Paris Vacation - Day 3

We had yet another busy day yesterday and our touring included Notre Damae de Paris, the starkly modern Holocaust memorial, Sacre Coeur at the summit of Momartre, and points in between.  We also found some great clothing buys at Le BHV/Marais.  The weather could have been better - there were intermittent rain showers mixed with sun - but we did not let it lessen our fun.  Thankfully, the superb Metro system allows you to get around the city cheaply and efficiently.  For dinner, we visited a near by restaurant on Ile de la Cite recommended by a friend who rented our apartment in the past.  This is the first time we have rented an apartment while traveling overseas and we will definitely do so again whether traveling with friends or just the two of us.  Here are a few photos from yesterday:

The husband and I ended the day at Raidd, a gay bar in the Marais where I got to indulge my love of dancing and was photographed with one of the gorgeous wait staff:

Today, we are off to the Musee D'Orsay, Napoleon's Tomb, and the Eiffel Tower.

The Best and Worse Places in the World to be Gay

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Each year Spartacus International Gay Travel rates all of the Spartacus destinations listed in the Spartacus International Gay Guide based on 14 categories, including the laws and local customs of each country. The categories range from gay-marriage to death penalty for homosexuals.  The top rated countries are shown above, while the most anti-gay nations are shown at the end off this post. 

So where does the United States rank?  Sadly, the USA comes in 38th in the rankings, far behind most of Europe, Canada and these other western hemisphere nations: Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, St. Maarten, Guadeloupe, and Martinique.  South Africa likewise comes in well ahead of the USA.  For a nation whose founding documents declared that all men are entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness and equality under the law, ranking 38th is beyond pathetic.  It shows the lie promoted by hubris filled Americans who proclaim that this is the land of liberty and religious freedom when, in fact, it is not.

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