One thing I really appreciate about Paris is art. There is history here and along with that history is art. There are museums, art galleries, historical landmarks that take your breath away and a whole lot more. You cannot get tired of discovering new things in this city. And that is exactly what happened yesterday.
I was looking for a jazz club yesterday but didn’t know exactly where to go because I forget my city guide at home. But that didn’t prevent me from finding a great jazz club. I took line B or RER B down to Gare du Nord and continued until I got to Chatelet Les Halles and got off the train. I usually get off at this stop because it seems like the center of everything downtown Paris. But this time instead of going out the downstairs exit, I went upstairs and men oh men. It was one of the most beautiful areas I have been in Paris at night. There were jazz clubs everywhere next to each other. It was like discovering a gold mine.
I walked up to one called “Paris Jazz Club” located at 42 Rue(street) Des Lombards – 75001 Paris, metro stop Chatelet. Immediately walking in I was greeted by a Polish girl named Catherine and her sister whose name is a bit harder to pronounce and spell. Soon after she introduced me to the owner. And then the waitress came and took me to a sit and brought me a glass of champaign as I requested. She was cute and provided excellent service so I gave a 5 euro tip and we chatted a bit.
She left to do some stuff so I watched the band that was playing at the moment, but there was only 10 minutes left until finish and the next act would not until 20 minutes later. When the act finished, the waitress came back and introduced me to the band. It was a guy named Fransisco from Cuba and another guy whose name slips my mind from Bulgaria. They were great. They had been travelling all over the globe and were heading to Holland next. The guy from Bulgaria told hilarious stories for awhile about him getting in trouble for dumb things with the cops in his home country and how much he hates the cops there because they are corrupt and think they are above the law.
It was quite an interesting night. I got to meet other musicians at another club we visited after Catherine was done working. She said her sister will be playing there tonight because she plays drums. After chatting with them a bit longer after they were done working, I had to leave because I needed to catch the metro back to Aulnay Sous Bois where I live. So I left them promising to try my best and come back to see her sister play. But there is the world cup final tonight so that might not happen.
If you are in Paris and want to know where the to do things are, I found this great website. It is www.paris-city.fr There is also a jazz festival coming up soon. Information about the festival can be found at www.saveursjazzfestival.com I will not miss that festival.
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