This article is inspired by an article written by Bonjour Paris, "What The French Miss When Away From France".
Here are the top five things I miss the most being away from Paris specifically:
1. Culture - mainly museums but culture in general
2. Wonderful, affordable wine and especially Champagne
3. Architecture - who doesn't absolutely love Haussmann
4. Accessible, affordable and efficient public transit - who needs a car?
5. Beauty in everything from flower shops on most corners (as noted in the article) to pretty cakes in windows. It seems in Paris every little thing deserves to be beautified.
Of course I also agree with the article on the following points:
1. Bread/Pastries, real baguettes and pain au chocolat, no where else compares!
2. Cheese - choice is unlimited but I miss being able to pick up a Comte at any store without breaking the piggie bank. Here is Canada, it's hard to find and when you do, be prepared to pull out the credit card.
3. Conversations, it is so tiring talking to people about business and what you do for a living. You'd think that North Americans can't think of any other topic to talk about. In Paris it is quite possible to never know what someone does for a living, there are lots of other topics to discuss, and they do.
Read the article from Bonjour Paris.
What do you miss most?
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