It was the year 2021. During my birthday, I wrote six birthday wishes, including visiting Paris in April. Five years had passed before it happened and just because my family in Canada invited me to meet up in Paris. That was the last unfulfilled wish!

It was such a lovely meet up. They were coming from Vancouver arriving at Terminal 2C. I was coming from Helsinki arriving at Terminal 2F. We were coming from the opposite directions. So how convenient it was to meet in the middle of Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport!

It was my fourth time in Paris but it felt like my first time. I experienced Paris in a different way. We took the bus tour and the cruise tour, both I haven’t tried before. And somehow, these experiences made me realised the distances between these attractions. It was also fun to see them from on top of the bus and from the Seine river. The weather was perfect during our short visit. Spring in Paris was so beautiful with mild temperature, blue skies and nature beginning to bloom.

We also visited Montmartre. The last time I was here was in 2021. I still remember climbing the narrow staircase of 280 steps of Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre to reach the dome. The market square occupied by artists before has now been transformed into restaurants. The artists were now pushed to the sides of these restaurants which was sad to see. And in general, Paris was so much more crowded than how it was.

But Paris is Paris and Paris is always a good idea especially when it’s April in Paris. I must say, I will return someday!

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