Les vacances

Odd thing about Paris in mid-August- all the Parisians disappear.   Heaven forbid you need a plumber. Too bad, they are away for three weeks.  Do you need to see your doctor? Well, they left for their summer house and will be back in September.  Don't put the trash in the common trash bin, the guy who takes care of the common area won't be back until September 1st.  Even the nice young women who works at the boulangerie next to my old apartment went to Poland for the month.  The walk home from the train in the evening is quite lonely since all the usual passengers have left for vacation.   Well, that leaves Paris for me and the tourists.   There is room on the metro. I get a seat on bus and no long lines at the shops.   There is room to breath.

Train back to Garches from Paris