THIS BIG BLUE WINDOW IS NOT IN PARIS

THIS PICTURE WASN'T TAKEN ANYWHERE

NEAR FRANCE OR ON THE CONTINENT WHERE GRADUATES ONCE WENT FOR THEIR FIRST GRAND TOUR. IT'S NOT IN JAPAN, BUT THE TREE WAS A DEAD GIVEAWAY WITH SPACE ON ALMOST ANY TOKYO STREET SELLING FOR ALMOST A MILLION YEN FOR ONE SQUARE FOOT OR LESS. BUT WHERE IT IS ISN'T WHAT MAKES EVERYONE ON THE STREET BELOW STARE UP AT THE BIG BLUE WINDOW, IT'S WHAT HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY NIGHT WHEN THE WINDOW SHADES ARE RELEASED FOR ALL TO SEE WHAT'S INSIDE THAT IS SO SECRET IN THE DAYLIGHT. YOU SEE, BESIDE THE TREE THERE IS A BENCH MADE OF IRON WHERE PEOPLE REST AND TALK, LAUGH AND POINT AT THE BLUE WINDOW JUST BEFORE THE SUNSET. VENDORS WITH WAGONS LOADED DOWN WITH SODA POP AND SALTED PEANUTS, POPCORN AND CANDY WAIT ANXIOUSLY FOR THE SUN'S FINAL RAY TO DISAPPEAR BEHIND THE CITY SKYLINE. LADDERS ARE NOT ALLOWED. AND CLIMBING THE TREE HAS BEEN AGAINST ALL CITY REGULATIONS SINCE THE SUMMER OF 04; EVERYONE KNOWS WHY BUT THAT'S ANOTHER STORY WHICH REMINDS OF ANOTHER CITY WHERE BLUE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN STRICTLY AGAINST ALL CITY AND COUNTY REGULATIONS SINCE...