I did pass through the Louvre, what a gorgeous courtyard. My fave memory of it was this fellow I met at Oktoberfest in Munich, he joined me in Paris the following weekend and he very nearly fell for the string on the finger scam. If you haven't heard of that, street folk tie a red/white/blue string onto your finger in a really tight knot so you can't get it off then they charge you money for it!!! The fellow I was with almost went for it and I was like "If you let that guy rip you off with a piece of fucking string I swear to god I am going to ditch your ass" the street guy was all mad, but it was too funny XD My condition is ARVD which is a genetic heart defect. In a nutshell, the right ventricle slowly turns into a fatty fibrous tissue instead of proper heart muscle, causing it to weaken and enlarge over time. Cardio exasperates the condition terribly so I have to severely limit cardio in my life, but I am ok to exercise with weights or do long walks. I also have SVT which causes irregular heartbeats. To treat this I have an implanted defibrillator which is similar to a pacemaker, but I lead a majorly normal life minus the limited stamina. :) So how did you like the French cheese platters as dessert? Mmmmmmmm