Metro Police

Another Parisian first for me: I was stopped by the Metro police today! They checked to make sure I had a valid ticket (which, fortunately, I did). Although you need a ticket to get through the turnstiles, it is a relatively common practice (I see this at least once or twice a week) for young 'uns to jump the barriers, sometimes in plain view of a Metro official working behind the ticket counter, to catch a free ride.

Tired after a long day in lab (had to wake up early in order to use the RT-PCR machine) followed by French class 'til 9pm. Sleep beckons.

But before then, our French word of the Day: "une cache sexe", which literally means "hiding genitalia", is the French word for G-string or loincloth.