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Opinion: In Paris, heroes carry espresso

On vacation in France and away from the news, NPR's Scott Simon enjoyed people-watching and tells us about it.
La Rotisserie D'Argent in Paris is one of Scott Simon's favorite restaurants. He recently ate there with his family while on vacation and was impressed by his waiter.

The news can be so grim some weeks you may want to hear about something happy, even charming. I saw such a scene a few days ago, on vacation with my family in France.

There's a Paris restaurant called Tour D' Argent

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