Vacation in Paris
After several years of hard work and total commitment I felt I had earned a break
How many years was it since I had last taken a break? Foreign travel had not been an option and I was far too busy in any case.
“You drive yourself too hard,” Eva had said. Perhaps she was right but a man in my position must see things from a different perspective. I did not want to be selfish.
Yet there I was, as relaxed as ever I could be, standing at a balcony overlooking the Eiffel Tower. Something I have always wanted to see.
“Next year, London!” I said to the escort.
“Yes, but of course, my Führer!”
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Raymond G. Taylor
Author living in Kent, England. Writer of short stories and poems in a wide range of genres, forms and styles. A non-fiction writer for 40+ years. Subjects include art, history, science, business, law, and the human condition.
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Took me a while, but very funny.