Euro trip (2): Bonjour Paris!

Theme from "Indiana Jones" in the back of my head mixed with

the sound of plane wheels screeching on the Charles de Gaulle

International Airport's runway. Today, Indiana is speaking French.

Sitting in the bus on our way to our hotel in Euro-Disney, hearing our tour guide talking but barely listening, Hashem and I could not help but admire the greenish landscape and the unbelievably clean streets outside the wide window. The streets looked as if they were just paved that morning.

As if this greenery wasn't enough, we entered the suburbs of Paris where all those nice, simple and very family-oriented 2-storey houses reside. I started imagining housewives baking hot bread inside, husband and children playing in the garden. Why? I guess those refreshing nature scenes encourage everyone to think of the things he likes, and it seems that's what I like: Warm, loving and happy families.

However, landscape being green, streets being clean and houses looking nice were just a small part of what really amused us. A main tourist attraction (at least to us it was) were the hundreds of Graffiti paintings screaming loudly yet gently on the walls and fences all the way down the street from the airport to the suburbs. My mind was thinking: "Why wouldn't the municipality of Paris prevent those young foolish kids from drawing them?" Then it struck me, that's exactly what the officials want; add a nice artistic touch to Paris, let the youth develop their talents in something useful, and in the same time, keep them busy so as to stay away from trouble. Brilliant!

Flashing back to the Taxis that were standing in front of the airport, I remembered how bright and clean they were. What looked strange when I first saw them was the scene of a girl driving one of them. Back then, I had no idea that as we went on with our trip, this would no longer be a strange scene to me.

"There's a car accident ahead of us", commented the tour guide cutting my flashback and pointing out to the traffic jam that suddenly appeared from nowhere.

"Oh well", I whispered. "now we can peacefully admire those nice Graffitis."

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Our 2-day stay in Euro-Disney. It's a small world after all indeed.

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You don't have to be an artist to feel beauty. Whether it was calm green lands, colorful drawings on walls or even just you chatting with your mind, you can always enjoy your time in a traffic jam if your spirit allows it.