While traveling in Paris, I saw a street marked ‘Rue’ with no name after it. Curious, I took a flight of steps down to the base of the street and followed it to see where it went.
The road was narrow and twisty, with bad drainage that soaked through my shoes. The shops were all shuttered, and there was a rank smell in the air.
The street ended in a dead end where I tripped and hurt my ankle. When I hobbled back to the square my tourbus had already left.
To this day, I still regret exploring that street.

“Rue de Bièvre ~ Paris, France” by Dusty J is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

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