, water, robot, and blue…
OK heres is my 2 Krone
She let the fork linger on just a few microseconds more, before pulling it out of her pouted lips, licking it clean. Dropped some grapes in the bowl of cream and slowly picked one. Let her tongue play with it for a while n then took it in her mouth. Soft lights and soft slow seductive music. She was a pro when it came to flirting with men. Did someone say power games? Yes, that’s what it was for her. He took a sip of water. It was clear he felt uneasy, like a robot at a dance competition. It wasn’t something he was accustomed to. His evenings were usually spent in the loneliness of his apartment or working at the office.
“I heard about this new place downtown, how about dinner with me tomorrow?” she said while making herself comfortable next to the CPU. Her blue skirt rose a notch. ”You wanna go out with me?” he muttered. She nodded in way which allowed a lock of hair to gently fall and caress her cheek.
After dinner he walked her home. After thanking him for dinner and a peck on his cheek, she walked away. Turned the key in the door and looked back at him with a victorious smile.
He came back to his apartment and dropped on bed. Drained, flushed and some random thoughts in his head about the evening. “Cerebral foreplay, mental blowjob… Whatever!!” and fell asleep.
Phew…. BTW this also happens to be the 50th post on my blog. Thank you all for bearing me so far.
Please hold the applause. I love you all too :-)
We entered from the glass pyramid and got our tickets (8.5 Euros) and took hold of the maps at the reception and started with the tour. The Louvre has 3 wings - Denon, Sully and Richelieu, and 4 floors on each wing... It’s HUGE! It's like a treasure house with long corridors and a maze of rooms. A minimum of six hours just to cover the basics. and if u r among the more artistically inclined be ready to spend you whole day here.
Next we kinda breezed through the chambers and reached 
There is a whole section which tells you the story of Louvre. From the time it was just a regular chateau to the time it became this museum...The construction of Louvre began in 1190 when the then King of France, Philippe II Auguste, build a fortress to protect Paris. When the Renaissance came, it became unfashionable for a King to live in a defensive castle built in the Middle Ages. The Louvre was continuously expanded by later kings until Louis XIV moved the capital to Versailles and in 1793 the Louvre was opened officialy as a museum. The glass pyramid designed by I.M.Pei, was finished in 1997.
Well to tell you very frankly I am not all that artistically inclined so I had listed out a few things which were a must see for me like the Monalisa, Venus de Milo, Nike of Smothrace, the glass pyramid etc... so I stuck to a skeleton plan of covering these things but for someone who has a taste for art and is more knowledgeable, this is the place to be... But it was such a great learning experience... I dont think I have the caliber to appreciate the art or vast sea of ancient items but if a person like me is left with an indelible impression then it sure is gonna please the more knowledgeable ones… One small grudge I hold against the museum people is that noithing is written in English. Every painting sculpture has a small card with little description, but all in French. I guess the impression of French being snobs isn’t all that unjustified.
But the best view is from the terrace. We reached there at 4:30 but waited there till 6:30 for darkness. To see the city of lights . And it was worth the wait. Some more Eiffel pics from The tower.
After this we went to see the Arc De Triomphe and Champs Elysees. These are the places which look completely different during day and night so I suggest you pay them short visits just to adore the beauty in the evening and night.
The biggest (and perhaps the only) disappointment of the Paris trip was 
On our way out we met a group of Indians (yes Indians are everywhere in Paris) whom we met last day at the Chateau. Turns out they are guys from my company who are working in a project in London. During our entire stay in Paris we bumped into each other many times. Beware of the people at the foot of the basilica who will approach you and ask for money. Best thing is to ignore them and they dont pester you for long. In the neighborhood is Place du Tertre where you will find many caricature artists. From the top of the basilica the whole city looks very beautiful and the view is wonderful.
Next Stop Eiffel Tower. We got down at Trocadero station and approached the Eiffel from the Palais de Chaillot side. This way you get to see the Eiffel from a distance and the palace as well.(If u get down at the Passy station u surface right at the foot of Eiffel). The vast green expanse beneath the tower is the Parc du Champs-de-Mars which contain the Trocadéro fountains. Luckily they were running when we were there. Seeing Eiffel had a spellbinding effect on me and I remember not moving for a minute...
Gustave Alexandre Eiffel built it for the 1889 Universal Exhibition. It wasn't meant to be permanent but then they placed the Radio transmission, and later TV transmission, on it and hence it survived. What a shame it would have been had they demolished the structure. Anyways we got the tickets (Euro 10.70) n started the ascent on Eiffel. We went straight to the top taking the lifts and decided to take the steps on our way down. That way it is less tiring. The view from the top is a sight to behold. On a clear day you can see upto 60 kms, but the day we visited it was slightly clouded so my guess is we were seeing upto 30 kms or something.
The tower has 3 platforms at 57.63 mtrs, 115.73 mtrs and 276.13 mtrs. First level has a restaurant, souvenir shops and an ice skating rink> The second level again has a restaurant. The top level has some scenes captured in statues like Eifel meeting Edison. On all the levels there are telescopes which need 2 Euros to operate. Do see the city through these. We walked down from level 2 to level 1 and all the way there are placards pasted which mention some facts realted with Eiffel e.g. Mata Hari was caught in 1914 coz the Eiffel intercepted her transmissions.
Finally we headed back to the Eiffel in the evening for the Siene boat ride and to catch the the lady at night.
Now Manish, my manager who was also in Paris with family, at the same time (as were my other colleagues Datta, Satya n Suresh with their resp families) calls me up n tells us that we should def visit Notre Dame that day as they were having the service on the eve of Xmas and the whole place was worth seeing. So we head to "
One of the more interesting features of Gothic architecture is the gargoyle. Hideous monstrous looking creatures, which were to scare off evil spirits and attract pagans(remember Da Vinci Code) to the Christian Church. Many of the multi-headed, mixed creatures were pagan symbols associated with chaos. The grotesque images that gargoyles conjure frightening representations of damnation and perhaps a reminder to lead the spiritual, religious life.
There are many beautiful bridges on the Siene(the most beautiful Pont Alexander III to follow in Day 2). The amusing thing is that Pont Neuf or The New Bridge is the oldest bridge in Paris :-)
Finally called it a day and headed for our hotel. We tried dinner at an Indian restaurant in the vicinity of our hotel, which was near Gallerie Lafayette , which goes by the name "Kashmir Palace" or something similar. Mark my words people. DONT GO THERE. All their nans and parathas are the same(thick n undercooked). The Baingan ka bharta doesnt have any baingan and the Daal Makhani is made with Masoor ki daal. I mean c'mon who makes Dal Makhani with masoor ki dal. Bad end to an otherwise fantastic day.
