Russ - Genius! How did I miss that? Casablanca - one of my favorite movies of all time! The perfect closing line. Argh! And Yaz, it is time for you to return to Paris. It's pretty much the same, which is pretty much great!
Evocative writing, as usual! Made me reach for a croissant as I read it this morning. I agree with Yaz, c'est toujours pareil. Despite protests, pension reform and bedbugs, great cities like Paris always hang on to their essential character. As Rick told Ilsa in Casablanca, “We’ll always have Paris.”
I agree with Dennis! I first visited Paris exactly 30 years ago, next month -- what a magical place it was! My second visit was 24 years ago. I was sorry to hear about the strife and recent violence but considering I live San Francisco and spend all my time lamenting what used to be, I guess life is pretty much the same all around the world. 😓
Nice piece, Bobby. Spent a lot of time in Paris in the ‘80s, but haven’t been there in quite a while. Your excellent writing brought it all back. Merci! (Google translate puts “ya knucklehead as - “espèce d'idiot . . . “
Russ - Genius! How did I miss that? Casablanca - one of my favorite movies of all time! The perfect closing line. Argh! And Yaz, it is time for you to return to Paris. It's pretty much the same, which is pretty much great!
Evocative writing, as usual! Made me reach for a croissant as I read it this morning. I agree with Yaz, c'est toujours pareil. Despite protests, pension reform and bedbugs, great cities like Paris always hang on to their essential character. As Rick told Ilsa in Casablanca, “We’ll always have Paris.”
I agree with Dennis! I first visited Paris exactly 30 years ago, next month -- what a magical place it was! My second visit was 24 years ago. I was sorry to hear about the strife and recent violence but considering I live San Francisco and spend all my time lamenting what used to be, I guess life is pretty much the same all around the world. 😓
Nice piece, Bobby. Spent a lot of time in Paris in the ‘80s, but haven’t been there in quite a while. Your excellent writing brought it all back. Merci! (Google translate puts “ya knucklehead as - “espèce d'idiot . . . “