We decided for our next stop to be, lo and behold, Printemps and Galleries Lafayette, which we stood in line for a taxi to whisk us over there. The crowded Blvd. Haussman was bustling with more shoppers than tourists, as we wound our way from block to block of the monstrous stores. It was awesome and great, the avant-garde selection! I relocated and bought the pale blue Kipling bag and we found Helen’s apricot lipstick too. It was a fun wonderful atmosphere. The bedding and linen department (aside from the endless extensive lingerie floor) was out of bounds, especially the Kenzo awesome section! Brights and to-die-for dishes, glassware, and ceramics as far as the eye can see. We were good. So, it was nearing time to eat again, as we caught a cab back to Hotel de Senelis, where we had https://paris-hotel-senlis.com the go-ahead to spend the next two nights, and

Odyssey 3- Beautiful Badlands Faribault - Fairmont 160 miles August 1, 1976 We’re doing it! A new month in our new life. This morning before we left we took a swim at 10:00. It felt good. Today we have a nice campground and have a lot of stuff to do also. There’s a lake where Todd went swimming in. It was too dirty for us. ——— Fairmont - Mitchel, South Dakota 195 miles August 2, 1976 When we got to Mitchel we went swimming and then we called Kubik’s. We went to eat and we visited the Corn 🌽 Palace. It’s decorated with corn and grains on the outside. At night we saw it all lite up. —————— Mitchel - Kennenbec 95 miles August 3, 1976 Today we stayed at a K.O.A. It was very wind. I helped mom wash the clothes and also played pinball. We went swimming but came back in 5 or

Looking for Wine in China Today we just literally hung around the house all day and went swimming in the afternoon. In the evening, I walked up to the market in quest of a bottle of wine. It was so hot and humid. As I walked it got dark and I used my mag light on the way back, much to the amazement of many Chinese. I was being briskly passed by all sorts of bicycles pulling and carrying various loads, children and adults walking and peeing; trucks, buses and carts. Crazy, a busy dark street without lights. None of the bicycles have lights either. There are however about three other foreigner compounds I pass on the way, and a brand new golf course. The market has a large selection of California wines, but I managed to find a red and a Chardonnay "Dragon Seal" Chinese wine recommended by Lucille. I also