In Which I Actually Get to the Part About AbsintheEverywhere and Nowhere

We had been wandering the streets for hours and the light was becoming liquid and golden by time we made our way back down from Montmartre to the Seine. 

There is something about the streets of Paris that makes it seem as though they lead you everywhere and nowhere at the same time.

When you're trying to get somewhere in particular, it always seems that the streets lead you everywhere else before taking you there. To get to...