20 Things to Do Before the Rentrée

1. Park a car, any car, anywhere, because you can.
2. Walk through the Tuileries.
3. No-stress at BHV.
4. Make the most of the national assumption that everyone is on vacation for your work.
5. Nap.
6. Ride the bus.
7. Pretend you’re French when talking to tourists.
8. Get first dibs on theatre / concert tickets.
9. No line on a Sunday at Sacha Finkelstein’s.
10. Reserve your bar stool at La Belle Hortense.
11. Figure out how to work the Vélib,
12. then get to know your bike route.
13. Get a taste for good music at Flèche d’Or.
14. Sleep in.
15. Celebrate the return of your local boulanger.    
16. Watch cheesy reality shows on TF1.
17. Catch up on international news before France finishes its August hibernation.
18. Sit on the grass ( for once! ).
19. Reminisce on the first time you came to Paris...
20. Kick back and enjoy the calm before the storm.

Comments

[simon]

Oh yes! I worked out how to use the Velib!

I had a french official tell me that my french was too good for her to be convinced that I could not speak french.
I got fined on the metro because I threw my ticket away.

I got drunk on Calvados because its JUST SO moorish (and my English mate was runcible)!

I had a nap/slept-in and got used to the fact that I did not have to be up at 6am to "power through" a 12 hour day.

And... frankly wish I was back there RIGHT now!

[suzanne]

but you did forget to look uu up!!!! see you before December

[simon]

yes I did! :-( looking forward to it 100%! :-)