Why not New York, Madrid, or St. Louis?
I’m sure those are all wonderful towns. I live in New York – it’s dynamic and energetic, just not the stuff of my dreams. The scale and tempo of Paris is still human. Paris’s soft grey light, makes any artist want to pack their bags. And the Haussmannian architecture reflects perfectly that soft light. Paris has a 19th century feel. It’s so easy to pretend you’re a real Parisian wafting through a Proustian novel… Not to forget the daily quotidien rituals of baguette, cafe, and aperitiv hold great appeal. The French attention to detail is a lesson we all could learn. So far the papercup is nonexistent in Paris. I could go on and on…sigh 4. What are the visual clues of a good French cafe? If there’s a crowd around the bar at breakfast, this is a good local cafe. But as a tourist it’s tougher to invade that turf. You’d have to go back day after day and charm your way into the barman’s heart. Not impossible but who has time? By the way no decent French person eats the so-called “Parisi
