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The Scents and Sounds of Paris
So, I have this thing. I’m sure a lot of you have the same thing as well. It’s that, there are certain scents and sounds that I associate with certain cities, and Paris is no stranger to that. My nostalgia is linked with audio and smell rather than anything else. So even if I can unravel a mental map of Paris, I’m more likely to remember it based on its sounds and how it tickled my nose. The only problem is conveying my feelings to you on paper. Paris cannot be caught with its essence of scent and sound in a blog. I can, unfortunately, only give you visual indications…
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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…
