Presidential Election

Hollande it is then and thanks for the wonderful street party in Bastille last night. It was exciting to be in a crowd of genuinely ecstatic people, no hassles, no aggro, just smiles and cheers all round. We'll have to see if anything changes or whether this graffito that appeared everywhere in the last few weeks is right.

At least one person on Boulevard Beaumarchais is pleased to see the back of Sarkozy and has taught me a new word today, not sure when I'm going to be able to use it in polite company though.