It has recently set in that I a leaving Paris in about 10 days, which makes me happy and sad at the same time. I started thinking about all the things I will miss when I go back home.
1. Cafes. I love getting to sit down, take a coffee and people watch. There is nothing like this experience. I noticed the difference when we went to Belgium and they told us they were "only serving dinner". What? You mean I can't have a coffee and watch people pass by? There is a problem there.
2. The pudding I get after dinner. It's fantastic. Layered caramel, vanilla and whipped cream, all in one little container. They are so good and I don't know where I will find them.
3. Stores just for cheese, meat or bread. What ever happened to those? I want to be able to go to a shop and get my camembert and a different store for my baguette. It makes sense for places to specialize in what they are good at. It's old fashioned, but it works.
4. Speaking French. I am finally getting good and now I have to leave back to a place where I will have no one to talk to. I don't want to lose everything I've learned.
5. The Eiffel Tower. It was the first thing I saw when I got here and it's going to be the last thing I see when I leave. I don't know what life will be like without it in my backyard.
This is obviously not everything I'm going to miss. I'm going to miss Angelina's Chocolat Chaud emporter. I'm going to miss considering bread and cheese to be lunch. I'm going to miss everything.
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