TREES! when i sleepily peered out the plane window, the first thing i saw were cypress trees just like a van gogh painting. and the sidewalks here are lined with trees! like legitimate 20-30 ft ones not the wimpy ones on side streets in new york.
this may seem obvious, but people here speak FRENCH! all the time! they bark it into their cell phones. children playing scream it to each other. the streets signs are in french and there are whole bookstores with books in french! it will probably be a while before i can pass people speaking in the street without a delighted grin.
here's the thing of it: Paris in real life is exactly how it looks in the movies. last night we walked along the seine and there were groups of picnickers and musicians playing and of course notre dame. walking through the streets of paris, past the cafés and the jardin du luxembourg, is exactly how i imagined it to be, which actually makes it more dreamlike. i still can't believe i'm finally here!
(view from the window of our hostel. you can see sacre coeur way in the background)
Glad you've made it safe and sound and are already falling in love! :-)
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