As I had a good 9-hour sleep (I always do) in the plane I was up and ready to enjoy the absolutely gorgeous day ahead. If for me it was quite normal ad expected to have some nice weather at this time of the year, I believe the Parisians had suffered from a crappy month of June and were all happy and relieved to be under a sunny and 30ish degrees celcius day. And what a day! 21st of June. A Saturday, Summer day and 'La Fete de La Musique' (Music Day). Many reasons to celebrate. You could feel Paris filled with joy and happiness, crowded streets, groups of people dancing or singing, picnics in the parks, cafes and restaurants terraces overflowing. A perfect day. I could not have dreamt of a better day. And I fully kept it busy with two birthday parties, meeting old (and young) friends and an amazing Parillada at the 'El Palenque' Argentinian restaurant in Rue Montagne Sainte Geneviève.
(No better picture than the special public transport ticket issued for the occasion over the free CD handed out as I was too absorbed by the atmosphere to even consider taking my camera out - you should have seen the glowing beauty of the lights above the gathering crowds along the banks of the Seine!)
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