I can’t remember the reason, but I once spent a long time looking up the word owl in French (I was looking in the wrong side of the dictionary, sssh!). Once I had confirmed that OWL = HIBOU, I finally understood why there is an owl on the giant vending machine Hiboo Shop* at Gare du Midi.
The Owl Shop
Once I had made this discovery, I spent a long time pondering why it was called the Owl Shop. It’s a vending machine, it’s open all night… like an OWL!!!
*It’s spelt wrong because the Os are the eyes of the owl. I had to find a picture to confirm the O situation, and the fact that the owl was involved in the make up of the name. Oh yes, we go to great lengths to provide you with the facts here!!!
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