Chance encounters.

I want to let France come to me. In unexpected ways. Over the next two weeks. To be flexible every day. Rather than sticking to a set plan. My best times. In foreign travel. Have been the unplanned stuff. Like meeting total strangers. Who opened up. And were no longer strangers. By the time we departed. That’s the stuff that makes my day.  Not seeing the usual tourist sites. But rather, the chance encounters with interesting people.  They don’t necessarily have to be French. But it helps. I’m intrigued by the French. And the soft, pleasant sound of their language. Even when I don’t understand the words. They flow beautifully. --Jim Broede