"La France est un pays de contestation perpétuelle," I was once told. The French are always striking about something. Sarkozy even went so far as to state that the French protest so much, it has become an ineffectual act that goes unnoticed most every time. But now that the man is threatening to cut jobs and funding from various sectors due to the economic crisis, half-assed picketing just will not do! The SNCF got involved, the national library, the Opera! What, May Day in January? Why, no! It's Black Thursday! While the Media predicted mayhem in the streets and on the metro, I found commuting to Bastille from Montmartre surprisingly easy today. How come? Well, it would seem that by the time I reached my destination, 2 million other people had already arrived...
Want to read more? Here is an article from The Telegraph.
2 comments:
I loved Paris, we went there last summer and stayed at the Citadines Apart´ Hotel Paris Bastille Nation thanks to our Royal Holiday club vacation points we were able to take the Metro to all the great places this city has to offer.
I'm pretty sure this comment is spam but i've decided to publish it anyway seeing as it is pretty hilarious following the context of my Jeudi noir post.
visiting Paris and living in Paris are not comparable experiences!!! Just thought I'd throw that in there for posterity :)
"Paris, soit on aime, soit on aime pas!"
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