It was a wonderful month in Paris. What I like about cities in developed nations is that they take such small and minute steps to make the life of the citizen very comfortable. For instance, the roads and pavements are laid out in such a nice fashion that one can pull a big luggage weighing even 30 kilos along the road from one's residence to the nearest railway station or bus stand. How many Indian cities can boast of that?
I don't say that corruption does not exist there. Politicians are corrupt (As Bernard Shaw said, "Politics is the last refuge of the scoundrels" even now). Officials are corrupt but not as widespread as here. Even Police may be corrupt. But the common citizen is spared of many ordeals.
Another simple innovation I noticed was in the airport which I did not find in any other airport. One aero-bridge is used for both arrival and departure at two gates one below the other in two stories by a simple contraption. The tail part of the tunnel is made movable up and down and it serves both the gates with no compromise of security. It saves cost too. A flight can arrive at one gate, off-load passengers, get readied and accept passengers for departure. A beautiful innovation which Indian airports can think of implementing. Is anybody listening?