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One of the nicest things about an extended stay in a city abroad is having the luxury to take a step back from the tourist scramble. Wandering the streets without any particular aim, spending a few hours people watching in a café, or just taking a run through a park, are all enjoyable ways to experience a city through a different avenue than the major sights and monuments.
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There is so much beauty to be found off the beaten track, and getting to know a city is like falling in love. The more you learn about her, the more you want to know. The major points of attraction are still grand and wonderful, but it's the personal experiences that make your memory, your relationship with the place, magical and distinct. My Paris is the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, and Notre Dame as much as it is for anyone else. My Paris though, is also following the sound of music through twisting cobbled alleys, chasing a pair of green and red parrots through the Bois de Boulogne on my morning run, and eating hot crepes on a cold december night on the Boulevard Saint-Germain. This city deserves your love, and everyone deserves to find their Paris. As one American in Paris put it:
"There is never any ending to Paris and the memory of each person who has lived in it differs from that of any other"
-Hemingway
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