Wednesday, 11/9/16

I woke up around 5:00 a.m. and immediately grabbed my phone.  I had to know right away…who won the election?  I should have slept in, or better yet not checked at all.  I couldn’t believe what I was seeing.  Could it be true?  Trump won?  Impossible!  As it turned out, he won only because of the electoral college.  Clinton won the popular vote.  Either way, he won?  OMG!  We are in deep shit now!  I had what I can only assume was an anxiety attack.  Jim woke up and I decided I would try my best to not let this ruin my day.  I really, really tried.
We went to the Louvre,

the Orangerie, and the Palais Garnier (Opera)


We went to the Louvre in 2006 and 2008/2009, and to the Orangerie in 2008/2009, but this was our first time inside the Opera.  It is a stunning building.

Even all the beauty we saw today couldn’t get me out of my funk.  We decided to go back to the hotel.  Jim’s knee has been bothering him so a rest would do us some good.  I’ll admit I had more wine than usual with my dinner.  We encountered people who expressed sympathy for the U.S.  Good luck to all of us!