Stripes on the Seine...

The party and three-course dinner that evening was held at Le Marcounet, a private barge permanently moored on the Seine River near Notre Dame. 

The theme was stripes, so Jimmy and I dared to wear the stars and stripes. 

After intense rains, the river was very high and the organizers were worried that we might not even be able to get to the barge. Luckily that wasn’t a problem. 

As you can see, the government wasn’t urging social distancing yet.  

Black and white stripes were definitely the most popular.

After a nice dinner with lots of veggie options, Veronica and Brett were thrilled to be able to dance to a live band. 

Jimmy couldn’t resist playing some air guitar. 

Afterwards, Jimmy and I wandered Paris on our own, which unfortunately resulted in the loss of his new iPhone 11 courtesy of a crafty pickpocket. Strangely enough, that wasn’t our only encounter with criminals that weekend. Someone also tried to get into Brett’s backpack, but luckily he felt a tug and stopped that thief. And Jimmy and I were stopped by a car full of guys claiming to be police officers asking to see inside our bags. We were mighty suspicious, so kept plenty of distance when we unzipped our day packs. They clearly didn’t see anything that interested them, so they left.