1. the outside of where Cioran lived for ~50 years, in a small attic space;

2. the Rue de Rennes and the rue du Four where Bataille had his epiphany (the Nespresso store was boarded up due to the riots; the creepy cat symbol is used on the boards to signify solidarity with the protesters in the hopes they don't break into the store); and

3. I went by the hotel Rapahel near the Arc de triomphe where Ernst Junger stayed during the Nazi occupation, but it is still under construction; I talked to the security guard who said there are three phases, and the first phase of renovation should be done in a month or so.

My two favorite pieces from the Musee d'Orsay are linked below. Of course, I don't have any point of comparison to how Paris used to be, but the center is still pretty white demographically (although I didn't see many young kids) while the outer areas are heavily black and Muslim and younger with lots of graffiti; it's not a stable longterm situation. I liked the French cinema focus and how many quaint bookstores full of old books there were; it is certainly a reading culture, although I think they like fiction/literature more than non-fiction. I also liked how many younger couples I saw, and the beautiful women; it does feel like a "city of love."

https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Geromeconde.jpg/1920px-Geromeconde.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail

https://www.alamyimages.fr/photo-image-france-paris-le-musee-d-orsay-saint-michel-terrassant-le-dragon-par-emmanuel-fremiet-sur-1897-qui-a-ete-utilise-pour-la-couronne-spire-47498159.html

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5919171&forum_id=2#50235254)

i think i need to only travel in the offseason. the crowds in rome were hell to me

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5919171&forum_id=2#50235544)

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5919171&forum_id=2#50235692)