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unheard of rate. It's all pretty weird, isn't it, when you think about it? Here's me sitting in

Paris, and I know that out there, there are thousands of you listening all over the world. A bit of pressure on me, isn't it?

A bit of pressure to make a good episode, but don't worry.

We've got a great episode today.

We have Anne Dittmeyer coming in, and we talked about a strange phenomenon

when Paris is closed for the August.

August, Paris closed.

It's like tumbleweeds going down the middle of the street if you're walking around.

If you're a tourist and you're thinking to come to Paris, August is equally a brilliant and a terrible time to visit.

A lot of the things are closed, which might ruin some of your plans as a tourist.

But on the other hand, it's really empty, which is pretty lovely.

You can walk around the museums, you can walk around the parks, and you won't even see anyone.

In fact, I went for a lovely walk yesterday with my wife, Lena, and we were exploring in the

9th hour on Dismont, and it felt like a zombie movie, not because there were zombies, just because

it was empty.

So I'd encourage you to think about doing that, travel in Paris in August.

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