{"id":3378,"date":"2013-05-26T08:55:40","date_gmt":"2013-05-26T07:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/?p=3378"},"modified":"2013-05-26T08:55:40","modified_gmt":"2013-05-26T07:55:40","slug":"is-paris-the-most-romantic-city-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/?p=3378","title":{"rendered":"Is Paris the most romantic city in the world?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In any list of the world&#8217;s most romantic cities, you will find Paris near \u2013 if not at \u2013 the top.<\/p>\n<p>While wandering around Paris last week ( raining and 10 degrees ) I began to wonder why. What is it about Paris that is so romantic?<\/p>\n<p>Paris has much to recommend it\u2026<\/p>\n<p>To start with \u2013 there is that tower where Tom Cruise famously proposed to Katie Holmes .. ooops. They are divorced now.\u00a0 And other cities have pretty impressive towers too\u2026<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3379\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3379\" style=\"width: 689px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/towers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3379  \" title=\"towers\" src=\"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/towers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"689\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/towers.jpg 861w, https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/towers-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/towers-768x357.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3379\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Eiffel Tower is fab - but so is the Empire State Building ... and Tom Cruise crawled all over that amazing tower in Dubai..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>A river helps \u2013 walking along the Seine can be romantic \u2013 but other waterside walks are pretty romantic too\u2026<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3382\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3382\" style=\"width: 766px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/waterside.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3382  \" title=\"waterside\" src=\"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/waterside.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"766\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/waterside.jpg 958w, https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/waterside-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/waterside-768x320.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3382\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Seine is very nice - but it&#39;s hard to beat Sydney Harbour at night or Niagara Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>How about romantic dinners\u2026 and those open air caf\u00e9&#8217;s for which Paris is famous. The problem is, that most of those caf\u00e9&#8217;s stare right out into a busy street \u2013 and there&#8217;s nothing romantic about watching Paris traffic!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3385\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3385\" style=\"width: 714px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/cafe-views1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3385 \" title=\"cafe views\" src=\"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/cafe-views1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"714\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/cafe-views1.jpg 893w, https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/cafe-views1-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/cafe-views1-768x344.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3385\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Instead of Paris traffic, how about a view of the Med.. or the old Medina in Marrakesh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The architecture in Paris is very impressive. As are the museums and galleries \u2026 but other cities have great architecture and museums too\u2026.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3388\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3388\" style=\"width: 698px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/architecture1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3388  \" title=\"architecture\" src=\"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/architecture1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"698\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/architecture1.jpg 872w, https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/architecture1-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/architecture1-768x352.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3388\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paris seen from the Eiffel tower is lovely - but so is Athens seen from above... or an English village seen from ground level.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So what is it that Paris has that no other city has \u2013 \u00a0one thing that springs to mind are the catacombs beneath the city. The remains of about 6 million people are laid here, but it&#8217;s not really romantic \u2013 unless you are of a Gothic leaning..<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3390\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3390\" style=\"width: 526px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/catacombs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3390\" title=\"catacombs\" src=\"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/catacombs.jpg\" alt=\"Fascinating to visit - but not terribly romantic\" width=\"526\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/catacombs.jpg 657w, https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/catacombs-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3390\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fascinating to visit - but not terribly romantic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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 \u2013 even in the rain.<\/p>\n<p>After all \u2013 surely the most romantic place in the world is with the person you love.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;.. but nice surroundings do help.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3397\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3397\" style=\"width: 493px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/chateau.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3397 \" title=\"chateau\" src=\"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/chateau.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"493\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/chateau.jpg 616w, https:\/\/janetgover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/chateau-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3397\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A fabulous French Chareau where we attended the wedding of some friends.. now that was romantic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In any list of the world&#8217;s most romantic cities, you will find Paris near \u2013 if not at \u2013 the top. 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