Frugal Foibles
A recent New York Times article documents a thrifty weekend in Paris on $74 total, excluding lodging (the author stayed with a friend). As the Readership knows, Experienced Travelers are always on the lookout for cost savings. How else would we accumulate “Found Money” for frivolous spending later on? But we feel obliged to comment on this $74 experiment and recommend against it!
According to the print edition article, the author economized by foregoing a glass of wine with his duck confit. Consuming duck confit without a robust Burgundian red is an affront to la gloire. Under French law, this is grounds for immediate deportation. The ETs are firmly behind the French on this. Duck confit with a good wine is a profound experience that shouldn’t be trifled with.
Next, he chose a beer over admission to the Louvre. Brew vs. Louvre is crazy. The ETs recommend batting eyelashes at an affluent fellow patron so he buys the beer in exchange for pleasant conversation. Problem solved!
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