Paris-An Adenture In Diversity
FRANCE | Saturday, 10 May 2014 | Views [190] | Scholarship Entry
Paris is an amazing city as it is a strategic global city in the heart of France. Home to over 10 million people and yet it manages to display the incredible rhythms of village life coupled with those of a cosmopolitan world capital. Paris is the capital of fashion, art, and amazing people full of hospitality and creativity; a city where smooth skinned beautiful ladies walk tall along the congested streets in a fashionable manner; a place where the waiters might be rude but the food is delicious.My adventure began with a stroll along the famous Seine River .My adventure was spiced even more as I visited the Palais de Tokyo which is a contemporary "art mall" that displays incredible emerging art. After its 2011 renovation and expansion, the museum has become even more monumental, with double the exhibition space. There was more to see than meets the eye as the dozens of art galleries that abound in Paris, but the true enthusiast will find that not all great art in Paris is displayed in a museum. Exploring the beautiful and amazing city of Paris on a bus in order to have a clear view of the sites real adventure in diversity. The Parc de la Villette is Paris's largest park which comprises 10 natural gardens that guarantee the whole family a memorable day was another place I couldn’t resist to visit. The park has the Garden of Childhood Fears, with its mysterious musical forest; the Garden of Acrobatics, with games involving balance and movement; the Dragon Garden; the Garden of Mirrors; the Garden of Horror, the Garden of Myths and a lot more. The park includes vast open spaces ideal for picnics and games. A historic outing would be incomplete without a visit to this spectacular park of natural wonders.Meeting Parisians was one of the most notable adventures of my tour of Paris and just like anywhere in the world it's funny although I found Parisians to be too candid and a bit rude as compared to my native people, but this hardship left me with no option but to adapt to their culture. I got even more unease each time a Parisian looks straight into my eyes as though anything had gone wrong. I tried to meet a Parisian halfway with some kind of personalized contact and highest sense of humor in order to suit their environment.
I will never forget that opportunity of being a stranger in Paris and yet a friend to many.
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
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