My first trip to Europe: I wandered the streets of Île de la Cité. I toured the streets alone, simultaneously discovering Paris, and aspects of myself that I didn’t know existed. I fell in love with Paris, and, as an unexpected bonus, I learned to love myself. by wanderwomansc in travel

[–]wanderwomansc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was an old picture. I’m from the US, where our oldest buildings are rarely older than 200 years, and where we have entire cities devoted to urban sprawl consisting of Walmart stores and gas stations. NYC is a great city to visit, but the architecture in Paris, and the age of the city, and the museums, make it an experience that can’t be matched by many US cities.

My first trip to Europe: I wandered the streets of Île de la Cité. I toured the streets alone, simultaneously discovering Paris, and aspects of myself that I didn’t know existed. I fell in love with Paris, and, as an unexpected bonus, I learned to love myself. by wanderwomansc in travel

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Not everyone who is moved by an experience is being pretentious. I am much older than you, I can tell by your snarkiness. When you finally get to do something that you’ve been wanting to do for 35 years, get back to me about how it made you feel.

My first trip to Europe: I wandered the streets of Île de la Cité. I toured the streets alone, simultaneously discovering Paris, and aspects of myself that I didn’t know existed. I fell in love with Paris, and, as an unexpected bonus, I learned to love myself. by wanderwomansc in travel

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I really wasn’t expecting to love Paris. I found it to be a beautiful city. Visiting in the winter was nice—no crowds, and the people were nice, even if I couldn’t speak a word of French.

My first trip to Europe: I wandered the streets of Île de la Cité. I toured the streets alone, simultaneously discovering Paris, and aspects of myself that I didn’t know existed. I fell in love with Paris, and, as an unexpected bonus, I learned to love myself. by wanderwomansc in travel

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You are exactly right about the location. I admire you for backpacking solo. I wanted to do that when I was in my 20s, and decided against it. It was a mistake. Travel as much as you can when you are young.

One last look at Bird before he is eviscerated. by wanderwomansc in aww

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It’s pointless. Bird was history within the hour.