Outsider’s Insights

So, I started travelling on Thursday. I got i.a. lifts by
- an electronic engineer (we got into a traffic jam, because an acid-loaden truck had an accident, so the street was blocked)
- a young couple (i had to lie-sit in the trunk on a mattress while we passed through belgium)
- Michelle, a 60-years-old lady (i took care of her strong dog while she drank coffee)
This lady was very anxious of nobles and rich persons, but she said to give my address to a successful script writer she knows.
And she invited me to stay in Paris. She was looking after a friend’s appartment in one of the best quartiers in Paris, so I did not decline. 4000 Euro was the monthly rent, she said, and it really looked like it.
But when she finally reached her friend on the phone, we had a problem. Her friend and her husband were outraged, wanted me (and the old lady!) out, said they would call the police etc.
So I decided it’s best to leave quickly. Michelle felt so embarrassed because of her friends that she gave me money for a hotel. Nice move.
I had a nice, but rainy night in a hotel near le Sacre-Coeur, strolled through Montmartre and continued the next day.

Edited on Aug 16th 2004, 18:29 by Outsider