I spent today wandering around Vincennes and in towards Paris centre. I've been to Paris several times before and seen the sights so felt no pressure to run around taking photos or visiting musuems; I just enjoyed reflecting on my about-to-end trip and on what Beoy said last night about moving to Australia.
I walked along the boulevards and stopped in a cafe to scribble in my journal. Sitting at the cafe was nice, despite the stereotypical arrogant waiters who refused to speak English. I had an almost-window seat and a four euro cafe creme, the expense of which was only justified by the quality of people-watching. This city is full of great characters; baguette-wielding business men, dirty-jeaned labourers, and pretty Parisian girls, dressed in black ignoring the autumn wind.
Later as I sat on the banks of the River Seine, some guy approached me saying he was from Sri Lanka and that I was going to change his life. I told him I was from Ireland and that I wasn't going to change anything. Then I moved to a park bench and read a little of 1Q84. I'm really enjoying it, but hope to get finished soon and move onto something else.
Back at Beoy's this evening, I enjoyed a lovely salmon and prawn dinner and more wine, and then we watched some rugby together.
I walked along the boulevards and stopped in a cafe to scribble in my journal. Sitting at the cafe was nice, despite the stereotypical arrogant waiters who refused to speak English. I had an almost-window seat and a four euro cafe creme, the expense of which was only justified by the quality of people-watching. This city is full of great characters; baguette-wielding business men, dirty-jeaned labourers, and pretty Parisian girls, dressed in black ignoring the autumn wind.
Later as I sat on the banks of the River Seine, some guy approached me saying he was from Sri Lanka and that I was going to change his life. I told him I was from Ireland and that I wasn't going to change anything. Then I moved to a park bench and read a little of 1Q84. I'm really enjoying it, but hope to get finished soon and move onto something else.
Back at Beoy's this evening, I enjoyed a lovely salmon and prawn dinner and more wine, and then we watched some rugby together.
A couple I saw dancing by the river with an mp3 player and one earphone each.
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