Life in Paris - parisian walk

Can you tell how much I love those posts about Paris? 

Can you tell how much I love Paris?

Can you imagine that this lovestory wasn't obvious at the begining? Me neither.

I've always liked Paris, but I wasn't too crazy about coming to live here. In the end, turns out I've fallen in love with Paris instantly, intensely, and much more than any of my friends who also came to live here. 

I love Paris and its variety, I love exploring, wandering, getting lost in its streets and it never fails to amaze me. Nothing makes me happier than show people around, and see their eyes sparkle in front of the Eiffel. To every visitor I'm lucky enough to meet I like to say that Paris is alive. It welcomes you, hosts you, embraces you and heals you. 

Precisely, that's what I needed the most those past years, and still need sometimes. A warm and gentle embrace that gives a bit more strengh to carry on. I'm not quite sure I would have been able to overcome my anxiety, sadness and general confusion if somewhere else. I probably would have, ultimately, but being in Paris made it smoother and easier, as if I had had a good friend always around.

Today was gloomy, and as much as I've come to really like grey days and cloudy skies(let's not even talk about rainy nights) today I felt gloomy too. I woke up early, tired and with a headache, alone and lonely, upset and a bit sick(yay periods) so I decided to do what's the second best for my mood, after running, walking. And I thought of you guys, and decided to take my camera along so that I could share with you one of my favourite walks in Paris. 

It starts at Hotel de Ville and ends in les jardins du Luxembourg. Those are some pretty famous gardens, even more because really close to the Panthéon, and if you ever come to Paris and plan on visiting them, don't, for God's sake take the underground ! Stop at the station Hotel de ville, and walk up all the way to the gardens, passing by Notre Dame, La fontaine Saint Michel and La Sorbonne. This has to be one of my absolute favourite little walk in Paris, it is so so parisian and charming.

A city full of books cannot be anything else but perfect right?

Life in Paris - The Père Lachaise cemetery

After the warm welcome that was given to my last "Paris post" I decided to go out today, despite the heat (I almost melted) and bring my camera along with me to snap some more pictures of my lovely city. I didn't go far, actually pretty much stayed in my 'quartier', and even though I only needed to get a few ingredients for tonight's dinner, I decided to take a little walk in one of my absolute favourite spots in Paris: the Père Lachaise cemetery. You might remember an old post on this very same blog, but one never gets tired of such a beautiful and soothing place.

I also included a few pictures of Paris, the streets and little details I love about this city. I sometimes get asked if France is a racist country, and I get questions from people worrying about coming to Paris in case people wouldn't like foreigners. Muslims are currently doing the Ramadan and there's the World Cup, two big events in many people's lives. Walking in the streets there were dozens of algerian and french flags next to each other, and so many stands of delicious oriental cakes, breads and dishes. That's a side of Paris I love, and a side I wish more people would proudly show. Sure, there are racist people here, unfortunately like everywhere, but there are mostly many people who don't care and enjoy being all together.

This guy(note the beers hmhm) asked  for a picture!

healthy&vegan snack

final result of tonight's dinner. tofu&gombo with some noodles. the delish.

That's all for this "life in Paris post",  I hope you enjoyed scrolling through these pictures. Let me know if there is any particular place you'd like me to talk about, anyway, I'll keep writing that kind of post, I actually enjoy them very much! I hope you do too!

Life in Paris - Museum&the Eiffel.

I live in one of the most beautiful cities in the world, yet I never seem to post pictures or write about it. This must change! What a waste! What was I thinking?!

Ok let's end this self-flagellation moment and start writing this post.

I'm not a big fan of modern art, but since my last trip to Budapest and the visit of the Art Gallery, I've found myself more and more interested in contemporary art. Every year in Paris, at le Grand Palais, is held an exhibition of modern art, and I remember going there a few years ago,

nostalgy anyone? It's crazy how time flies by.. I look so young on these pictures, and so many things were different. One thing that hasn't changed though is my opinion on the exhibtion of this year. 3euros still seem too much to see a pile of clothes with the sound of an heartbeat resonating in the silence, if you ask me. 

However, this year was different. Intrigued I read about the exhibition online and decided to give it a try. I was actually excited about it, and it didn't disappoint. I still feel like I'm not able/educated/familiar enough to enjoy that kind of art fully, but I can enjoy it now... when I used to just stare at it and wonder why the hell I was here.

This year the exhibition was featuring the work of two russian artists, Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, which was the creation of an utopian city, full of angels, cosmic power and magical gates.

The great thing about Paris is that it's beautiful almost everywhere, and that it's small. Which means that the Eiffel is never too far away, and this "museum" happens to be pretty close from the Eiffel so obviously, my sister&I couldn't resist walking a little bit along the Seine to say hi to the prety iron lady.

It's funny how it feels like the first time every single time I see her. Without fail, my heart always beats a bit faster, my palms get a bit sweaty and I cannot help but smile. After all, I do live in the most beautiful city in the world.

Let me know if you like that kind of daily life posts or not :) I'd love to write about some of my favourite places in Paris and such if you'd like to read about it! so let me know!