I wanted to visit Paris my whole life. Pere Lachaise cemetery, the Eiffel tower, the museums, the food.
When I got there the cemetery was filled with lying grifters trying to sell bullshit stories about the people interred there.
The tower was full of pick pockets and scumbags ripping off tourists for thread bracelets. The museums were filled with influencers blocking access to a lot of the displays with their stupid duck lips and tag-along ‘photographers’ with their iphones .
The only thing that lived up to the dream was the food. Oh my the food…
Oh… And the experience of seeing a woman shitting in the seine in broad daylight. That was kind of exciting too…
I’ve been to Paris several times now and I found it way better after I did all the touristy stuff. Just walking around old neighborhoods and doing less iconic activities. I kind of had to run out of “must do” tourist checklist things before I really appreciated Paris.
I wanted to visit Paris my whole life. Pere Lachaise cemetery, the Eiffel tower, the museums, the food.
When I got there the cemetery was filled with lying grifters trying to sell bullshit stories about the people interred there. The tower was full of pick pockets and scumbags ripping off tourists for thread bracelets. The museums were filled with influencers blocking access to a lot of the displays with their stupid duck lips and tag-along ‘photographers’ with their iphones .
The only thing that lived up to the dream was the food. Oh my the food…
Oh… And the experience of seeing a woman shitting in the seine in broad daylight. That was kind of exciting too…
I’ve been to Paris several times now and I found it way better after I did all the touristy stuff. Just walking around old neighborhoods and doing less iconic activities. I kind of had to run out of “must do” tourist checklist things before I really appreciated Paris.
I should mention that we also really enjoyed the back streets and small neighbourhoods. They made up for a lot of the disappointment.
Similar experience. The food was amazing, the louvre and notre damme were crowded, musee dorsay was great, streets were gross and grifters everywhere.
Then I went to Kyoto. It was everything Paris is supposed to be. Absolutely amazing place. Incredible French food actually, wasn’t expecting that.