March 5, 2006 - page 2



with the brass line running up its facade. Of course, I went for a run in Paris on our first day there, running in the Parc de Luxembourg which was right next to our hotel. Overall, I think Parisian parks may be a little nicer than London's in regard to there aesthetics—fountains, ponds, tree lined walks, etc., but I think the city of London is definitely cleaner in general.

The Paris Metro, the subway there equivalent to London's tubes, was especially inferior to London's. They were dank and dark in comparison's to London's relatively clean (as clean as subways can be anyway) and bright system.