MINITEL

June is a month when every small village has a flea market on week ends. Cleaning out the house before the summer vacation and collect some money for a good cause are two good reasons.

I stopped when I saw this 'computer' for 50 cents.  For what could it be useful now?  Perhaps to practice typing? Millions of Frenchmen feel nostalgic for an idea which 'sizzled' a year ago.

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/06/minitel-frances-precursor-to-the-web-to-go-dark-on-june-30/

Paris under 'Bavarian sky'

Back in Paris under a blue/white sky which is called a 'Bavarian sky' in Bavaria and here just 'nuageux'.

Long awaited sunshine invited to take a walk and which better goal then to stand on the Pont des Arts which stretches between the Institute of France and the Palais des Arts (now called the Louvre).

 Looking down streams to the West and then looking upstreams to the East

we marvel at the view which has little changed during the last 200 years.

http://youtu.be/JBaGn_sJjQA