Back from Paris!

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The wedding was a blast and our honeymoon was excellent! Here are some of our pictures. Thanks again for all your best wishes fams!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

That isn't what we meant when we said we wanted to see honeymoon pictures.

 

[magnifier661]

Lmao!!! Well you ain't seeing those ones! Anyway; naked, I look like a beached whale. Why would you want to see me like that?

 

[mook]

Congrats! Looks like fun. What's the deal with the padlocks?

 

[ABM]

Awesome! Congratulations to both of you!

 

[The_Lillard_King]

"You'll always have Paris"

Thxs for sharing . . . glad you could catch a Bulls game while in Paris.

 

[BlazerWookee]

I must say, that's the first "honeymooners handshake" picture I've ever seen, lol...

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

CONGRATS BRAH BRAH.

 

[magnifier661]

Congrats! Looks like fun. What's the deal with the padlocks?

The tradition has been in Paris for over 60 years. There is a specific bridge that runs toward the Louvre "used to be the kings palace". That bridge allows people to place a lock to advertise their love. The government will not take them down; so your commitment to each other stays on the bridge forever.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

there are a bunch of these all over europe.

basically, you write your name on the lock, lock it on the bridge and throw the key into the river.

 

[maxiep]

Did you take a photo with your jacket unzipped to better show your Blazer shirt? It would be great to see you on the "Where In The World" segment next season. I'm sure HCP could bump you to the front of the line.

 

[Further]

The tradition has been in Paris for over 60 years. There is a specific bridge that runs toward the Louvre "used to be the kings palace". That bridge allows people to place a lock to advertise their love. The government will not take them down; so your commitment to each other stays on the bridge forever.

congrats, glad things went well, welcome home.

That being said, I have a lock on that bridge as well, but we broke up years ago. Nobody ever goes back to take the lock down when things don't go so well.

 

[magnifier661]

Did you take a photo with your jacket unzipped to better show your Blazer shirt? It would be great to see you on the "Where In The World" segment next season. I'm sure HCP could bump you to the front of the line.

I have one at the Eiffel Tower with me pointing to the open sweatshirt!

 

[magnifier661]

there are a bunch of these all over europe.

basically, you write your name on the lock, lock it on the bridge and throw the key into the river.

Yep!

 

[magnifier661]

congrats, glad things went well, welcome home.

That being said, I have a lock on that bridge as well, but we broke up years ago. Nobody ever goes back to take the lock down when things don't go so well.

Hahaha yeah I figured many aren't together now. My coworker said he had three on that bridge! Lmao!!

 

[maxiep]

Mags, at which hotel did you stay? At which restaurants did you eat? Did you venture outside of Paris?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

ARE THOSE PATENT LEATHER PRADAS?

:MARIS61:

 

[magnifier661]

ARE THOSE PATENT LEATHER PRADAS?

:MARIS61:

How did you know?

 

[magnifier661]

Mags, at which hotel did you stay? At which restaurants did you eat? Did you venture outside of Paris?

We stayed at "hotel pont royal" in the 7th district. That's the best place to be in Paris. We didn't go anywhere outside of Paris. There were so many restaurants we are at but two really stood out to us. The alycaster and maggots. They were by far the best we are

 

[Further]

how many days do you need to be back before we start debating the meaning of life?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

How did you know?

I have same shoes in all black.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I really want to try pressed duck in Paris. Basically they put a duck in a "press" and squish out all the organs to get a sauce. Saw it on Anthony Bourdain's show..looked incredible.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressed_duck

Pressed duck (French: Canard à la presse, Caneton à la presse, Caneton Tour d'Argent, or canard au sang) is a traditional French dish. The complex dish was developed in the 19th Century[1] in the Tour d'Argent restaurant in Paris, France, and consists of various parts of a duck served in a sauce of its blood and bone marrow, which is extracted by way of a press. It has been considered "the height of elegance."[2]
Contents

First, a duck (preferably young and plump[3] and from Rouen) is strangled to retain its blood. The duck is then partially roasted. Its liver is ground and seasoned, then the legs and breast are removed.
The remaining carcass (including other meat, bones, and skin) is then put in a specially-designed press, similar to a wine press. Pressure is then applied to extract duck blood and other juices from the carcass. The extract is thickened and flavoured with the duck's liver, butter, and cognac, and then combined with the breast to finish cooking.
Sauce

Other ingredients that may be added to the sauce include foie gras, port wine, Madeira wine, and lemon. The breast is sliced and served with the sauce in a first serving; the legs are broiled and served as the next course.[4]

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how many days do you need to be back before we start debating the meaning of life?

I'm your huckleberry!

 

[magnifier661]

I have same shoes in all black.

Yeah so many people think they are Jordan's. they are my favorite shoe

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Yeah so many people think they are Jordan's. they are my favorite shoe

yeah, mine too. so comfortable and lasted me 5 years of abuse and still look really nice. mine i can pass for dressy shoes so i can wear them in vegas clubs, etc.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

how was La Duree? how much did a macaroon cost? how about one of those coffees?

 

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how was La Duree? how much did a macaroon cost? how about one of those coffees?

La duree? I'm not sure I went to that. Macaroons were $4 euro each. The coffees are $3.5 euros.

 

[magnifier661]

yeah, mine too. so comfortable and lasted me 5 years of abuse and still look really nice. mine i can pass for dressy shoes so i can wear them in vegas clubs, etc.

Yeah mine went through hell and back. I've had mine for about 3.5 years.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Welcome back and congrats again!

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

La duree? I'm not sure I went to that. Macaroons were $4 euro each. The coffees are $3.5 euros.