It feels like there is such a contrast between France and Switzerland , Germany and Austria. This is my personal perception of course. The later three felt conservative. Switzerland seemed perfect but it wasn't. The German and Austrian people seemed stoic, family oriented, traditional.
France honestly feels likea wild card. The first day here we could see this was going to be different. Very diverse. People obviously feel they can be whoever they want here. There is a big alternative culture.
What struck me the most is how everybody here looks like a million bucks. At least they did on a Saturday night. The young people had on the latest sportswear, hip trends, soccer jerseys. Women here know how to look chic with little effort. The men look cool.
You may say - oh get over it, there are fashionable people everywhere...but I'm telling you that what you hear about the French sense of fashion is true.
It is already fun here. There were some street performers imitating Michael Jackson's dancing. Not the first time we've seen that on this trip. One of the guys was really good. No Elvis impersonators yet. We saw five young women filming a video in a public square. Their dancing was very good. A teenager was kicking a soccer ball down the street and he'd kick it to random strangers, some of whom played with him for a couple of minutes. Skateboarders in a plaza, trying to do a hard trick, surrounded by people of all ages cheering them on.
In the middle of all this are beautiful French apartments with ornate wrought iron balconies, centuries old buildings, fountains. There are restaurants and bakeries with real croissants. And to think we've only been here two days.
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