100 Unnamed Strangers: Table Tennis

Table tennis on a late summer's day : Bern, CH

Returning to Bern for just a moment... These young men were playing table tennis, or ping pong, in a park adjacent to the Berner Münster. They were both quite good! Also, this was taken several weeks ago, when the weather was still warm and the sun was out. Now? It's cold and rainy and yuck. I hope autumn and winter pass quickly!

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 10/10

100 Strangers: Aussies in Paris

Aussies in Paris : (L to R) Alice, Stephen, Duke, and Beth

Right after we visited Notre Dame and before we trekked off to the Louvre, we stopped for a little something to eat at a restaurant near Shakespeare & Co. bookstore on the Left Bank. This group of young people, especially the young ladies, struck us and I asked if I could take their picture. I can't find the piece of paper where I wrote down their names (although, I seem to recall that the red-headed young man was named Duke), but they told us they'd been attending a U.N. youth conference in the Hague and had visited the Palais de Nations in Geneva and were now visiting Paris.

We talked briefly about our hopes for world peace and a global community free from war and want. The young women, especially, seemed to be enjoying their trip to Paris as evidenced by their very Parisian hats!

Update: Janeen says the young lady in the black hat was named Beth and the other chap's name is Stephen. We're trying to find the name of the lass in the beret. Stay tuned...

Update 2: The young lady in the red beret is Ms. Alice Dawkins. Thanks for leaving a comment, Alice! Look forward to your visits here.

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 1/10