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Kate Harvey's avatar

I’m off to Paris with my 18 year old daughter this summer, looking forward to exploring 🄐

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Lynn Stewart's avatar

Beautiful! In February I got on a plane for the first time in almost a decade. Now I can't wait to get on another and explore new places. I love biking and may check out the bike touring company!

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Amy Brown's avatar

Enjoy every moment! I love Paris, have visited several times, my younger daughter lives there, older daughter lived in Montmartre for two years & so enchanted am I by the city of love that I’ve set a good chunk of my novel there…just because that’s where I want to roam in my imagination šŸ˜€

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Olusegun Osifuye's avatar

This was a beautiful read.

There's something just so refreshing about Paris.

I've been to Paris twice already. I'm looking forward to my third visit next year, this time as a married man and with my wife, who'll be visiting foe the first time.

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Debbie Weil's avatar

Olusegun, thank you for your kind words.

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Caroline Smrstik's avatar

Parfait! I did the same thing in Prague last week: lots and lots of neighborhood walking, rented e-bikes to get out of the center, spent a sunny afternoon or two parked in a beer garden with a book, meandered along the river. Bliss.

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Debbie Weil's avatar

… parked in a garden with a book - the best!

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Dee Rambeau's avatar

Beautiful Debbie! Here’s to pressing pause šŸ’ŖšŸ»

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Debbie Weil's avatar

thank you Dee - the ā€œpauseā€ continues!

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Suzanne Watkins's avatar

Thank you for the reminder to Flaneur! After a week’s tour of Portugal with my children last month, I decided to transit via Paris for the first time! I stayed in the lovely Le Marais district and dedicated four days to simply flaneuring the city. This wandering opened up so many spontaneous, joyful moments I feel I otherwise would have missed. Here is a link to an inspiring article about the ā€œart of flaneurā€ from the Paris Review:

https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2013/10/17/in-praise-of-the-flaneur/

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Debbie Weil's avatar

Suzanne, you’ve been everywhere! Love hearing about your first visit to Paris and how you approached it.

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Amazon Anne's avatar

What fun! There's nothing like wandering a city with no tour guide; just soaking up the atmosphere.

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Debbie Weil's avatar

oui! c’est vrai

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NMRuff's avatar

My mode of travel for a decade now. Currently exploring Villeneuve-d’Ascq. Le Petit Fer Ć  Cheval is also one of my favorite Paris restaurants! I love that they don’t do reservations. All great ways to pause.

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Debbie Weil's avatar

Had to look up Villeneuve-d’Ascq — sounds wonderful. What takes you there?

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NMRuff's avatar

Well, just seeing this! I stayed there for a few weeks exploring the area. I love Lille, but I like staying in smaller outside neighborhoods. It was a great find and I became friends with my Airbnb host. Love when that happens. If you ever get to the area, be sure to visit the Piscine museum in Roubaix. Next door is a lovely artisan complex. Roubaix is going through a rough time as many places are, but the architecture is lovely. If you love architecture, the Villa Cavrois is also wonderful. I spent this September in Nantes; have you ever been? What a fabulous surprise - a mini Paris and I mean that in all the right ways!

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Debbie Weil's avatar

ooo thank you! will check all this out.

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NMRuff's avatar

I'm so glad I finally saw this comment - now I've turned on notifications! I haven't looked at settings since I first signed up.

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Julie-Roxane's avatar

Love love love those snippets of my old stomping grounds, and feeling that you are *trying* to pause and slow down. Similar vibes over here, though not in Paris but in Oregon where the weather is turning too and the days are getting longer as well <3

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Debbie Weil's avatar

On a adorƩ notre dƩjeuner Ơ La Petite PƩrigourdine!

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