Paris in March

Paris in March 

Paris is beautiful in March.

Spring is in the air. The air is crisp and the whole city imbued sophistication and culture. My first window is Champ d' Elysee and Arc d'Triomphe since it is just around the corner of rue de Presbourg where I stayed. A trip to downtown on the first day consisted of a quick tour of Lafayette, the Lourve and the L'Opera area.

The Lourve is one humongous antique building. Everything in Paris is so old and antiqued compared to what we are used to in Asia and America. There are no skyscrapers and one has to acclimatize to sceneries of low buildings. The horizon is expansive with intricate architecture. Even the lamp posts are antiquated. The only thing the city needs to improve on is its subway system and hygiene. It's unfortunate with such beautiful sceneries, one's nose is baraged with strong smell of dog poo and urine in its subway and along its beautiful buildings.

It is also fun to wake up early in the morning before the sun shine to jog with Kak Fatimah around Champ d'Elysee, around Eiffel Tower and the Japanese Theatre. Paris is also being cleaned by the batallion of immigrant workers at this unGodly hours. Every morning our routine was to say hi to these folks before continuing on our way. I enjoy the magnolias and boxwood blooms along the way. Paris reminds me of Washington DC, with the former copying it's city design system and landscaping.

I don't quite mind spending a year or two in Paris if the opportunity arise :) especially to explore its country side, its impressive museums' collections and practising my French. Da Cour.