Before our return to Paris, Matt and I had to do some strategic planning. Having spent 10 days in the city just last year, we had to decide which sights we would like to see again, and which sights we'd like to see that we didn't last time (of which there are many!). We have both been so excited to share the city with Michael and Sherri, and part of the fun would be to take them to some of the most impressive places to relive the excitement of our first visit. O...

Matt has some obsessive interests. Now I'm not diagnosing him with any kind of disorder (although I have a few in mind), but these are the kind of peculiarities or 'quirks' that you really notice when you are married. Well, for the past year, Matt's fixed interest has been the heroin addicted, smooth voiced jazz musician Chet Baker. I had thought this obsession might fade while on this trip, but no. In Amsterdam, we had to find the hotel where Chet Baker committe...