idk why but when i was younger i was totallyyy one of those girls who was obsessed with the idea of paris lol. i‘m no longer obsessed but i do love art museums, trying new foods, sightseeing, traveling in general. when i traveled outside the US for the first time i had just graduated college and was in europe for another reason, but used some savings to visit paris for a few days after and had such an amazing time. this was my view when i stepped out of gare de lyon! it’s nothing special (though i do think the architecture in the city is gorgeous) but the memory is :)
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like many baristas my age, i had an affinity for french pop music as a highschooler, particularly "yé-yé", which was what they called 60's pop! i was down with a bad case of main character syndrome (a common symptom of being a teenager) so i loved the drama of it all - chic and taboo like smoking secret cigarettes 🙄 i was also taking french in school - i was terrible at it but being able to vaguely understand the lyrics helped me to appreciate it even more.
flash fwd a few years & i was finally presented with the opportunity to travel to france!!! i never ever thought i'd get to see paris but the stars aligned and i spent a week there in summer 2023 with my fiancé and my dad (which was particularly special bc i never get to travel with him) 🥺
it was incredibly romantic (despite the lack of air conditioning...wtf europe) and i had also gotten my garçon into the french music i'd loved as a teen so our visit was soundtracked by the likes of françoise hardy, jacqueline taïeb, jacques brel, sylvie vartan, jacques dutronc, jane birkin, serge gainsbourg (melody nelson holds up if i pretend i don't know what he's saying!!) etc 🥰
the video i linked is one of the only videos i took while in paris, and it's possibly my fav video i've taken ever - the little girl i accidentally caught dancing in front of the eiffel tower makes me smile every time i watch it.
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the first time i visited paris i found out last minute that muse (my favorite band at the time) was playing the fanzone made for the world cup under the eiffel tower. it was absolutely incredible
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Not even a question. Just wandering the Marais filled me with life months ago, and I found myself at peace with so much beauty, wherever I turned.
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