Monday 2 January 2012

Paris etc. : A Scavenger Hunt

List by Emily and Deblina with help from Mel (with love)

"You're going to Europe; of course you'll see J.K. Rowling." Mel

1. Ride a bicycle with a baguette in the basket. 2pts

2. Wear red lipstick to see a French film at the cinema, at night or in the evening. 4 pts

3. Try four different kinds of cheese and four different kinds of wine.  8pts

4. Window shop the major designers.  Extra points for: Chanel (4) Gucci (6) Louis Vuitton (2).  Extra bonus points for buying something.  (10pts)

5. Dress up in vintage florals to go antiquing in the markets. 4pts

6. Berets for Emily, Deblina, Jess and Melissa.  Also, postcards are good.  10pts

7. Meet people named Jean (2pts) Claude (4pts) Geneveive (2pts) Camille (4pts) and Michel (3pts).  Double points for hyphenated names.  Double double points for combinations of these.

8. Try snails (40pts) or frog legs (100pts)

9. Leave something Australian in the bathroom at the Louvre (6pts)

10. Walk home in the rain with a yellow umbrella. (4 pts)  Double it if you swing around a lamp post.

11. Sit on a chaise lounge. (6pts)

12. Take a picture in front of the Eiffel Tower with a classy French scarf. (4pts)

13. Discuss weather (1pts) politics: world (2), French (10) or philosophy (15) in a cafe sipping black coffee with a stranger/ acquaintance.

14. Use the phrase "ooh la la" in casual conversation. (2)

15. Have photographic evidence of walking/ touching a poodle. (10)

16. Try on perfume with a vintage applicator. (8)

17. Spot a celebrity. (50) Autographs are worth 100 points and pictures are 150.

18. Dip a croissant in hot chocolate whilst wearing a black and white stripey top or dress. (4pts)

19.  Go to a beach in the South of France and complain about the sand. (4pts)

20. Spot something from Madeleine = 2 pts each.  Examples: 12 little girls in 2 straight lines; house all covered in vines, bratty son of Spanish Ambassador, dog rescuing girl from river, girl saying poo poo to a lion, worried Nun, etc.

21. Buy and read a French fashion magazine on the train.  (4pts)

22.  Say "ouististi" whilst having your photo taken.  This means marmoset, and it is what the French say instead of 'Cheese' (so says Mel's book) (1pts)

23. Get a picture with or of a dancer at the Moulin Rouge.  (30pts)

24. Read a French novel at a patisserie or a cafe. (1pts)

25. Make a wish in the fountain at Place de la Concorde (10pts)  100 points if the wish comes true! (Chelsea, we will know if you cheat.)