So far, every day has included a fresh baguette from the bakery down the street, cheese, espresso, a glass of bordeaux, and getting a bit lost. Daniele, our host, has been most welcoming. More or less, we are off to a perfect start.
My experience of Paris has been somewhat contrary to expectations:
- I expected irritable: everyone has been very friendly
- I expected sophisticated: I've seen a beer can thrown from a train (nearly hitting a lady on the platform) and people driving their cars onto the sidewalk (much to the chagrin and yelling of everyone there)
- I expected some racism, and got it... but not towards black people in the least (it all seems directed at Turkish, Middle Eastern, and Roma/gypsy people)
- I expected clean, and got fairly dirty
But to be fair, there are plenty of lovely things that I was expecting: gardens, charm, lovely architecture, and superb food. Photos of our environs to come soon. Today we're off to L'Atelier, a 3-star joint on the Seine, for lunch, and then it's lounging in the park with a book.
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We were there last June. Spent time considering unlocking all the locks on the various bridges over the Seine. Got bored before unleashing all that silliness. Nice food and gardens. I agree about the dirt and car choices. Are you going to Versailles or Giverny? Both are worth the day trip on the train. We just got back from a trip to England and lots of gardens and geology.
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