Paris in May

Spore Sprout arrived in Paris whereupon he purchased a copy of the Herald Tribune from a street vendor and had an instant photo of himself taken in a booth at a Metro station -- both felt like things that one would do with some relish in Paris.

When done with his chores for the day, Spore Sprout picked up a sandwich (ham, cheese, lettuce and tomato in a baguette), a bottle of cheap red wine and a chunk of fine dark chocolate studded with hazelnuts, almonds and raisins, for a very late lunch on his balcony.  A fellow hotel-guest was smoking on an adjacent terrace as Spore Sprout set his table and consumed his meal, and Spore Sprout was glad to have company to share wine, conversation and a panoramic view of the city.

Liberté, égalité, fraternité partout dans le monde!