Tourists Support for Paris After Attacks
<p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mourn">mourn</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recover">recover</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="voicing">voicing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="support">support</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="outpouring">outpouring</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="visible">visible</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 30 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="depend">depend</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="customers">customers</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>.. <span word="wheh">wheh</span>! <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="city">city</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mohamed">Mohamed</span> <span word="Nacshait">Nacshait</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bicycle">Bicycle</span> <span word="Taxi">Taxi</span> <span word="Tour">Tour</span>. "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="is">is</span>..<span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>."</p><p><span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="tight">tight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="temporarily">temporarily</span> <span word="closed">closed</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span>, <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="landmarks">landmarks</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Notre">Notre</span> <span word="Dame">Dame</span> <span word="Cathedral">Cathedral</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="recall">recall</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pervasive">pervasive</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> 9-11 <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="city">city</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Dawn">Dawn</span> <span word="Mabalon">Mabalon</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="University">University</span>. "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="scared">scared</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grocery">grocery</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="cleaning">cleaning</span>. <span word="And">And</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Parisians">Parisians</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="here">here</span>."</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="respects">respects</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bataclan">Bataclan</span> <span word="theater">theater</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span> <span word="bombers">bombers</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 80 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="attending">attending</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="concert">concert</span>.</p>
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