Thank goodness I ignored that silly thought because as soon as I set foot on the sidewalk, I encountered one of my favorite sights: The Sapeurs Pompiers... Paris' finest firefighters.
Now, I know what you are thinking and you are wrong. Though these gentlemen have a reputation for being the most dashing of men, this is not what gets me all excited when I see them. Oh, no, no.
It's their glorious shiny helmets, a throwback to ancient times of gallant heroes who rescued people from, in this case, a gas leak that when asked what they were doing here, they breezily shrugged off as just another day's work.
