And just like that, it was spring 🌸 (now if onl

And just like that, it was spring 🌸 (now if only the thermometer had gotten the memo 🥶)
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#springinparis #parisinbloom #glitteringparis #jardindestuileries #parisjetaime

Curfew sunsets: you make do with the views you can

Curfew sunsets: you make do with the views you can find ✨a rare iPhone sunset photo but I didn’t have my camera with me! But as they say, the best camera is the one you have in your hand, right?
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#glitteringparis #sunsetchaser #marais #springiscoming #parisjetaime #parismonamour

This isn’t the photo I had planned to post today

This isn’t the photo I had planned to post today. It’s not even a photo I’ve never posted on here, but I needed to share it again because @sophieannenadeau reminded me that two years ago today we were in Lyon. It was somehow warm enough that, after wandering for hours, we were able to rest our feet outside on a terrasse next to the Saône river and drink rosé with a view of the beautiful Notre Dame de Fourvière basilica. Ah, those were the days. ✨

I’ve managed to stay remarkably positive throughout this pandemic, likely to the surprise of many, including myself (I’m not actually the world’s most positive person). But lately, it’s been weighing on me. Getting turned away from the supermarket at 5:45pm because they’re closing at 6pm due to the curfew. Being kicked out of parks for the same reason. With the warmer temperatures that have descended upon Paris the last few days, it’s hard not to feel trapped, especially as we approach the year mark of the first full lockdown.

We will travel again, hug again, live life without masks again- but I’m getting to the point where I really need to know when that will be.
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#glitteringlyon #roséallday #onlylyon #notredamedelafourvière #viewsfordays #throwback #jeredecouvrelafrance

Dans l’attente du beaux temps (trop hâte d’en

Dans l’attente du beaux temps (trop hâte d’en profiter ce week-end!) et plus de couchers de soleil comme celui-ci ✨

Looking forward to more sunsets and warmer weather starting tomorrow (well, not much I can do about the sunsets actually, especially since we’re still under a 6pm curfew- but warmer weather is on the way!) ☀️
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#glitteringparis #beautifuldestinations #sunsetchaser #parisjetaime #parismonamour #toureiffel #lr_bold #teamcanon #parisphotographer

Donner un peu de couleur à la grisaille 🌈 Whe

Donner un peu de couleur à la grisaille 🌈

When all seems grey, a little pop of color never hurts 🎈
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📸 @annakloots #glitteringparis #parisjetaime #balloons #arcdetriompheducarrousel #funnyface #stillatraveler

Suis-je à Paris ou à Roussillon ? J’adore trou

Suis-je à Paris ou à Roussillon ? J’adore trouver ces petits coins de la ville qui semblent appartenir à un autre endroit (et surtout quand j'ai un déjeuner et un café de chez @immersionparis_ à la main)

Am I in Paris or Roussillon? I adore finding these little corners of the city that look like they belong somewhere else (especially when I have lunch and a coffee from @immersionparis_ in hand).

As many of you know, I never dreamed of moving to Paris. My five year plan always had me ending up in New York or London- both incredibly diverse cities where even walking from one block to the next can feel like a different world. At first glance Paris can seem, well… a bit one-dimensional. But the more you look, the more you’ll find that hidden amongst the Haussmannian architecture and Art Nouveau metro entrances are surprising little pockets of color and creativity. Paris’s beauty can never be denied, but for me, it’s these petites trouvailles that make the city worth discovering and rediscovering day after day ✨
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📸 @nonstopparis #glitteringparis #roussillon #paris10 #seemyparis #parisjetaime #mylittleparis #theprettycities

Happy Singles Awareness Day! 😜 I’ve always b

Happy Singles Awareness Day! 😜

I’ve always been a bit strange- an odd duck, if you will. While I’ve been lucky in life to find friends who appreciate my eccentricities as humor, it hasn’t always translated well romantically, meaning I’ve spent far more Valentine’s Days alone than coupled up (and there are few things I dislike more than being involuntarily alone). This has inevitably led to an innate dislike of the holiday, really due to jealousy more than anything else.

And now another Valentine’s Day has come around, and I find myself alone, again. As usual.

But this year, I’m trying to look at it a little differently. I don’t think a Valentine has to be a person- I think it can be a thing, or a hobby, or a place. Maybe photography can be my Valentine, because it brings me the kind of joy I hope to one day find in a partner (and my camera will always be bae, #sorrynotsorry future boyfriend). Paris is my forever Valentine, because she’s helped me grow and come into myself in ways no relationship ever could.

As long as it lifts you up, inspires you to be the best version of yourself, and brings you joy, then it doesn’t matter whoever or whatever your Valentine is. Use this day to embrace it, to celebrate it (and also to eat as much chocolate as your little heart desires). Maybe in the end you’ll find that a day designated to celebrate love isn’t quite so bad when you discover the love that quietly burns in everything you do 💘
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📸 @thehermitisout #glitteringparis #valentinesday #singlesawarenessday #saintvalentin #marais #parisienne #loveisallaround

It’s been a minute since I posted a photo of a P

It’s been a minute since I posted a photo of a Paris landmark like this, so here you go- a beautiful, sunny morning at the Louvre ☀️

Things in Paris are pretty quiet these days. Museums are closed, their art hanging dormant, no longer brought to life by the eyes of their visitors. Bistrot chairs sit stacked in the windows of shuttered restaurants, patiently awaiting the day that their seats will once again be warmed by friends enjoying a bottle of wine and couples sitting together in comfortable contemplation.

Most days it feels as if we’ll never regain a sense of normalcy. So I’ve come to live for the little moments of freedom- flying down the road on a bike, removing my mask in a park to sip a takeaway coffee, stepping out on my balcony on a sunny day. Moments that feel almost stolen, as if pulled from a world and a life that no longer exist.

And yet, each and every one of them give me hope for the day that we’re all allowed to remove our masks and step out into the sun again. It will be simply glorious. ✨
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#glitteringparis #parisjetaime #chasinglight #parismonamour #museedulouvre

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Hi, I'm Emily! Storyteller and endlessly curious, I love to travel but I also love getting to know the heart of a city. Since 2014, I've called Paris home and have learned the ins and outs of the city, as well as exploring around Europe. Here I share my favorite discoveries, expat and visitor advice, and photo diaries from my travels.

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