Life goes on, though security is beefed up

In a cab from the Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to my hotel, the driver told me I was lucky to arrive on Saturday as the highway from the airport will be closed in the coming two days when more than 100 world leaders will be coming to Paris.

I inquired if he knew what exactly would bring so many leaders together in Paris, and he said the leaders will be here to attend an ecological exhibition or something like that.

There is no surprise that he does not know many details about the United Nations two-week Climate Change Conference beginning on Monday. I hardly saw any logos, posters or banners about the conference, either in the airport or on my way to the hotel.