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I'm about to leave for the airport with my entourage! By entourage, I mean my mom and her friend. This will be my first trip Paris, and only my second trip to Europe. My mom and her friend, Marianne, were in Paris together 40 years ago, so it's pretty cool that they get to go together again. They are on the same flight as me and staying with me for about a week. It will be nice to have them with me so I'll have someone to give confused looks to when the ________ ...