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In the year gone by, I've been to the top of the Eiffel Tower. I've walked over sands leading to the Mont Saint-Michel I've even gazed into the eyes of the Mona Lisa, and realized This is not what living in France is about. Listen: Life in France is driving through the green tides of the countryside And eating crêpes beside a dark-grey storm of a sea It is asking friends over for just the appetizer And discerning the importance of petits cafés It is summer nights and live music calling from café doors And wandering about a town gone dead come Wednesday On Thursday, it is eating galettes at the morning market; It is discovering always new things of an old town It is passing a hand over a stone wall and thinking of The number of centuries your fingers have just felt Our river la Rance is more beautiful than the Mona Lisa I prefer the castle on the corner to Mont Saint-Michel And our little church inspires me more than the Eiffel Tower Because this is what living in France is about. Listen: It is knowing it's everyday beauty the slightest details that are what makes it great Mostly, it is the sound made by sneaker soles on cobblestones And the scent of fresh bread on the air

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 5/29/2012 5:57:00 PM
I love this. I could say the same about the time i lived five months in Spain. I had wanted to see all the typical tourist spots but once there, I reveled in the REAL Spain, the little places and moments that cannot be found in a textbook. I wish I could have done that in France too though I spent a few weeks in Paris and loved it.
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Date: 5/29/2012 12:19:00 PM
A beautiful poem about France outside of paris. Especially the 'scent of bread on the air'.
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