On to the Continent

On September 26th I'll be leaving Dublin and arriving in Paris, to spend three nights. That's a day longer than I had originally planned on staying, but it doesn't look like the train ride to Munich is all that bad, so I'll head straight there afterwards and catch the last five days or so of Oktoberfest. As much as I enjoy beer and brats I think that many days of them would ruin me, so I plan on exploring the rest of Bavaria a bit as well. From there it's down into Switzerland to visit relatives and recuperate before crossing the Alps and invading Italy. No elephants will be involved, unfortunately.

Paris should be an interesting stop. I plan on skipping the Louvre, since I'm a fan of neither art (with a few exceptions) nor standing in line. The Eiffel Tower is a must... I love high places, although I'm always tempted to spit from them. I also plan on visiting Notre Dam and the Arc de Triomphe, and maybe the Moulin Rouge (hopefully that's the English language version) if I'm feeling especially brave/saucy.