A Chicano In Paris

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It's Duck(ing) Cold

It's Duck(ing) Cold

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Rudy Martinez
Jan 17, 2023
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I like winter in Paris. Whenever we walk, I shove my hands deep into my coat pockets and The Gorgeous Blonde slides her arm into mine and away we go. I will miss that once the weather gets warmer.

That said, I need a hat.

In a place as fashionable as Paris you would think finding a stylish hat would be easy. You would be mistaken. So, even with a gorgeous head of hair, I freeze from the top down.

We spent the day meandering the 10th arrondissement. Paris is made for meandering. Our routine is very much where do you wanna go?

That way?

Sure.

And we go. There are so many little alleyways, arches, wide streets, narrow streets, paths that might be streets but we can't really tell. And so many stairs.

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