Sat, 31 May 2014 09:49:41 GMT
Back from the land of the snaileaters. Well, snails appear to be more like decoration than actual food. I did not eat them anyway, since they are animals, and I guess they are capable of feeling pain.
The first french guy I met who actually spoke a language I could understand (English) was my arabian-looking taxi driver, who was probably a muslim. I did not ask him about that, for obvious reasons. We talked about the traffic in Paris - I was shocked about the rudeness of the drivers there, which was even worse than in Munich. He told me about traffic lights with integrated cameras who would take a picture of drivers passing a red light. It was interesting, and he was very friendly.
So, as I was in Paris anyway, I decided to use my free time to watch some sights and take some pictures. There is a lot of local street art in Paris, and it is hidden in places you will not expect it.
Not only is there a lot of art, they have very decorative bins.
And accessibility.
The buildings are nice.
And Eiffel Towers ...
Thousands of them ...
And a very big one, too ...
I was also at the Louvre museum. On my way to it, I saw some bridges with locks on it. This is a new ritual that is done in Germany too, but in Paris the bridges look like hedges made of metal.
Paris is truly the town of love! Just look at this guy:
In front of the Louvre museum, they have four sockets for tourists to let them take pictures of themselves doing the Hitler greeting.
Somehow I did not feel comfortable with that, and decided to have a breakfast before going inside. There I met some nice girls who stole money from my wallet. I would have expected this in, like, Brazil or something, rather than in Paris. But on the other hand, there are also gamblers in the streets I wouldn't have expected in Paris ...
And of course, this can happen in every town. Still, Paris will always be the first town where money was stolen from me. At least they knew how to get money. This guy obviously didn't:
In the Lovre, of course, I had to watch the Mona Lisa. It surely is a nice picture, but I don't actually know why it is hyped so much. There is a lot of nice art in this museum, even for philistines (like me ...). I found the following piece of art especially appealing, since it reminded me of ... well ... watch for yourself ...
So ... Yeah. Nice town.