Paris

Notre dame is under reconstruction. The destruction caused by the fire in 2019 is painstakingly being repaired. The afternoon sun plays on the piano man belting out tunes to the rarher well behaved crowd. The fountain of St Michael is just around the corner and is worth the visit. There is a big crowd waiting to get into the Chapele. There are artists who will make a portrait, caricature, charcoal sketch of you. Old (really really old) books are sold to collectors who still care. The cafes are open for business. Smell of crepes wafts around like a hungry pet. Cute French berets (made in China) are sold in rows of stalls. Boats of tourists are taking a river cruise, like I did with my mum and dad many many years ago. It's different now. I'm different now. 

The pretzel of trainlines is easy to use. And people...Oh isn't it always about the people...are quite lovely really. Very patient with the wide eyed tourist. And they do speak English!