Need to work on pronunciation. At lunch, requested "un verre du vin du Cote du Rhone" and got a bottle of Coke instead. Was satisfied with the Coke. Walked along Rue de Parmentier towards Blvd Richard Lenoir. Struck by number of small bakeries, butcher shops, and fruit and vegetable groceries and how busy they were. Last night took Metro to Grand Palais where Picasso et Les Maitres exhibit is. Wow! Had always thought Picasso was unique. It was revealing, though, to see how much he used and appreciated the insights of other painters and then went beyond. Chuckled at how he disassembled and then reassembled Velazquez's L'Infante Marie Marguerite, and how a child, such as Soumeya, would understand and be delighted at what he had done.
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