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Photo Walk by the Seine, Paris
In this post, I want to share, through photos, the walk that I often took after getting to Paris, by Seine, in the center of the city. I would get off at the stop Saint-Michel after taking the Metro 4 from Gare de l’Est (I lived in the suburbs where I worked as an assistant teacher). Walking by the Seine is a different experience altogether, and if you allow me to be a little dramatic, it’s downright enlightening. Sometimes, I would finish my classes and take the train to Paris in the evening, just to do this seemingly short walk. Then, I would stop by at a bakery to pick…
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The Spell of Montmartre (and what to do there)
Montmartre and the basilica of Sacré-Cœur is one of the most visited attractions in Paris, and yet it still holds a charm that tourists are just unable to take away. The Sacré-Cœur, in fact, is situated at the highest point of the city and is the second most visited tourist attraction. Although I had been to this area many times, the day I diligently took pictures of Montmartre was one of the hottest days of April and people were just swarming everywhere. And still – it was just as beautiful as I had known it to be in the past months. How to get there Okay, now the first time…
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How to be a local in Paris in 4 steps
So, I was in Paris for not even a whole year, but all of seven months. In this post, I talk about how I carried myself like a local in such a short amount of time. Know the language I can’t stress this enough. One of the key ways of assimilating yourself in Paris in no time at all is knowing French. The reason this is a sure-fire way to get you used to being a local is because no matter where you are from, if you know French, you will feel like one of the French. I am a brown girl, but not once was I an outsider, since…
