An American In Paris

Happy Fourth Of July!!! I hope you're all having a wonderful barbecue. I've been running around this gorgeous city with nary a firework in sight. But Paris is so beautiful that it doesn't need any artificial conceits to doll it up.

High points of the last couple of days:

• Lalique exhibit at the Musée du Luxembourg


• Musée du Quai Branly, the new museum of African, Asian, Oceanic and American art


• Amazing multi-coursed vegetarian tasting menu (more soon)

• Musée D'Orsay Cézanne to Picasso exhibit


• Delightful multi-coursed Thai fusion tasting menu


• Walking, walking and more walking


• Rain, not rain, rain

• Croque-monsieur, croque madame

• kir royale, kir royale, kir royale (you get the idea.)