Paris has always been a city of fascination, whether it is the romance that many films or music videos depicted, or the amazing monuments that displayed in whichever magazine you come across. Yet spending a short amount of my time in Paris made me learn more than just the facades this city has been bearing through modern media - it is the attitude and rhythm of this city that really represent what the city really is.
Get off the EuroStar and remember how Mr Bean's mishaps started
in a Parisian train station just like this one
Unbearable heat, yet tourist flocked towards great monuments simply for a glance,
the line was way too long
One of my favourite places in Paris - Arc de Triomphe,
it represents everything this city comes forward as -
historic, proud, solitude, and chaotic roundabout.
Looking at the beautiful bridge afar, it is simply way too easy to place all your focus on locking your 'relationship' in the overrated Point des Arts.
Climbing to the top!
Definitely the highlight of my trip in Paris. Not because I actually watched the show - for it is too expensive and the line was too long to wait. But I met two friends from Hostel whom I spend the evening walking, chatting and discovering new places in this area.
It is a vast open space
yet these buildings filled with some of the most important art works in the world!
Hard to describe Momartre in 1 word - chaotic? sacred? tourist-oriented? or amazing?
Breath-taking beauty, not because it is grand or anything, for its sanity and simplicity in this crazy metropolitan
Not that I can ignore the smog, but it truly one of the best views of any city I can imagine
No it is not overrated, Tour Eiffel is amazing.
Say that to a Southern French and they would beg to differ.
In conclusion, it was simply crazy and ambitious for me to attempt to get to know Paris (or talk to Parisian for the matter of fact). It was an illusion that finally came to realisation, that Paris, one of the most romantic places on Earth, also suffer from its by-products - tourist trap, forever long line, unfriendly locals, etc. Yet I love this city not because it's supposed to be what I imagine how it would be, but simply for an unique experience that I could never forget.
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