Chance meeting in Paris

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Whilst in Paris some years ago and trying to cash a travellers cheque. I was directed to various Bureau De Change due to their inability to deal with it. I was diverted 1 final time towards another branch. Whilst standing at traffic lights waiting to cross my wife asked who the guy waving at me was. It turned out to be a work colleague of mine who had just arrived in Paris and was passing through en route to the South of France. Had I cashed the cheque at the first branch I would never have met him however due to a starnge set of circumstances we collided. We joked at the irony of it given the population of Paris and the size of the city.
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Date submitted:Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:30:20 +0000Coincidence ID:3388