Pharcyde – ‘Runnin’
You should all be as blessed as I have been.
You should all have a chance to be in love like I have been.
I have waited all my life for love and it found me when I was ready to be a part of it. You have to be patient and still. You have to keep the faith. You have to always dream. Even with my love I still dream. I dream about our return to Paris…
The architecture of Paris is stunning and majestic. Several centuries of styles are overlayed upon one another, twisting, blending, moving in every direction all at the same time. The countryside is flowing and growing into the city.
We walked through the City Of Lights at night amazed at every corner by how beautiful the city was after dark. Paris is enchanting during the day and magical at night.
Chocolate Snowflake is a gorgeous muse and city guide. From Notre Dame to the Trocadero to the Louvre we explored every museum, every cafe, every crepe cart. We pwned Paris for ten days.
If you have the means to go there and you have someone that you love to share the experience with please visit Paris. I promise you that the trip will change your life for the better.
“If you have the means to go there and you have someone that you love to share the experience with please visit Paris. I promise you that the trip will change your life for the better.”
x1000. Seeing the history of this planet will change your perspective of the hood.
“Attention Aux Pickpockets” LOL
Son give up them adidas Z’s. I’ll wear 2 pairs of sox for those…
Great post as always my brosef. If you haven’t already, take Chocolate Snow to Italy, too – I took wifey there in 05 and shit was majestic. I am dying to take her to Pa-ree — might haffa show her these pics to pique her interest….
romantique escapade is great
Yo DP everybody knows the French are mad hateful toward North African Muslims – can you speak on whether or not you and CS were mistooken for some fly Norf Afreekans and if so, did you slap the beret off of a sideways talking racist? I need to see a vimeo of that…CHUCH.
lmao @ that animated gif. you wilin’ out/Dr. Who’in’ up in the place. futurist.
Ahhh Paris!
I went with my HS French class back in ’90. Had my first beer there too (legal drinking age was 6 when I went. French teacher couldn’t tell me shit). Unfortunately, my photos were lost in a storage incident. No doubt, if you get the chance to go, then GO! Notre Dame was awesome. Paris at night??? Sheeeiit! Even got stuck on the Eiffel when that old elevator broke down. No complaints. The Louvre was absolutely gorgeous, especially if you studied architecture like I did (what’s up DP). I even managed to take an illegal pic of Mona Lisa that, sadly, was among the flicks that were lost. From the Metro train to the Seine (sp) River, I had a ball!
I will never forget my own memories of paris. “Lapin de la nuit!”
$yk,
Them adidas is a sz 11.5, but they fit like an 11. Hit me on the e-mail with your snail mail and I will ship those to you. Trust that they are still madd crispy.
Slum,
Choc Snawflake and I were there during the riots that broke out when the muslim kid got merc’ked by the police. Parisians get it in when they wanna say fux the po-po, which is interesting how non-hardbody they were when the nazis came stomping thru. Anyhoo.
North Africans(read: muslims) are the ‘OTHER’ in France. You could have been born there, hell, your family could have lived there since the French Revolution and the French would not accept you. I kept it funky tho’ and frankly by greeting folks with ‘bon-jour’ people were willing to speak english with me.
Not Africans however. Or even tragic mullattos. For whatever reason NO so-called Black people kicked it with us. Go figure.
100% co-sign, Dallas. I was lucky enough to get back last year for a short biz trip, which was just enough time to revisit my favorite spots, check out the Moulin Rouge area and indulge in a Grand Mariner souffle: http://lesouffle.fr/video.htm.
You need to get on that.
DB,
Before my first trip to Paris in 2001 I had gotten up on Gran Marnier. I used to go to the club and order two of them joints at a time. I would mix one with pineapple juice and the other with grapefruit juice.
When I arrived in Paris I found a sodypop that was half pineapple and half grapefruit flavor. That was God telling me to go hard on the Gran Mar. I walked around Paris with a sportsbottle mixed with GM and that soda.
That is why I had to return to Paris with my own broad.
Prostitutes, er, escorts are waaay too expensive.*Grands’ attempt to up his street cred*
I failed french class @ private AND public school. I took that shit because my great grandmother was french, came to America & spoke just enough english to find her a barely legal slave dude & start the blood line in the USA. So, I let mom dukes talk me into it on some “it’s in your DNA” shit. No Dice. My dad thought my report cards were atrocious, & started a family running joke that the ‘F’ on it stood for “French”. Douche bag.
My french teacher in private school was a mexican nigga named Mr. Gomez. Fuck was he gonna teach my Cali creole ass, how to make escargo(sp) tamales?
I would love to go just to see how true all the stereotypes are.
