WILD WOMEN IN PARIS
Or - having my feet sloughed while making new friends!
I have new appreciation for tire rotation with all the mileage we put on our feet on a daily basis; so consequently, taking care of my calloused feet was fast becoming an obsession.
Having ?my feet done? was not as simple as one might imagine! The ?beautie de pied? booking proved to be a simple soaking, nail clip and polish. This all done by the way while I was lying down on a massage table if you can imagine!
For a true pedicure in Paris, it is necessary to book an appointment with a ?podologue? who has a license and approaches your feet much like a doctor. You sit in a chair similar to one you might find at the dentist and the pedicurist is at the other end with a variety of basins and the tools of the trade?which are ?serious? looking scalpel like objects. He/she often also is licensed to do reflexology and carries out therapy and foot care prescribed by a doctor.
In our neighbourhood there were several signs for ?podologue? services so I just picked one and made an appointment. I lucked out because I found Elisabeth who turned out to be a true character and a kindred spirit. When I got to her office she had just finished the feet of, a close friend and I could hear them chatting on the other side of the partition. As the time wore on, she shouted to me in French and then in English ?don?t worry, soon, soon?. When it was my turn, we introduced ourselves and the friend stayed on. Both these women were eager to speak a little English so getting acquainted became a jumble of discussion in French and English sometimes at the same time (with Elisabeth, it was difficult to get a word in edgewise)!
In the 45 minutes that I spent in her chair, the three of us shared stories about life, men, food and laughed a lot. My only concern was that she was not paying much attention to the bottom of my feet. This turned out not to be true and I left a small mountain of skin behind, my feet now ready to take on the cobbled streets of Paris once again!
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5:50:40 AM 
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