This morning, after helping dig myself and my family's cars out of the thundersnow's leftovers, I sat to watch some tv and stretch my back. I turned on Passport to Europe, a show I love because I wish I could get paid to do what she does: travel Europe and talk about it!
Today's episode was Paris culture, where she peruses Paris, learning about it's history, culture, food, etc. I loved Paris when I was there, but it's definitely somewhere you want to go with a friend or, preferably, with a Paris native. There's just so much you miss when you don't know where you're going. However, one of her stops brought her to a park where a handful of men were playing a pick up game called Boules. The cool part? It's the same as Bocci, a game Italian's are known for playing, and one I played lots of time growing up. Basically, you and your partner are playing against another team of two (the Italian way), and you throw the small ball and the teams have to try to get their colored balls closes to the small one.
It's actually extremely fun, and great for passing the time cheaply and with friends, much like today's midwestern game of Bags, and I was ecstatic to see the game cross cultures in such fashion! Go Paris!
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