Surprises in the Park by Evan Umberger

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Botzaris was our final stop for R&R at the end of a long weekend of walking/biking to and from the Eiffel Tower, Arch of Triumph, Musée Du Lourve, Notre Dame, Musée d'Orsay, Le Forum des Halles (huge underground mall), the FIFA Outdoor Event, and other attractions/restaurants. (Let me catch my breath.) Our group met an hour late, sorry Josh and Bradye, for lunch in the park. After enjoying the site on the right, a few of us decided to explore. Jeff, Tyler, and I had heard through the Josh and Bradye grapevine that there was a "filming" going on. After seeing the site, we decided to climb to the suspending bridge and walk across to the top with the fantastic view. On the way to the top, we also found a couple of locked gates that led to paths around the island. Once we made it to the top, we quickly ran around to give Kenli a shout to take pictures of us. A wee little lad befriended us during our photo shoot and introduced us to his friends as his "American friends." Quickly we became stars and his friends started to ask for our autographs and if they could take pictures with us off the paved trail ... minus the autographs. Nevertheless, it was "nice to meet" them and we were on our way.


We began the descent towards a waterfall and luckily found a trail that led to the base. Although the young school children weren't as enthralled of our presence like the fifteen year olds, we managed to get lightly sprayed at the waterfall's base on our way towards the production. Sure enough, there was a filming taking place, but we actually got to hang out pretty close to the cameras and crew. This "filming" was, in fact, a music video shoot. If only Charles was around to tell us that the singer was the French Taylor Swift?! With the language barrier high, we still enjoyed the experience and wanted to share it with the rest of our group. The clouds were getting darker, the wind was picking up, and our group was not chilling under the tree. They were further down the trail in the shade and heading towards the metro (once they saw us of course). When I go back to Paris, I know where I'm stopping for a nap, decent climb, and musical pleasure ... Lac des Buttes Chaumont.

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