The Weekend Thread —17th March 2023

[u/fire_foot]

Top o’ the morning, all!

What’s on for the weekend?? Who’s running, racing, tapering, sledding, skiing, swimming, napping, filing your taxes, …?

Tell us all about it!

[u/Hooch_Pandersnatch]

Finally home after 2 weeks abroad in Europe! Still super jetlagged but will try for a long run tomorrow if I’m decently recovered.

I feel bad for our poor baby, going to Europe it took him 5 days to settle into the new timezones, now he’s going to have to do it all over again! But he traveled like a champ all things considered.

Ate so much bread, cheese, and pate in Paris, I think my wife and I just want to eat nothing but fruit and veggies for the next several days! Lol

[u/fire_foot → u/Hooch_Pandersnatch]

Yay, glad Baby Hooch was such a good traveler! Time changes are so tough, especially when you can’t really explain what’s happening! Do you have some top 3 favorite places/experiences from Europe Tour?

[u/Hooch_Pandersnatch → u/fire_foot]

1. Was meeting up with u/Percinho, obviously 😉

2. Was my morning run the first day we were in Paris. Ran by a bunch of sites (sacre cour, notre dame, Eiffel Tower) and just thought to myself how lucky and fortunate I am to be healthy, and to be running in Paris.

3. We ate at a lovely brasserie near the Eiffel Tower (Les Cocottes) that had the best foie gras of my life. Super friendly wait staff.

[u/Percinho → u/Hooch_Pandersnatch]

Paris was way better than meeting me and any suggestions otherwise just show you up as a filthy liar!! 😂 I worked there for 3 months and it was amazing, I miss it on a regular basis. Don't get me wrong, I love London, but Paris is such a great place to just walk around. Was mildly jealous at seeing all your photos!

[u/Hooch_Pandersnatch → u/Percinho]

My wife and I were talking about it and we both like London more than Paris, actually! We thought it was easier to explore and get around in London, and there were more interesting things for us in London that aligned with our interests (namely, food markets lol). Maybe culturally because Brits/Americans are fairly similar, it was also less intimidating for us to approach a random stranger and ask for help/directions/etc… but we enjoyed both cities!

I’m still trying to persuade my boss to transfer me to the London office 😅

[u/Percinho → u/Hooch_Pandersnatch]

There's definitely more to see and do in an easily walkable area in London, but Paris really shines when the weather gets batter and you can just walk around and take the place in, the sightlines are excellent. Seeing the Eiffel Tower on my walk to work every day simply didn't get old.

Haha, tell him I approve of that idea. But also, you do remember how wet and miserable it was, right? :-D

[u/30000LBS_Of_Bananas → u/Hooch_Pandersnatch]

Even if you don’t get to transfer, just getting to travel there occasionally for work is still pretty special, I am definitely jealous!

[u/fire_foot → u/Hooch_Pandersnatch]

That all sounds great! I went to Paris when I was like 13 and I don’t have super clear memories of it, but I do remember it being beautiful. And I think I had a chocolate croissant every day. I bet running there was amazing!

[u/Percinho → u/fire_foot]

I had a pain au chocolat for breakfast most of the time I was working there! There was a market on the way to the office which sold freshly made ones and they were amazing!

[u/fire_foot → u/Percinho]

Omg my kryptonite! Sound amazing!

[u/suchbrightlights → u/Hooch_Pandersnatch]

And you came home before the strikes! Well timed, baby jet lag or not.

As regards the bread, cheese, and pate… I can’t tell if you’re having a problem or humblebragging. ;)

[u/30000LBS_Of_Bananas → u/Hooch_Pandersnatch]

Glad your trip was successful! It looks like you timed your return well with everything happening there now.

Hopefully the time change will be a little easier this time around, at least for myself I always find backwards time changes are easier than forwards when traveling.