tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276751.post8371897606534073584..comments2023-10-20T11:26:12.314-05:00Comments on Ocean: evening in Parisninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01222848486174278888noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276751.post-60164788268580501022016-03-25T10:29:10.150-05:002016-03-25T10:29:10.150-05:00Glorious. The lights, the crowds of people out la...Glorious. The lights, the crowds of people out late on a Thursday night (while all the nose-to-the-grindstone American workers are home in bed, ready to get up early and go to work again) It's a lively area indeed. It must feel so rejuvenating to be a part of it. <br /> <br />That's how I felt in Coconut Grove, out at 2 AM with all the beautiful wealthy young Latin Americans who make their money, my son tells me, in "import-export". Oh yes?<br /><br />The storefronts remind me of the shopping neighborhoods of my youth, the individuality, the pride. That would have been in the 1960's, when I was over 10 years old and allowed to walk anywhere alone or with friends, before every city had the same same same chain stores and restaurants.<br />Of course there are still interesting areas to explore -- you have to find them, and we do, thanks to the Internet.<br /><br />As for the lovely old fellow with the red pants -- well, here red pants have been the wearing of the rainbow flag, so to speak. But everyone can feel free to be out now, at least that's how it feels to me where I live. But I am learning, to my sadness and anxiety, that there is a great angry upsurge of the population that thinks in a way I can't even understand. You know that carnival barker I'm talking about.<br /><br />OK, no politics on Ocean. Let's talk about food. I could just taste every morsel on your plate through your words and pictures. <br /><br />I wish you a lovely and peaceful Parisian interlude. I can see by your shopping interests that you will be ready to come back home soon.<br />JoyDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07023075108683227605noreply@blogger.com