La Défense

La Défense is a major business district for the city of Paris which saw most of it's growth in the 80's. The area has some cool sculptures, but all in all I felt kind of "blah" about the whole area.

The highlight of the day was when we were walking through a park and this bulldog came up to us (there are no leash laws in Paris, so dogs just follow their owners.) Anyway, when "Juggernaut" (as we soon named him) approached us, we crouched down to pet him. And then, one after an other, he jumped up and pushed us on the ground! We would get up, laughing, and he would push us back down again. Soon we were covered in kisses and slobber.

Looking up, his "parents" were looking over at us, horrified. HAH!

One note about Parisians: Robbie and I will pet a dog, or any other animal that comes into our personal space, as well as have a friendly conversation with their owner. In Paris, this FREAKS people out. Chilly is not a strong enough word for how people react. It's just cultural, I guess, but it's kind of a bummer when you're jonesing to give some good scratches away.