The Idiot kicked off the merry month of May in Paris by celebrating his grandson Baby Gogo’s third birthday and watching Baby Gaga, his 5.6-year-old-granddaughter, almost get arrested for climbing over the fence into the French Senate.
Baby Gogo celebrates his third birthday with a serious meal in Paris.
Baby Gaga, The Idiot’s 5.6-year-old granddaughter, delicately eats a croissant before a six-mile walk with The Idiot in Paris.
Baby Gogo, The Idiot’s three-year-old grandson, takes a birthday tour of Paris with his father.
Baby Gaga, The Idiot’s 5.60-year-old granddaughter, poses with the Statue of Liberty in Paris.
Baby Gogo, The Idiot’s three-year-old grandson, discusses what he plans to do before he turns four.
Baby Gaga, The Idiot’s 5.60-year-old granddaughter, wall climbs in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Baby Gaga, The Idiot’s 5.60-year-old granddaughter, has her first brush with the law in May 2023 when she tries to scale the fence at the French Senate in Luxembourg Gardens.
The Idiot’s first dinner during the merry month of May is in the shadow of the “new” Notre-Dame Cathedral.
The Idiot’s first cultural experience in Paris in May 2023 is the Sarah Bernhardt exhibition at Le Petit Palais museum marking the centenary of her death.
The Idiot’s first food on French soil during May 2023 was a coffee and an almond croissant.
The Idiot catches a modeling session in the garden at Le Petit Palais museum.
The Idiot admires the manner that Parisians commemorate the end of World War II on May 8. The public holiday includes placement of flowers on plaques commemorating lives lost in the war.
Notre-Dame obscures a full moon during the early month of May 2023.
About Joel
Joel Stratte-McClure has been a global trekker since the 1970s. He lived in France for over 30 years, working as a journalist, before he turned his attention to a unique life-time-project of walking the shores of the Mediterranean. The first 4,401 kilometers are explored in his inspirational and entertaining first book "The Idiot and the Odyssey: Walking the Mediterranean." The next 4,401 kilometers are covered in the gods-filled sequel, "The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Madness and Magic on the Mediterranean,” published on Valentine's Day 2013. The last 4,401 kilometers will be discussed in the last book of the trilogy currently entitled "The Idiot and the Odyssey III: Alexander the Great Walks the Mediterranean."