Exploring the Old Town by Sharrie
Just a short walk away from St. Gathien is the old town of the city. The atmosphere is a little touristy, like most of the old towns. It has nice architecture though & it's here that I found the French attitudes towards tourists have changed for the better in the last few years! I was looking for the internet cafe just to check if the 2 VTers I'm supposed to meet in Paris had any change of plans. It turned out there was. Looking for one with a French address on hand wasn't quite easy since I don't speak a single word of French, or may be I do. Just "bonjour" & "merci" which get me almost everywhere, lol... Oh well, I found this pub finally, it has the same street number but I knew it wasn't what I was looking for. Had to ask someone afterall... since I don't believe in breaking my legs just to find an internet cafe! Surprise, surprise! There was quite a few of them there but none could speak English. Anyhow, they finally understood what I was looking for & were helpful enough to show me the way. & one even came out of the pub to show me the direction! So, one person does make all the difference in this world! Demi, remember this!!!
