We can’t do something crazy exciting everyday, just a fact of life. This is something we have been saying to ourselves but every once and while we are really reminded that we are in Paris and Paris can’t help but be exciting.
Today our big adventure was going for lunch, an event that is so un-exciting that we didn’t even bring the camera. It only took us about five minutes to wish we had it. We walked toward Boulevard Beaumarchais, the road that leads to where the Bastille once stood. As soon as we got close we heard lots of noise and then we saw lots of people walking in the street. Nicholas got excited because he thought there was a parade. It was actually a protest. We watched in amazement for a while, the amount of people in the street was unreal. We could tell there was different unions all protesting together but we weren’t really sure what for. We had to look it up when we got home. You are read all about it here:
http://www.france24.com/en/20111011-anti-austerity-strikes-hit-paris-public-transport
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