Salut de Paris !
I arrived in Paris this morning, and am now sitting in an absolute hovel of a coffee bar outside the Gare de Lyon (a train station connecting Paris with central and southwest France). I don't know what's worse -- the missing tiles in the floor or the condition of the toilets downstairs. This place has seen better days (perhaps before WWII), but they offer free WI-Fi, and the workers are very kind, so I'm inside drinking a cappuccino. In 2.5 hours, my train departs for Le Puy-en-Velay, a starting point for the Camino de Santiago.
There's an energy/vitality in Paris that you have to be present to experience. It really puts a smile on your face (or maybe I'm just so jet-lagged that I'm losing it ?).
And contrary to what so many say, the vast majority of Parisians are really nice!
Anyway dear reader, the adventure is about to begin again. Pray for me!
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