Goodbye Paris, Hello DC

So after failing to beat the beast that is the French bureaucratic employment/immigration system I decided to return to the U.S. and put France on hold. My time there feels so much longer than it really was but I wholeheartedly intend to return. These are the last couple of shots of Paris I took, and a couple more in DC:

This is the definition of "right place, right time": I was standing on the corner and was amused with all these scooters lined up under this stop sign, but I had been here before (see earlier photos) and I wanted something new. So after standing around for about a minute trying to think of a new angle, this bright red mini drives up the street and stops right in front of these scooters and I couldn't help but laugh and take a photo:

Lonely chair...

Sunset on the Seine....

....Goodbye Paris....




....Hello DC.

Peter + Mo...we stopped by the zoo where Peter motivated a Cheetah to pose for shots:

At first it was just the young elephant, then the mother came out and watched us for a good 5 minutes. Interesting elephant facts: a) they can swim. b) their kidneys are similar to that of other sea mammals, indicating evolutionary links. c) they communicate over miles with extremely low frequencies of sound.

There is a definite intelligence in their eyes...

Animal...

*click*...peace.