Yesterday's little shower in Paris
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Yesterday's little shower in Paris
The summer weather has been quite erratic for the last 5 years in July and August. Talk to any Parisian, and he/she will tell you that the last 5 years have been "rotten" in terms of temperatures and sunshine. (April and May provided our summer weather this year.)
Anyway, yesterday we had a little shower, and someone posted this interesting view of it on YouTube at the Lamarck-Caulaincourt metro station (where Amélie left the blind man after giving him a tour of the market).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0E_S3zRoTM
Anyway, yesterday we had a little shower, and someone posted this interesting view of it on YouTube at the Lamarck-Caulaincourt metro station (where Amélie left the blind man after giving him a tour of the market).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0E_S3zRoTM
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It's raining again tonight, but not quite as hard. I feel sorry for the outdoor movie program at La Villette -- they haven't had much of a chance to show what was on the program so far.
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Good grief! Kurouac, I was expecting some pictures you had taken during a gentle shower. No doubt most people were soaked through to their skin by the time they arrived home or whereever they were going. And I agree with StCirq, the girl in the silver shoes was interesting, she seemed so relaxed, lol. Thanks for sharing the video.
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I remember once when I was coming to Paris in July and thir were some problems due to the heavy rain, I think there was flooding. I landed at that stupid terminal where you have to get on a bus to go to the main area and everyone got drenched as no one was prepared for a monsoon. That wasn't that long ago, it was just last year, as I recall, and there were worse floods down south. Luckily, I wasn't going into Paris but just connecting to Marseille where there wasn't a problem.
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Something to consider if you are someone who schedules every minute: late planes, late trains, late buses, no taxis.
But it certainly is a sight to see! Reminds me of afternoon downpours in New Orleans or Florida, though we had one last week on our trip to Maine.
Summer.
But it certainly is a sight to see! Reminds me of afternoon downpours in New Orleans or Florida, though we had one last week on our trip to Maine.
Summer.
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Something similar happened on our trip to Paris in '99. I also experienced the waterfall down the steps thing at a game in Fenway Park. I had to sit on the stair railing to avoid being swept away.
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What rain?
Didn't you notice that (probably American) tourist in her white trainers sticking out like a sore thumb in that most fashionable crowd?
Furthermore, I doubt that this video was shot in Paris, France after all.
Several ladies wore blue jeans, and we know Parisians only wear black slacks.
Didn't you notice that (probably American) tourist in her white trainers sticking out like a sore thumb in that most fashionable crowd?
Furthermore, I doubt that this video was shot in Paris, France after all.
Several ladies wore blue jeans, and we know Parisians only wear black slacks.