Catherine, Part One: Paris.
70. Teem

Sitting on the steps of the Sacre-Coeur, I watched as tourists teemed through the doors.

“Excuse me, do you speak English?”

A young woman was looking up at me.

“Yes, I’m English”

“Thank heavens! Do you know the way to Montparnasse?”

“Yes, you go…”

We fell into an easy conversation. She was intelligent, witty and laughed easily. An hour later, I was standing on the observation deck of the Montparnasse Tower, pointing out landmarks. Catherine shivered, and I gave her my jacket.

Later, I put my jacket on, I found her bracelet in my pocket. I smiled. I would have to see her again.



(The Sacre-Coeur is a beautiful Cathedral on the top of the hill in the Monmartre area of Paris. It has lots of steps to get up to it. The Montparnasse tower is the largest sky scraper in France, and although it is really ugly, it has beautiful views of Paris. It’s cheaper than the Eiffel tower and the lift goes almost all the way to the top.)
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Tour Montparnasse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia