The First World War lasted a pretty long time; but it had to end someday, and that day was the 11th of November. Now, I guess that was generally good news for those soldiers left standing; but it's also good news for those of us who, all these years later, get the 11th of November off as a commemorative holiday. Yeap, and since mama and papa didn't have to go to work today they decided to take the Gongo and me to the aquarium!
After a couple of pictures of us in front of the Eiffel Tower (we can do that without looking dumb, we live here) we plunged into the deep dark waters of the Paris Aquarium. And who would have believed that so many fish live in Paris? I mean, it's a crowded city but so far I've seen mostly people, dogs, and a few Canadians! Here was a huge underground apartment complex for fish. Big fish, small fish, colorful fish, jelly fish, just lots of fish (and a few screaming kids, like me).
After the shark tunnel I was so excited that I needed a little rest, so we emerged from the fish world and hit a touristy café terrace on the Place de Trocadero. By then , of course, the sun was out and I had to reach for my sunglasses in mama's bag. Ahh, sun on the 11th of November? I'm glad they ended that war, and that doing so was such a big deal that 91 years later they still had to give mama and papa a day off to remind everyone that fish don't know how to use heavy artillery.
Why not check out our Armistice Day celebrations here: fish, not canned
1 comment:
Damn, the First World War sure lasted a LONG time! Glad it's over.
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