{"id":1719,"date":"2013-07-02T20:58:52","date_gmt":"2013-07-02T20:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/londonerfromafar.wordpress.com\/?p=1719"},"modified":"2016-08-12T23:56:42","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T22:56:42","slug":"a-londoner-from-afar-goes-to-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/a-londoner-from-afar-goes-to-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"A Londoner from Afar Goes to Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I know. I haven&#8217;t posted in a while. Sorry! It&#8217;s been quite hectic\u00a0at my end &#8211; a bit of travelling, a bit of music, a bit of art, etc. Now, I have a good few more cool things to write about.<\/p>\n<p>My trip to Paris was brilliant. I went to Paris a few days ago to visit friends and enjoy a bit of the sun that we don&#8217;t get too see too often in London. Just like in London and many other cities, it had been a really long winter, and they were starting to enjoy better weather at the time. I hadn&#8217;t realise how much I missed it.<\/p>\n<p>Paris is definitely different from London. It has all the caveats of a big city, but I find that I could easily get used to certain things I could experience\u00a0there if I was to leave London for Paris.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1727\" title=\"A Londoner form Afar Goes to Paris - Patisserie\" alt=\"A Londoner form Afar Goes to Paris - Patisserie\" src=\"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/patisserie_paris2013.jpg?w=112\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/patisserie_paris2013.jpg 2448w, https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/patisserie_paris2013-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/patisserie_paris2013-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is easier to live on a flat on your own for about the same rent that you pay for a room here.<\/li>\n<li>The water quality has been improved and it is now hugely better than water in London.<\/li>\n<li>Affordable quality fresh food that is easy to get. Check the cakes picture on the right.<\/li>\n<li>More chilled out culture. It doesn&#8217;t mean that they don&#8217;t work hard. It&#8217;s just that they take things in a more relaxed manner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Art is one of its biggest selling points. I visited a few galleries to have a feel for the kind of art that was exhibited. I was amazed by how trendy contemporary art seemed to be there, specially Lichtenstein-inspired works. Street art was also present in Parisian street, which suprised me in a nice way, because I wasn&#8217;t expecting anything else apart from the usual letters on the wall. But, I could also find them in popular squares.<\/p>\n<p>Can you spot the fake window or windows?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1723\" title=\"A Londoner form Afar Goes to Paris - Fake windows\" alt=\"A Londoner form Afar Goes to Paris - Fake windows\" src=\"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/paris_fakewindow_2013.jpg\" width=\"443\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/paris_fakewindow_2013.jpg 443w, https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/paris_fakewindow_2013-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>How did they get up there to paint this?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1724\" title=\"A Londoner form Afar Goes to Paris - Birdie\" alt=\"A Londoner form Afar Goes to Paris - Birdie\" src=\"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/birdatthetop_paris2013.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/birdatthetop_paris2013.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/birdatthetop_paris2013-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/birdatthetop_paris2013-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I love this ostrich. It reminded me of a Roa when I first saw it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1725\" title=\"A Londoner form Afar Goes to Paris - Ostrich\" alt=\"A Londoner form Afar Goes to Paris - Ostrich\" src=\"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ostrich_paris2013.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ostrich_paris2013.jpg 360w, https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ostrich_paris2013-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for reading my post!<\/p>\n<p>A Londoner from Afar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I know. I haven&#8217;t posted in a while. Sorry! 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