In any list of the world’s most romantic cities, you will find Paris near – if not at – the top.
While wandering around Paris last week ( raining and 10 degrees ) I began to wonder why. What is it about Paris that is so romantic?
Paris has much to recommend it…
To start with – there is that tower where Tom Cruise famously proposed to Katie Holmes .. ooops. They are divorced now. And other cities have pretty impressive towers too…
A river helps – walking along the Seine can be romantic – but other waterside walks are pretty romantic too…
How about romantic dinners… and those open air café’s for which Paris is famous. The problem is, that most of those café’s stare right out into a busy street – and there’s nothing romantic about watching Paris traffic!
The architecture in Paris is very impressive. As are the museums and galleries … but other cities have great architecture and museums too….
So what is it that Paris has that no other city has – one thing that springs to mind are the catacombs beneath the city. The remains of about 6 million people are laid here, but it’s not really romantic – unless you are of a Gothic leaning..
I am lucky enough to have been to all these places.. and as I walked back to my hotel in the rain, I decided that what makes Paris so romantic is the romantics themselves. Despite the rain, the city in spring is full of young lovers and honeymoon couples who by their very presence make the city romantic – even in the rain.
After all – surely the most romantic place in the world is with the person you love.
….. but nice surroundings do help.
