Mr NYC in Paris: Le Grande Finale

And so now we come to the end. This will be the last post about my Paris trip and my personal favorite -- pictures from the nighttime bus tour we took.

It whizzed us around the city as darkness fell and the city of lights began to shine. So many of the places we had seen looked different, and even more beautiful, in the evening lights (even my oldest kid, who likes to be grouchy all the time, broke out into a smile). 

In addition to all the famous sights we also saw places like the L'Olympia Theater (where the Velvet Underground reunited in 1993 and recorded their big double live album) and the original Moulin Rouge. An incredible, memorable night!

Can Zohran Win?

Personally I don't think he can (although it'll probably be close) but the young Assemblyman is running a hell of a race: he's a strong, smart, charasmatic candidate; a great communicator; and really stands out amongst the hacks and has-beens he's running against. He's a 21st-century candidate, not a 20th-century holdover. He's the future, whether people like it or not. 

Still, would NYC really elect a 33-year old Muslim Socialist to one of the most important job in American politics? Hard to see, but I hold out hope.

Listen to this smoking hot English lady talk about Zohran's chances. For an election that's all about the grit and grime of NYC life and politics, this gives it all a little glamour:

Mr NYC in Paris: Odds & Ends

We also saw some other cool fun stuff randomly around Paris, including Metro stops named after famous Americans. In a city with so many beautiful things to see, these were notable to us as well:

Mr NYC in Paris: Wes Anderson Exhibit @ Cinematheque Francais

Our time in Paris coincided with a big exhibit at the Cinematique Francais, the French cinema museum, about the films of Wes Anderson. The American filmmaker now lives in Paris, and he donated many artifacts from his movies over the decades to this lavish and gorgeous exhibit. If you're a man of his movies, you'll recognize a lot of the stuff that we photographed here:

And here's more about the films of Wes Anderson here: