On the Side Streets
Staying in a neighborhood
Where locals live and shop
Gives a taste of life beyond
Where all the tourist buses stop.
Discovering a small cafe
And breakfasting outside
Opens up a little window
To a place where folks reside.
Of course, the highlights beckon -
The museums and the parks,
The monuments and buildings
From which history still harks.
But there's something very special
When you start and end each day,
On your travels, like a native,
In an unassuming way.
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