Practically ALL of Europe has travelled to France for the soccer competition.

Red, blue, and white can be seen everywhere . . .

This logo is EVERYwhere. Even on the toilet paper.

. . . in the cathedrals . . .

. . . and in store windows.

On a side note, I decided to stop at Starbucks today to have a real coffee. It seems that instant coffee with chicory is the café prefèré these days at French houses. In the way of going with the flow, I’m drinking it and also adding the cocoa meant for the 16-year-old Swiss girl who is also staying at this house. What I discovered this morning at Starbucks is that they actually have a separate reading room with complementary books to read. There was even a Harry Potter there en francais. Pretty cool for this Harry Potter fan/nerd. ;-)