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As mentioned in an earlier post, we took in the usual sites in Paris, including the Eiffel Tower, a cruise on the Seine, Versailles, the Louvre. Our travel agent booked us in small tour groups that allowed us to skip the line and have a private French guide who led us to many of the highlights before we were left to explore on our own. This was helpful as my wife has been to ...

While in Paris, we toured the Eiffel Tower, took a cruise down the Seine, visited Versailles, the Louvre, Musée D’Orsay, and the Legion of Honor. We also attended a fantastic after hours light show at Napoleon’s Tomb.

But priorities—I also visited comic book stores! 

In preparation, I Google mapped comics shops and bookmarked them before our trip. During that sear...

 After London, it was off to Paris!

We opted to take the Eurostar train into Paris rather than fly—my touchstone for this train was the first Mission:Impossible film lol. The ride was a lovely experience, but unfortunately, I encountered no espionage or nefariousness, only tourists and commuters. But it was cool to leave the UK and go through its passport exit controls ...

Something to always keep in mind while in London when crossing the street is to always look to your right for oncoming cars since, in the U.S., they’re coming from the left. As you’ll see in the photos, a warning about this is stenciled on some street curbs—I asked our tour guide driver if that was for tourists or for everyone, and he said, “Everyone!”

On the Tube, exit...

On our first free day in London, being a bit of a military history and World War II buff, I went off to visit the Imperial War Museum. My wife took the opportunity to catch up on sleep and later visit Harrod’s. We then met up at the London Eye, where my wife had reserved mid-afternoon tickets, which gave us spectacular views of London.

On the way, I made a stop at the S...