Salaam. Paris calling. Bonjour tout le monde. Je vous écris cette lettre de Paris.
It's been complicated, and even though I should be familiar with the damp, I'm not quite over
the weather shock after having moved from the Arabian deserts to Yorkshire. Whilst I've made a certain peace, I have needed to make minor escapes after feeling trapped by the terminally wet and grey skies - even if crossing the Pennines to view things differently (not that much to be honest), though most recently I had some time in the heart of London, which, of course, is a city which I have always found to be an exciting and dynamic place.
Over the Eid break, I took the long train journey from the north of
England picking up the Eurostar Service from London Kings Cross/St
Pancras International to Paris, Garre du Nord. I have been staying close
to the Rue de
Quatre Septembre in the 2nd Arrondissement (2e) in the area known as Opera. The summer air, tight cobbled streets and open air cafe atmosphere has been a welcome relief and yes, I've done the touristy things as well - taken an open top bus ride to see the sights - Notre Dame, the Latin Quartre, the Seine etc. I've paid a visit to the Louvre, seen da Vinci's Mona Lisa and taken the walk along the Jardin de Tuileries, the Place de la Concorde, the fashionable Champs-Élysées and the Arc de Triomphe. Of course, no trip to Paris is complete without a trip up the Eiffel Tower.
Aujourd'hui, c'est ma dernière nuit à Paris. Here's taster photograph. More to follow InshAllah.
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