Diane in Paris(PART 1 OF 4)
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Subj: Good Morning, Sayuri!
How did you feel in Paris?
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From: denman@coolmail.jp
To: sayuri@hotmail.com
Cc: barclay1720@aol.com
Date: 06/12/2010 5:15:21 PM
Pacific Standard Time
(Japan Time:Tue., July 12 10:15 AM)
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I'm sorry to tell you, Sayuri, that we must leave Paris after having unforgettable days in the center of Europe.
Yves Montand sang "Autumn Leaves" while we took a romantic stroll along the right bank of the Seine.
We ate bouillabaisse in the famous restaurant (Le Petit Niçois) near the Invalides (L'Hôtel national des Invalides ), didn't we?
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Oh, what a delicious crispy baguette dipped in soup seasoned with aioli containing garlic!
Sayuri, you were happily struggling with crabs and prawns, using various tools such as pliers and knife. :)
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"Next time, I'll bring my kids, who are definitely gonna love this kinda feast."
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Yes, yes, yes...your kids are an apple in your eyes.
While mumbling such sweet words, you really enjoy eating like a horse. :)
I honestly admire your appetite. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha...
When the feast was almost over, the Japanese tourist group led by a flag-waving tour guide came in and sat down around a huge roundtable.
"Oh not again!"
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"Kato, it's the same red-necked farmer group from Japan, isn't it?"
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"Yes, you're telling me, Sayuri."
How come both of us come across the same Japanese tourist group over and over again?
It was like a nightmare.
We hastely got out of the restaurant and went to the Bois de Boulogne by taxi.
It is a huge park like Stanley Park of Vancouver.
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"Kato, what on earth do you think you're doing?"
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"I'm setting up a mosquito net."
"Mosquito net?"
"Thats's right."
"What for?"
"Well..., seeing is believing, they say. So, please see me set it up."
So voila!
Just like the scene in the French movie, I set up a mosquito net under the tree.
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Happiness
(French: Le bonheur)
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It is a 1965 French drama film directed by Agnès Varda, about a married man having an affair with another woman.
The film is associated with the French New Wave and won two awards at the 15th Berlin International Film Festival, including the Jury Grand Prix.
The films beautiful colours resulted from the creation of a new colour negative because the original had faded during production.
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"Le Bonheur"
(Agnès Varda, 1965)
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"Kato, are you out of mind?"
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"No, of course not. On the contrary, I'm quite serious."
"But we're here in autumn. No mosquitoes."
"Well..., we left Japan in autumn, but we're here in Paris in July."
"So, Kato, you're still dreaming, aren't you? But how come you set up a mosquito net in the Bois de Boulogne?"
"They say, do as the Romans do when in Rome."
"So...?"
"So, you and me will do as the couple in the movie did."
"On no! Kato, don't take off your shirts and pant! You shouldn't be naked."
"Why not?"
"Look over there! The same Japanese tourist group is coming!"
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"Oh, no! Not again!"
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"Kato, we shouldn't make love in the mosquito net while they stand around and watch us, should we?"
"Well..., since we're in Paris and as happy as the couple in the movie, we might as well do as the couple did in the film."
"Don't be silly, Kato. I don't want to be a laughing stock in Paris, surrounded by a group of Japanese rednecks. "
"But..., but we should do as the the couple in the French film."
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"No buts, Kato. I'm not here to be a laughing stock."
That was the end of our happy journey in Paris, interrupted by the Japanese touring group of rednecks.
Anyway, Sayuri, you should cheer up and have a nice day.
From Vancouver with love.
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SOURCE: "Bye from Paris"
『パリからさようなら』
(December 9, 2010)
(To be continued)