Paris Paris Paris. The city of love, drinking red wine, La Tour Eiffel, The Louvre, shopping in the Champs Elysees, macaroons and bike rides along the seine. Well that all sounds well and good however during my stay in Paris i did not participate in a single activity listed above. No i went to visit my 23 year old brother who was studying in Paris at the time. I was welcomed by his diverse 'appartment' aka, one room with a bunk bed, stove and shower, floor covered in clothes and dishes that had clearly not been done since his arrival 8 months earlier! not to mention the communal toilet (long drop) that was supposedly an attraction due to its medieval stone structure... It was not the St Germain you see in movies! Living on a student budget was interesting i learnt quickly that the Soup Kitchen is your friend, use the restroom when at a restaurant, if your brother borrows money off you he won't be paying you back anytime soon and if someone offers to buy you a drink say yes because being polite is overrated. Now i can't completely complain, because although i didn't participate in any touristy ordeals, i met awesome locals, improved my french and attended cute soirées in my brothers friends apartments with people from all around the world who were studying in Paris. So when it comes down to local vs. tourist i vote local! parce que je kiffe la fete ;)
love reading your about your travels! you truely express the reality of such famous cities
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