Welcome MollyS, another first submission! I absolutely love these photos of Paris life. Seeing these photos makes me want to go to Paris and never leave. I could feel my breathing slow and a calm came over me. (Except for the last photo – as far as i’m concerned, they can send those modern apartments back where they came from.) ~WaterGirl
MollyS
I’m sure you have received many pictures of the Paris we recognize from movies and news stories. I’m sending pictures of Paris where many of the 2 million-plus Parisians live and where I’ve been visiting regularly for 8 years. My daughter spent several summers and a few semesters in Paris while working on her PhD in French literature. She met and married a terrific young Frenchman and they now live in the Seventeenth Arrondissement, north of the world-famous attractions along the Seine. The 17th is filled with excellent shops, markets, restaurants, and small parks that very few tourists venture up to see.
Paris has 421 municipal parks and gardens within its 40.7 square miles. (London, in contrast, is 600 square miles.) Le square des Batignolles, at 4 acres, is the largest green space in the 17th arrondissement.
On The Road After Dark – MollyS – Paris After DarkPost + Comments (27)