Sent today, another hot scoop and visual feast from our intrepid and inspired Parisienne:
We were waiting for the Pope for two days, no cars parked in the street, so many cops around, no shops opened around rue de Poissy …
And suddenly this morning, after canceling an appointment with a printer, and explaining to him that he could never make it to me because of traffic jams and the metro stations being closed, I decided just to live the event : “the pope’s visit”.
I paid a visit to my friends who own the hotel Familia rue des Ecoles just in front of the rue de Poissy. They feel so fine since the grand opening of the College des bernardins; the musicians playing there are staying at the hotel along with many visitors too. They invited me to come to room 53 and photograph.
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In the adjoining rooms, my neighbors were also interested in the pope:
Marvelous Sylvie who, with her husband, owns the Familia and Minerva hotels:
The pope arrives but he is so far away. We feel so disappointed.
I went down to street level. If I could just find a little place along the Quai from the college des bernardins to Notre Dame, I imagined it might be my only chance to see the pope.
What a thrill!
Of course, I was new in the crowd and was surprised when everyone began screaming in rhythm “Benedetto…Benedetto!” as they call Benoit XVI. It was a very happy time anyway.
