On the bus ride home last night, the traffic was so bad I actually got out to walk. Turns out, both Obama and Putin are in town and having (separate) dinner with Holland prior to the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion today. Which basically means that half of the city is blocked off at any given time for a mega motorcade. And the gift just kept right on giving this morning. When I got to my bus stop, there were a few cars on the main street, but it was eerily sparse for that time of day. Which was odd until I saw the lead motorcycles of a motorcade of a size that could only be a head of state - but was it going to be Obama or Putin!? It didn't' take long to see the Lead vehicle with the all-too-familar markings of a USG motorcade. And when the Presidential limo passed by, I absolutely couldn't help myself from smiling and waving madly like an idiot. Having worked and lived in DC for many years, it wasn't uncommon to see Obama's motorcade flying down the streets on Pennsylvania avenue; but it's something altogether different to see the US President in Paris on the street where I wait for my bus every morning. It was fantastic. Had it been Putin's motorcade, my greeting may have been a bit different ;)
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