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Paris in The Fall
updated: Nov 24, 2012, 4:00 PM
By David Powdrell
My wife and I had never been to Paris before. We've always leaned towards
tropical climates with surf. But the opportunity arose and we took it….Paris in
the fall.
Snippets from my journal notes: Musee d'Orsey is a sweet museum and the lines
are shorter in the fall. 95% of French women wear designer boots. Toy
sailboats race fast across the Tuileries water in the fall. Cold winds blow
right through you at the top of the Eiffel Tower at night. Nobody smiles or
makes eye contact in the Metro subway; faces become intentionally featureless.
The tobacco industry is winning the war in Paris. French coffee; strong and to
the point. Monet is the man; Sisley is a close second. Fresh warm croissants
are sinfully good. Parisian's typically spend over 2 hours at a meal, yet the
Paris McDonalds restaurant is reported to be among the highest grossing
internationally. "La Ville-Lumière" aka The City of Light makes for interesting
photography. We're reminded daily in the Metro that pickpockets are common in
Paris, a product of big city life I suspect. The community bicycle stations
throughout the city are very cool; would love to see them in Santa Barbara and
Carpinteria sometime.
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