The record high temperatures in France are hard to manage. This country is not ready to meet the heat with massive air conditioners in stores and restaurants like in the US. The last days we have become masters in the technique of cross ventilation. Paris churches have become popular, cinema theaters are visited without regard to what film is showing and every park is filled with people looking for shade.
Today I escaped to Versailles and drove early at 7 am when the gates opened at the St. Anthony entrance. What bliss to enjoy the cool morning breeze walking under trees in a still deserted park.
I did not mind the group of runners passing, they disappeared quickly. Walking slow and enjoying the smell of the Linden trees, after a while I met the runners again. Are they firemen keeping fit or cadetts from the military school in St. Cyr nearby? Next time I will dare to stop them and ask.
