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Latest, Best, Worst and Next: Laura Carroll

The best of the best: La Belle Hortense, my favorite Parisian place.

Latest: My last trip to Europe entailed a visit to  South Tyrol, Zurich and Munich. It was Christmastime – the perfect time to be in that region of the continent for the skiing, markets and general atmosphere, not to mention the mugs upon mugs of mulled wine. The Marienplatz Christmas market put me in good holiday cheer, but wintry Zurich was the most aesthetically pleasing portion of the trip.

Best: I do not take kindly to people who call Paris a cliché – it is my favorite city to date. Of course, this trip may rank as my best because it was a three-month sojourn that left me with good friends and beautiful memories, but Paris is wonderful sans doute. The art, atmosphere, fashion and food warrant its popularity, and I’d certainly consider spending the rest of my life in le Marais.

Worst: I haven’t had an awful trip – only harrowing experiences during great trips, like the time my mother and I got very lost in North Wales, or the time my mother and I got very  lost outside of Versailles. There was also a time when someone stole my shoes (the ones that I was wearing, mind you) outside of a nightclub, then made me buy them back for 3 euros.

Next: Copenhagen perhaps – to see the breeding grounds of some of my favorite art. Prague and the Moravian countryside are also on the list, since my Czech-born boyfriend would be the perfect tour guide.