maitaitom

No problem cigalechanta. Just like the trip, all's well that ends well.

nukesafe, the marathon France trip will be some time in 2008.

leely - pictures soon on the blog.

Thanks.

dina4

Oh i am so happy i stumbled upon your report. what a treat!!!
makes me want to be in paris again soon!!

Merci for sharing!!
dina

marigross

I have set a fare watch on tickets to Paris....

luvparee

Thanks, Maitai! Great wrap-up to a great report! You write so well -- it's like we're all with you!

I know your 2008 trip will be as great as your others. My second love (after Paris) is Provence. Love, love, love the Luberon/Vaucluse area! I know your group will also -- lots of wine!

Thanks again for the great entertainment!

joy/luvparee

CRAZY4TRAVEL

Wonderful rap up to your report....you are a true inspiration to us here on the board.

I'm off to the Dordogne in May....and don't worry...I won't drink all the vino.

ira

Hi all,

I'm bringing this up because we bought some Voltaren Emulgel in Fuessen this past May.

Great stuff. I think that it is better than the blue goop that my Lady Wife uses.
(She doesn't.)

Sarvowinner

Fantastic report - we will be doing a group Xmas in Paris in 2008. After reading this, I can't wait.

Thank you very much.

jngrant28

I'm so glad I found this. Great report, thanks!

Still waiting on the rest of your Central European trip report. Love it!

YvonneT

I a new Born Again maitaitom follower, and think we should pool our resources to send him and his Lady Wife on many trips, so he can entertain us with his zany reports.

Now, it's off to the local chemist for some of those things you need for stress incontinence, from laughing loud and long.

Long may your attitude shine.

TDudette

This just popped up and I'm so glad as it's new for moi. My first maitaitom report was from Italy so it's great to discover another.

How are the toms and company doing these days and where to next???

LowCountryIslander

TDudette...

Maitai just finished up a trip report on the US board about his trip to Washington DC this past spring. As usual it's a fantastically funny read. You may want to check it out!

kybourbon

He's been posting about an upcoming Christmas trip to Italy I think. Click on his screen name and you should be able to find all his trip reports.

TDudette

Thanks LCI and ky! DH and I actually met Tom and company in DC-what a fun GTG that was as you can imagine. There is a post for that showing photos.

I never got around to reading his others but meant to so was glad to see this one. ky, my DH is from KY-great state.

KTtravel

Oh, I'm so glad this thread was resurrected as I missed it the first time around. Wonderful report -- I'm only sorry that I don't have an upcoming trip to Paris on my radar. Perhaps it's time to start planning...

Sue4

This trip report has really brightened up an otherwise dull day!
I'm also so glad it was resurrected. I'm going to Paris in 5 weeks, so this was such fun to read. Maitatom has made me feel like a real "wimp" for considering canceling trip because I have a little pain in my hip from bursitis. I'm now sure it will clear up before the trip. I had a cortisone shot a few weeks ago, which has helped. If walking is still painful a few days before I go, I just talk the doctor into giving me another!

Anyway, Maitatom, your report was a real gem, and I'll be reading all of yours from now on.

Fodorite018

Tom, I read this when you first posted, but enjoyed it just as much again today When we went to London in 2001, I first came across the same magic creme. But when we went to Paris in 2007, I bought some there after reading your report. Figured it would be good to have on hand, and it has been. Ironically, when we went to Paris this summer, I managed to fall down a bunch of stairs at Versaille and messed up my knee pretty bad. Like you, I could not bend it at all, and the pain...omg the pain. I should have seen a doctor, but didn't. I did see the pharmacist though who gave me the voltarene flexor patches. OMG, those helped soooo much!!! There is no way I could have hobbled around without those. Your post really hit home though...all the trials of trying to get around when you can't bend your leg at all, like in and out of taxi's,etc. Anyway, nice to know I am not the only one who has had to do the pirate walk in Paris

cathies

Laughed out loud reading this report, not at poor Tom's plight of course, but his writing style is very entertaining. I ended ended up sleep deprived as, like a good book, I couldn't put it down and go to bed.

maitaitom

Three years ago I posted a YouTube video of this trip. It was denied due to a copyright on one of the songs. I never even thought about the video again until today. I googled my name this morning to see something about my personal website, and the YouTube video came up that said there was no longer a copyright problem. Very strange. Anyway, if anyone is going to Paris this Christmas, this should get you in the mood. Someday I'll figure out the nuances of the Internet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEIK-9AqxsY

cigalechanta

mait, a joyful report. I suffer both Rhumatoid and osteoarthritis, the Volteren gel and the Intralgis,
a stronger ibuprofene I buy in Paris helps me.
Right now my right shoulder feels like a nagging toothache.
Happy travels for both of us.

mimi

Judy

Thanks for the video....I'll be in Paris the first 2 weeks of December. I'm looking forward to seeing the lights, decor and markets in the video.