Show & Tell (France Edition)

PARIS, FRANCE: The pockmarked pavements of the beautiful city of Paaarr-hee.

Now you know why our government bans chewing gum.

COMPIEGNE, FRANCE: The cobbled streets characteristic of France.

Pleasant to the eye, but a menace to your soles. You have to pray very hard that friction is on your side when you try to walk fast on rainy days.

PARIS,FRANCE: The tables and chairs in cinema-like arrangement that line the Parisian streets.

People watching is the national sport. But it is an elite sport. You need time and money, which i have neither.

PARIS, FRANCE: Parellel parked cars along the streets.

Land is scarce in Paris. So save space by parking as close together as possible. Move out by mounting the kerbs or by hitting the cars blocking the way.

TROYES, FRANCE: The only bakery in town!

We each bought a pain (=bread) in the bakery and sat in front of it to eat while waiting for the supermarket to open after its 2-hours lunch break (??!!). The boss or some worker came out and stood behind us. We all thought he was going to chase us away but guess what he did? He passed serviettes to all of us! Ahhhhh! Please don't say the French are snotty, rude and proud. They are nice, freindly and helpful! I really cannot remember any unpleasant interactions with them, even when we didn't understand a word of French initially.

PARIS, FRANCE: Yummy looking treats in the boulangerie and patisserie.

I miss the days when a typical bakery in the neighbourhood looked like that... ...