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Can’t say this day was all that great. I was on the Metro going to Museum d’Orsey and got pickpocketed. My phone was stolen. I didn’t realize it until I was off the Metro and reached for my phone. Gone.

Went to the museum anyway but the line was long and I decided that I had to leave the line and go hunt for a place to buy a new phone.

I saw four police officers near the Louvre and one wrote down the name of a mall where I could get a phone.  Grabbed a taxi and went there.

I bought a new Samsung S22 phone and tried to restore what I could from my stolen phone with help from the phone salesman.

So, I am kind of back in business but I don’t have Verizon setup which means I can’t make calls and I can’t get mobile data. That last one hurts the most.

Went back to my AirBnB and downloaded apps. Later, walked down Rue Saint-Denis, my street, looking for a restaurant for dinner.

Found a place and had duck breast, a glass of red wine and crepes with chocolate sauce and bananas. Good meal to cap a crappy day.