Feeling naughty

Too bad only like two people read this thing, cause I just did something really fun. Like I mentioned in another post I think, there are these people in Paris who go up on the roofs of buildings and walk around and hang out. I'm writing an article about them, and as part of the deal I got to go up this evening.

We decided to do Gare de l'Est, which has been under construction for some time now. The two guys I was meeting didn't get there at the same time, so the punctual one took me inside the station and just walked in some random door marked 'danger: construction' or something like that. He had another way of getting on the roof, so this was just a whim. Plus, he couldn't go with us because he was still wearing his suit from the work day.

On the other side of this door without so much as a handle (and no one to stop us) they're renovating the station. The workers left a bunch of equipment and whatnot sitting there, with holes in the floor and puddles of water used to cool the concrete cutter (which was also just sitting there!). Typical work site.

We walked through another open door and had direct access to the scaffolding covering the façade of the building. Too easy! To make a long story short, I spent the next few hours wandering around the roof of this building, hanging out and taking a few photos (which I will post, Matt). It was so fun.

But that'll have to do for now to whet your appetite. I've gotta save my creativity for the article I'm actually getting paid for. Actually, I just have to go read a bunch of stuff for tomorrow morning, since I obviously didn't study at all tonight.

Bear with me and I'll hopefully have a chance to fill you in a little more tomorrow.

xoxo