Things to see in Paris

To tell you the truth, when I think about it today, I often wonder how I coped with those conditions. I was walking all day long, along the Seine river, climbing up the Triumphal Arch, spending a whole day in Versailles, and rushing from one museum to the next. In the evenings, when my “batteries” finally dried out, I was listening to the news and couldn’t believe my ears. Hundreds of people asked for help every day because they couldn’t bear such high temperatures.

Those were the moments I was… Let’s say – a bit concerned.

But then again, as soon as the new day broke out, I was once again – ready to go.

“Yes, the heat was unbearable, but there was no time to waste or to wait for better weather conditions. I just took a lot of water and went for a walk – as early as I could.”

This is what I wrote in the article that was published in September 2003. It’s still so vivid.

Easy to navigate

One of the first impressions I had when arriving in the city is that it was really easy to navigate. Everything was nicely marked, all the modes of transport were reliable, and Paris traffic wasn’t complicated.

Not long before my trip to Paris, a new law was adopted saying that only public transportation vehicles (buses and taxis) were allowed to drive along the yellow lane. Can you imagine! Nowadays, that is something a lot of cities wouldn’t be able to imagine their existence without, it’s just an ordinary regulation we are so used to. But it was a novelty back then.