Paris Can Wait Page #4

Mmm.

Wonderful.

Try this.

Oh, wait.

This is so beautiful.

Mmm.

Delicious.

But what about the car?

She'll wait for us to eat.

Try them all.

Mmm.

I don't need to try everything

to know what I like.

Mmm.

It's the first time

I tried sudoku.

I like it, but I got stuck.

Teach me your tricks.

You, um, look for triplets.

You see the pattern?

Yeah?

You can find it when

you see three in a row.

I start puzzles,

but I'm not sure I have what

it takes to finish them.

I think you do.

You know, let's pretend we

are in that Manet painting,

Le dejeuner Sur I'herbe.

Oh.

Right.

See? The car

is still waiting.

Now we have a problem.

Ah...

I don't think it's the radiator.

I wouldn't know.

Well, of course

you wouldn't know.

There's nothing

to eat under here.

Oh, my god.

A-ha!

Fan belt!

Well, yeah.

Do you have your pocket knife?

Yeah.

All right, here.

Hold this.

Turn around.

Turn around.

Once I saw a woman

on YouTube doing this.

It looked simple at the time.

Here.

Take that side.

That one.

Okay.

Okay, cut it

where your thumb is.

All right.

Right over left.

I hope I did that right.

All right, you're gonna

have to fit this

around where the fan belt goes.

The...

Try it.

Uh, where?

Well, it's gotta

go under the thing.

Okay, okay, I can see.

Around the other side.

It's gotta go

over the whole thing.

Now it's too loose.

I need your knife again.

All right, I think

I got that right.

Maybe not.

Okay.

Try that.

All the way. Is it all the way?

Yeah.

It's okay. Let's see

if actually it works.

You American women

are ingenious!

What's he say?

He said, "you're a very

clever woman."

Now, let's pretend we're driving

straight to Paris in a car that works.

And we don't need another thing

to eat or drink for a month.

This car is designed to make

you lose your appetite.

Well, it has airbags.

And I can play my music.

I'm sure you know this band.

They're French.

Alex gave this to me. She saw

them play at the Hollywood bowl.

Yes, it's Phoenix.

Ha-ha!

Oh, I just hope my car

can rise from the ashes.

Well, this is Lyon.

We are in the heart of France.

So how far are we from Paris?

Be honest.

Not far.

We have a stop first.

Well, this is

L'institut Lumiere,

and the two Lumiere brothers,

they lived here

when they

invented cinematography.

The director is

a friend of mine.

Jacques!

Anne has come all the way from

America to see your museum.

Well.

Almost.

I'm Anne.

Martine.

Well, let's go, then.

Anne, Martine and I

have business to discuss,

so, she organized

a tour for you.

Oh.

Yeah.

Philippe will

show you our museum.

Hi, nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Right this way, please.

Then we'll move to this one.

This is, uh, the cinematographe,

which is the very first camera.

It was invented by Louis and

Auguste Lumiere in 1895.

It is also a projector.

And then you have a model of

the first public projection.

And the Lumiere brothers, um, thought

their invention had no future.

Apparently they were wrong.

Well, that concludes our tour.

Thank you.

Um, I'm sorry, I have to go, but

you're free to visit the gift shop.

Have a nice day.

Thank you.

Hi.

Hi.

Martine is joining us for lunch.

Oh.

On the way I'll show you the

best market in all of France.

Oh...

Sausage from here.

Mmm. Thank you.

Very good. It's the best one.

Mmm.

And look,

the very best ingredients.

All the chefs come here.

Wonderful!

You know that there used to

be worms in, uh, old cheese?

Worms? In the cheese?

Mmm-hmm. Mmm-hmm.

So you had in the same time

cheese and the meat.

This family has been selling

cheese for over 200 years.

Look at Les fromages de chevre.

This is goat cheese.

There is so many

different kinds.

My favorite is,

uh, crottin de chavignol.

Anne.

Thank you.

Be my guest.

- It's great, no?

- Mmm.

No worms.

No worms.

Please.

It's tasty, no?

You know, they found fava

beans in the Egyptian tombs.

Hmm.

Jacques, remember those

divine fava beans we had

in that marvelous

little place in Palermo?

Mmm.

Mmm. And in Sardinia,

we had pureed favas

served with those delicious

wild bitter Greens.

Hmm? Hmm.

It seems to me

that the two of you

would like a chance to catch up.

And I'm not very hungry, so I think

I'm gonna take a little walk.

No, no.

Oh, no, no, it's fine.

Please, please, sit down.

No, you two catch up.

Absolutely not. You've got to taste

this food. Please, sit down.

All right.

Ah.

Escargot.

Here, these are delicious.

Mmm.

They've changed chefs,

but the snails are still good.

Mmm, mmm, mmm.

You must never

cook a dead snail, never.

They must always

be cooked alive.

It's true.

It's a nightmare

how they kill snails.

They put some salt and get

rid of all this bile.

You need to purge the snails

before you cook them.

They have to

empty the intestines.

This is a roasted cock

from bresse, yes?

And usually it has blue feet.

Ha!

This is the best in France.

Yes, and look...

They serve the breast first

and cook the legs a little

longer, to perfection.

And, oh, you have to

eat it with rissoles,

potatoes fried in duck fat.

And this is morel, mushrooms.

Escargot!

That is a beautiful shawl, Martine.

Where did you get it?

It belonged to

my Russian grandmother.

It's full of moth holes,

but I still love it.

Well, it's a beautiful example

of early-1900s Paisley.

Well, if you're

interested in fabrics,

there is an excellent textile

museum a few blocks away.

You should go and see it.

Don't you think so, Jacques?

No, no, please,

we're going to Paris.

Please don't give him any ideas.

Jacques, this has to be

our last stop.

- Okay?

- All right.

Oh.

Hey!

Look at this exquisite embroidery

from the 18th century! Huh.

Can you believe it

was all done by a man?

Of course it was.

Come see his picture.

Here he is!

Mm-hmm.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. Oh.

You're naughty

because I think you knew.

Well, I've got to

go back to work.

Anne, don't be in a hurry

to go back to Paris.

You'll never forget

your travels with Jacques.

Trust me.

That was a very

touching goodbye.

Yeah.

Ooh.

I told her to get a pair

of sensible shoes. Hmm.

Of course you did.

Okay, Jacques.

I've had enough detours.

It's straight to

Paris now, right?

Let's hear more of your music.

When I see the first new moon,

faint in the twilight...

I think of the moth eyebrows

of a girl I saw only once.

A haiku.

Nice.

The changing of

the moon reminds me that

life and business have cycles.

Sometimes full,

and sometimes not.

Hmm. You seem to live

as if it's always full.

Anne, I have to tell you that...

Look! Vezelay!

Did you see the sign?

I had no idea we were so close.

Let's make a little detour and see

the beautiful cathedral there.

Who are you?

And what have you done

with my American friend

always in a hurry

to get to Paris?

Don't I get a turn

to choose a stop?

It's straight to Paris.

Richard the lionhearted began

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