F Train to Paris

In which a Jewish family from Brooklyn moves to Paris, France for two years of work, school, and adventures.

Some random thoughts:

Paris's candidature for the 2012 Olympics is a huge deal here--it's advertised all over the place, including stickers on every metro turnstile and an enormous banner on the Eiffel Tower itself!. I have a feeling this is not the case in NY, but let me know if I'm wrong. We're going to London for a few days at the end of December, and I'll bet London is also free of Olympics signage. I must say, though, that I just looked at NYC's official olympics candidature website, and it's pretty cool. Love the logo, with the Statue of Liberty's torch and the olympics torch. Is this logo omnipresent in NYC, as the Paris 2012 logo is here? New Yorkers, please inform me. Now I'll have to check out the other cities' websites--who has the time?

I've got to go pick E. up at school (half day on Wednesdays). More random thoughts later.

E. and I had a fun afternoon: We had lunch at our favorite kosher sushi place, Sushi J West which is right around the corner from his school on rue de Longchamps (the location is one reason it's our favorite; it's also the only kosher sushi place we've tried, although there are a couple of others). Then we went to see "The Incredibles"--in French (they call it "Les Indestructibles"). The movie theaters in central Paris usually show American movies in English with French subtitles, but children's movies are shown dubbed into French during the day, and in English in the evening. The weather was cold and gray, we felt like seeing a movie, so we saw it in French. And we are so proud of ourselves: We understood everything! Aren't we cool?

posted by: pariskleinmans at 11:04 | link | comments (1) |

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#1  01 December 2004 - 11:35

 

In the last month, I have spent two weekends in New York. No sign of Olympics signs. But then again, a native might have a better answer.

Leigh

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