Very quiet this morning on the way to the gym, even at 8:45. Even Blvd. St. Germain wasn’t that noisy,\u00a0a drizzly, cool day for the French elections.<\/p>\n
By 10, though, the Marche Bio on Blvd. Raspail was busy. Recognized some of the same fishmongers from 3 years ago. People here seem to keep their jobs for a long time, like the waiters at Au Sauvignon. Interestingly, at the fish market, instead of calling it Dover sole, they call it Sole Francaise. Some wars never end.<\/p>\n
Both French candidates have campaigned on restoring French cultural values and\u00a0eschewing globalization which means, less immigration, especially from Muslim countries despite several facts: the Muslims have integrated better here than most places and France is a leader in global reach, as a writer in today’s NYT pointed out. The outcome will be fascinating, an election completely hijacked by Marine Le Pen’s right wing platform.<\/p>\n
Had a very nice lunch with our friends, Paul and Jackie, at their place in the 10th, near Gare du Nord. (Megan, she’s won a Cesar for costume design.) Paul’s theory is that Sarkozy won’t win because the French don’t think he’s really French.<\/p>\n
Whatever the reason, turns out that he was right although if there was rejoicing in the streets, it was far from the quiet quartier in which we are living.<\/p>\n
Quiet evening all around although with MLB At Bat 12, I could watch the Blue Jays live, something I couldn’t do even three years ago.<\/p>\n\n\t\t