Roger Cohen's article in The New York Times today , captures the mood ,and the accompanying pictures punctuate the sentiment of many of us - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/30/world/europe/covid-france-paris.html?action=click&module=Editors%20Picks&pgtype=Homepage
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Sapulpa, OK, USA
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Such a sweet story. Thank you, Steven.
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Colorado Mountains, USA
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That is bittersweet, but not overwhelmingly depressing. Even with gray skies and almost empty scenes, there are bright elements, literally lights at the end of a very long, dark tunnel.
A carousel (where are the riders’ masks?), Parisians going up their famous tower, replacing the foreign tourists that weren’t in a position to do so the past year (maybe they’re more like the rest of us non-Parisians than one might think), Ducasse venturing into gelato (monumental!) - there’s still going to be a Paris for visitors, and it’s still there for residents. This was a reaffirming story, under the obvious gloom.
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San Francisco Bay Area
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"The last time I saw Paris
Her heart was young and gay ...
No matter how they change her
I'll remember her that way."
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white plains, ny, usa
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I am glad that everyone was touched by this . For those unfamiliar with Laura's quote , this is the opening stanza of " The Last Time I saw Paris " Music and Lyrics by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II . https://youtu.be/qZLA7lutLDM The film , of the same title , based on Scott Fitzgerald's story " Babylon Revisited " , is a charmer -https://youtu.be/LbR5X_kItWQ EDIT - Be sure to back up the playback to the start , it seems to start a few minutes in , A shame to miss the beginning
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DALTON, MA, USA
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Thank you, Steven. We will get through this.
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Sapulpa, OK, USA
6531 posts
Thanks for the link, Steven. I know I saw that movie decades ago, but just watching the opening credits was a rush. Hmmm... I wonder if the library has it...