Flat Lolo in Paris
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Dear Otters,
It was a pleasure hosting your friend Lolo, she was a very well-behaved guest. My name is Mark, I moved to Paris 5 months ago from London so I don't know the city very well yet, but it was great that I could discover it together with Lolo!
Paris is the capital city of France, it has around 2 million inhabitants and the main language they speak is French. I am still learning to speak French but I am finding it really fun learning a new language, I make lots of mistakes but people don't mind, we always end up laughing together. I grew up speaking Italian in Reggio Emilia, Italy where Lolo just was. Tino and Janice are my parents and I speak Italian and English.
Right now I'm in Paris because I moved here for work, I design clothing for a French Fashion Brand called Hermès. I've always really enjoyed drawing and being creative, so I like this job a lot because I'm having lots of fun.
The first weeks Lolo was in Paris I took her mostly to work with me, where she got herself a dress made. I hope you like it. On the weekend I took her out to explore Paris. We left home in the morning after breakfast. It was still a bit cold but walking warmed us up. First, we walked on top of the hills to see the view of the city. From there you can see the Eiffel Tower, a famous landmark in Paris! Then we walked all across the city from the hills to the River Seine, the river of Paris. By then the sun had come out and it was nice and warm. People were out walking and enjoying the sun while social distancing. As you can see from the pictures Lolo is wearing a Beret, which is a typical French hat she bought for herself to stay warm. She is also holding a Baguette, which is the traditional bread that everyone eats in this country, she had to try it. After the long walk nothing can beat a nice French pastry! French pastries are famous worldwide, so we had a Chocolate Eclair and a Millefeuille filled with cream, then walked all the way back home. It was very nice showing around a fellow foreigner,
I don't know much about this country yet so every day is a new adventure. Hope you can someday come visit too!"Au Revoir" as they say here to say "bye" !
Mark
