Lost in Paris, Texas
Posted on February 1, 2009
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Posted by Stan
We weren’t exactly lost. But we did spend 45 minutes today driving all over the not-so-big town of Paris, Texas, looking for this mini-Eiffel Tower with a cowboy hat on top.
Why? Every member of our traveling team got to pick a certain number of essential stops — 20 in North America, 10 in Europe — and Paris, Texas, was one of Sierra’s. Because you can never visit too many Eiffel Towers.
We didn’t realize how hard it would be to find. We Googled it just the other day, saw photos and expected the tower to be visible anywhere in town. Not true. It’s not as big as it looks in this photo. I had to stop twice to ask directions, indicating the tower is not that big a deal to the average resident of Paris.
Tomorrow we are off to Archer City and Booked Up, Larry McMurtry’s bookstore. That’s one from Daria’s list. But I wouldn’t be surprised if everybody walks out with a book or three.
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