“I made it here to the City of Lights before dark,” thought Xe as her magic flying carpet hovered close to the iconic Eiffel Tower. “La Ville–Lumière,” she thought to herself. “Yes, I must start using the French I learned for when I got a chance to come here.”
“I’m sure glad I tied my suitcase to my collar,” she continued to muse. “There was quite a bit of turbulance over Turkey. All those big birds must have stirred up the air something fierce. Speaking of turkeys, my tummy’s starting to rumble. “Swirl,” Xe said to her carpet, that she had named Swirl, “take me to a cafe to get something to eat, please.” Xe had been taught well, and carried her manners over even to her flying carpet.
“It’s really late for my supper, but I remember that Parisians eat later than we do at home. Hmm, this place looks busy. I bet they have good food. I think I’ll ask if they serve steak tartare — two of my favorite foods in one dish. I love that the restaurants in beautiful Paris allow dogs to dine with the peeps. I might have to ask for some help with the menu if they don’t have what I want.”
As Xe walked into the patio area, a nearby couple stopped her and – with a lovely British accent – the lady asked if she was with anyone. With only a slight hesitation, she admitted that she was in town by herself, doing some sightseeing. At that, the couple smiled and invited her to dine with them, even offering it to be their treat. Of course, Xe thought they were going to share their food treats with her, and was only mildly disappointed when she realized at the end of the meal that they meant they would pay her bill. She did indeed dine on raw ground meat and egg, while often wiping her beard so as to not appear uncivilized. Not wanting to offend anyone, she accepted a very small glass of red wine and spoke as much French as she could remember. Mostly though, Xe lapped a lot of water after her long flight from Tyeland.
That night, Xe slept soundly in a quiet little B&B that her Mommy had booked for her. Her hosts were ex-pats from the U.S. and were excited to hear about her life in Tennessee. When she fell asleep in the man’s lap, he gently carried her to a quiet little room of her own and tucked her into a soft bed where, with a full tumy, she snoozed away the night.
Waking refreshed and ready to see the sights, Xe thanked her wonderful hosts with much tail wagging and promises to give them rave reviews on the Air B&B site. Off went the brave little schnauzer to visit the icon of Paris that she had spotted from the sky the previous evening: the Eiffel Tower.
On the way, Xe wondered about all the people playing in the Seine. Since the day proved to be heating up quickly, she decided to grab her ball from her little rucksack and jump in the water.
She swam up to a man who was all alone and asked, “Vux-tu jouer au ballon?” When he looked at her puzzled, she realized he was also American, so she said, “Do you want to play ball?” He readily agreed, tossing it only a short way. After many swims to retrieve the ball, Xe decided that although she was having fun, she didn’t want to wear herself out in the water. There was so much more to do and see in the City of Lights! She bade him adieu and swam to shore – with her ball.
She soon reached the boulevard around the Eiffel Tower, where she stopped to eat a bit of brunch. All that swimming had made her famished.
Xe bowed her head and gave thanks for her safe trip to Paris, for her new friends, for her Mommy, and for her food. While her eyes were closed, a French Poodle came up to her to see what she was “looking at.”
“Qu’est ce que tu regardes?” inquired the poodle.
Startled, Xe jumped and barely stopped a growl before the poodle could hear it. She covered her reaction by asking the dog’s name. “Comment t’appelles-tu?”
“Je m’appelle Gigi,” she replied in a soft voice. “Et tu?”
“Je m’appelle Xexe,” Xe smiled.
“Gigi et XeXe!” they both exclaimed, and thus began a new friendship.
I shall DEFINITELY head that way, Thank YOU!!!
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There’s a whole page in my blog that gives nothing but the story up to this point. You’ll find it listed at the top of my blog. Grab a cup a tea, sit back and relax with it. XOX Xena
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Wow, what a day in gay Paris! great that you meta true French lady and had a chance to practice the language. I reckon that there will be a great exchange opportunity to be had from that one meeting.
Look forwards to more of this trip, and will be trying to catch up too!
Toodle pips
ERin
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Oh yes, I tell all about them in the next Episode! XOX Xena
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Gigi will show you many sights of that we are sure, though maybe some other dogventures will be on the menu too.
Adieu till next time. Au revoir!
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Oh yes, they have lots of fun!
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I can’t wait to hear what Xena does with Gigi!!!!
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OMDs to be with you on that magic carpet…the things we could see Xena
Hugs cecilia
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Well, I think that in fantasy, we can make the world any way we want it. I chose to make it better by eliminating COVID-19 from most places. XOX Xena
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What a fantastic trip. Thank you for sharing the pictures with us. I am worried that the humans are not wearing masks or practicing social distancing.
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Especially when you try to speak their language! XOX Xena
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‘French’ poodles are quite friendly. Must be a European thing.
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Xe left from Tyeland (Thailand). Please try to keep up, Kissie. XOXO Xena
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Xe sure is having fun on her Paris trip. I can’t wait to see what, er, write what happens next in my story. XOXO Xena
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thanks, Kosmo. I am trying to be more like Xe, but it’s hard. XOXO Xena
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Why did you fly over Turkey to get from Tenn. to France???
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Wow what a trip! Plus making friends with a French poodle how exciting. And I did not know that you knew how to speak French. I also did not know that people get in that River the Seine I mean and play ball in it that river
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I love this post, Xe is such a great lady, behaving always right, she is polite and she speaks French, mon Dieu, she is perfect.
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Aww, what fun to meet a new friend!
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Cute pictures!
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