Looks like y’all had a great time, DP. Those pics are priceless. Your kid(s) is going to be putting them shit’s up on DPjr.com, comparing their visit to yours in true Penn analytical mode.
You look truly happy dP. CS looks like the kind of woman that makes you feel that everythins ok. Even when you feel like life is throwin shit at u. She got that smile. Good shit D. Happy New Years and all that jazz.
Word Dallas, when I went to Jamaica with the homies from college, they were hating on the brothers. Like, at the hotel, they always wanted the brothers to show ID that indicated they were American. I was like, why the black on black hatred? But it’s the way oppressed people get down. Shit’s awful. RASSSSSSSCLATTTTTTTTTTT!
dallas, those adidas bags bring back bad memories of how adidas snitched on you earlier this year. have you forgiven them so soon?
DP – get yourself and CS over to Zurich. The scenery, architecture and mountains are beautiful and you’re 2 hour train rides from France and Italy. I’ll provide accommodation give you the tour.
Happy New Year to you and CS. Love makes all cities beautiful….
Love the pictures of Paris. It truly is a romantic city.
Just saw Avatar last night. Much love to Tony Grands for his scholarly analysis but at da end a da day, dat shit was fiyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Fux a political analysis, I enjoyed it! No shots.
PG,
These pics are from 2005. adidas hasn’t apologized and that is why I am willing to give my adidas away.
I usually agree with you DP but I’m more with Slumbilical on this one. Italy is where it’s at. Paris didn’t treat me too well as a little girl (mom dragged me with her on a euro trip once) and I am really not inclined to return. The only thing that would tempt me to go back is the plate of steak tartare that I consumed in some corner cafe. Raw egg on top and all. But I’m sure I can find that in NYC and it would be just as good. or hit up Italy for that beef carpaccio.
As long as you don’t look down at the sidewalk at night in Venice (their rats make nyc rats look like chumps!) that city has to be one of the most romantic places in the world.
Am,
Rome is def on my list too, but Paris was my dream, and it was just like I imagined it would be. I’m more disinclined to fux with white Euro countries since I learned about Zwarte Piet. I’d rather fux with the Frances, Portugals and Spains of the EU.
And the Turkeys too.
Ever since I almost got kidnapped in a Parisian subway tunnel I’m over the EU entirely. Holla at me when you wanna do that SFU Japan tour.
@Slumbeezie
That was GrandMaster who dropped that, not me…
yo Dallas,
that building second from the top with the different colored pipes and beams was the inspiration for Tinker Hatfield when he decided to make the Air bubble visible in the air max 1 / 87. I dont know if someone said that already but……
Dallas, dat’s wats up!
Well, Bonjour then Dallas :),
2nd time in your comments.
Happy to learn you liked my city (was born there before moving to more exotic locations).
Tragic to learn that the brothers have been so lame with you there! You obviously haven’t met my mum, she would have brought you home and made you a mad peanut butter chicken (Cameroonian specialty from the Ewondo tribe)!
Part of the family being american, she makes a point dragging home every american tourist she finds even remotely agreable and we receive american exchange students twice a year.
Now to be honest, Americanophobia is as hype in France as Francophobia in the US (which is stupid after Lafayette and D-DAY, but well, people are stupid).
You are on spot for North-African people but if you are Syrian or even better Libanese or Palestinian you tend to be warmly welcome. Or used to be because now with Sarkozy…. hmm.
Hell, I left the country because of that fucker. Well, France was a nice place to live for a time!
Now to be honest if you go back there try some provincial cities (Lille, Marseilles, Dijon or Toulouse). Even to the French, Parisian folks are craaazzzyyyyy!
Hey, maybe I’ll see you there sometimes!
A bientôt, sur Paname mec 🙂
CS is looking right!
nice pics
P.S. -yo’ dallas. sent you a request @Twitter some days back.
YOU ARE ONE LUCKY MOFO! LOL HNYEARZ & KEEP DOIN U FAM DFL!
I hate when people say “awwwww” but I can’t front, I was awww’n all up and through this post! We’re long over due for a CS podcast btw! Y’all are great together.
dp
how much weight did you lose over there?
I ask because I’ve never been to paris but I’ve hit other sides of the earth…(.peace to ghostface)
and I ate like a pig and drank real beer..and lost mad weight
my system wasn’t used to non toxic ,pesticide free eats…so people looked at me like I was crazy when I touched down in the us of a..
most people I know who hit europe come back slightly skinnier
peace….royale with cheese
We wasn’t over there long enough to lose weight but I ate so good it wasn’t funny. CS rented this apartment and we made breakfast in the kitchen and packed a lunch. We even cooked a few dinners up in that bitch. No weight loss for me.