I'm in Paris! I was last here eight or so years ago and straight away I got caught up in the romantic visual delight Paris contains. Spring is in the air, fashion on the streets, the language of poets drifts by as I walk down tree lined Boulevardes resplendant with white gloved traffic police..... and lunatic drivers.
I've managed to find an affordable yet comfortably ambient hotel near the Arc. Complete with shutters and a view of a cosy French street.
I walked past Notre Dame, and the twin Isles, walked past a palace, cafe after cafe and bookstores galore. When I was last here I was amazed at the Parisian appetite for literary sustenance, parks were filled with book readers in their hundreds. It seems this has not yet abated.
More soon. I intended only to stay today, but I may just stay a while more. Such a vibe. It lifted my spirits straight away, as it did eight years ago.
Yorick
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I am the walrus!.... er, no hang on....
A fair dinkum laughing Hyena!