Entre Les Murs

Winter Sales

The city of light needs every last bulb in January, where it is grey and damp.  As in many other parts of the world this year, it's also disturbingly mild with temperatures reaching the mid-teens and the thought of snow utterly laughable.  But on the bright side: the sales have begun.  We went down to les grands magasins (which like so many things, sounds much better untranslated) to see what bargains might entice.  The crowds were ferocious, but less aggravating than last year.  Unlike last January, we know where we're going and what to look for, so we're not being buffetted by all Paris while we navigate and browse.  And we're probably growing acclimatized to the pace and demands of the city - les vrais Parisiens, if we could just get comfortable with this silly language.


True Parisians, waiting for a bus in the Place de la Concorde

posted 14.1.07