Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
An American Nerd In Paris

I was fortunate enough to visit Paris with my girlfriend recently. April in Paris: the perfect place for fine dining and romance. Consequently, my girlfriend and I spent a lot of time in the hotel room… ahem…
…looking up where the comic book stores are.
We hit up all the major attractions, like the Eiffel Whatsits, but since “Mona Lisa” makes me think of this, I wanted to experience nerd culture in France.
First up, the Wi-Fi situation, and it is a situation. Hotels that claim they have Wi-Fi often don’t, or their definition of Wi-Fi is what we in America call a “computer room.” Also, if you use Data Roaming on your iPhone, expect to pay a whole lot extra for it. Although I hate McDonalds food, at least all their restaurants in Paris seem to have Wi-Fi, so get ready to lug your laptop to “MacDo’s!”
Authentic French food is incredibly delicious, but as dorky tourists, how could we resist a restaurant called “Breakfast In America?” The theme is 50′s diner, with a healthy highlight of the TV show Friends, like a big autographed Friends poster and Elmo in a Friends mug.
Read the rest at MADATOMS.com…

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