Ridden hard and put up wet
Ten days, four countries, surprisingly few pictures
Sunrise in Amman.
Worst Idea, no consequences (Tequila, Amman)
Hours, lost to layovers (Nine, CDG)
Favorite welcome, homecoming (“I bought your beer, do you like this skirt?”, SO)
Best culture shock (tap water is delicious!, arriving home)
Best Meal, most relaxing (L’Enfant, 18th and U)
Best Meal, heretofore unknown (Creme, 13th and U)
Best Drink, heretofore unknown (Prima Pils, Pizza Paradiso - Gtown branch)
Best Idea, cunningly planned (Tripe, Pho 75 - Arlington Branch)
Best Artifact, poorly presented (Astrolabes, Institute du Arbe Monde)
Best Artifact, well presented (The lady and the unicorn, Musee du Moyen Age)
Hours, unaccounted for (Six?, Mont Parnasse?)
Worst Idea, with consequences (Pastis, Mont Parnasse?)
Best Idea, unexpectedly (fully refundable/exchangeable tickets, Paris)
Worst use of a day (Recovery, Air France)
Cruelest Instruments of Torture (A330, Air France)
Most Mexican World Cup team (2006, Charles De Gaulle International Airport)
Worst culture shock (forgetting that tap water is poison, returning)
Favorite welcome, returning (“Your armor is in the car”, PSD)