Things I Learnt In Paris

This one’s a bit shorter than Things I Learnt In Amsterdam, but to continue with the theme:

• Supposedly, approximately 600 people go to hospital each year with dog related injuries, not including that old getting bitten excuse. This is why I’m a cat person.

If you don’t understand something, think about it some more. If you still don’t get it, don’t worry – it’s just French.

• There is one skyscraper in Paris. It boasts the fastest elevator in Europe, along with the best view in Paris – because you can see all of Paris from the top… but not the skyscraper! This skyscraper is also the reason there is only one skyscraper in Paris: they learnt from their mistake.
• There is a coffeeshop in Paris famous for once being the haunt of some famous socialists. Because it’s famous, an espresso there costs €6. I’m not quite sure that that’s what Marx had in mind…
• People in Paris are sociable! Having spent so much time on UK public transport, it was mildly un-nerving to have someone look me in the eye and smile at me on the Metro.
• Everytime I go somewhere new or somewhere I’ve not been for a long time, the travelling bug infects me a little more – next stop, Brugge!

Originally written in November 2008.