I haven’t written or posted any photos recently because I’ve been too tired. Day after day, there’s lessons, and then going to visit places, and then when I get back, it’s being grilled by my host on where I went. Alone time has been scarce.
To make it worse, I haven’t had the energy or will to take photos. I think I’ve been taking so many, especially with people in it, that it starts to look all the same.
The good thing is, since the lessons have ended, and I have plenty of days to kill, I can make it a point to go slow in Paris, which is where I’ve returned to. I’m still processing the differences between the two cities, but while there is much more to do in Paris, Lyon is probably slower paced, judging by the speed the Parisiens walk at.
The last two weeks in Lyon was mostly shopping, although there was a trip to Annecy, where we visited an old prison I’m too tired to search the name of, then Fête de la Musique in the evening on 21 July, the longest day of the year, marking the start of summer. The one saturday where the streets are filled until past 1 am in the morning.
Then we had a little visit to a silk factory, where they still produce some silk, but which is too expensive. It was interesting to see how the machines worked, but I doubt any of us really cared about the Canuts and their rebellions.
We also had a little test, which apparently I did okay in, so hopefully my month here hasn’t been wasted, even if it was too expensive and my mother would probably not be happy.
I’ve got a week left, and I think I’ll take my time to roam the streets. Those are the best parts of Paris, really. All the little streets which interconnect and form a maze which only locals can recognize and make sense of.
Finally, on saturday, I went for Paris Gay Pride, and it was AWESOME. I’m still speechless.
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July 1, 2008 at 12:47 am
1) Hope you’re safe and healthy
2) Missing you
3) Smashing pictures
4) Come back soon <33
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