 Romance/Love: May 16, 2012 Issue [#5043] |
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This week: Can a Place be Romantic? Edited by: Annette  
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Can a Place be Romantic?
A few weeks ago, I read an article in the Los Angeles Times which listed the ten most romantic cities. Attracted by the headline and also always interested in travel articles, I sat down and took a good look at the list. Four of those cities were places I had either visited or even lived in. Reading what made those cities romantic and comparing the statements to my own experiences in those places, I came to the conclusion that it's not the place that is romantic, but who we're with.
Take Paris. Paris has a couple of nicknames. City of Love. City of Light. I can agree with light, especially now that the Eiffel Tower glimmers with thousands of lights for five minutes every night to the full hour. But City of Love? I have been through Paris probably a hundred times. The reason is simply that anybody traveling to the French country coming from another country is forced to go through Paris as all roads, trains, and planes go through Paris. So, as a teen, I hated Paris. It was a dirty and smelly stop-over between my hometown of Berlin and the small towns I was headed to for visiting my French relatives. New Yorkers probably feel that way about Grand Central Station. (New York is also among the romantic cities.)
Once married, my husband and I drove to Paris. We carried our five months old baby all over the city. We even went to the highest level on the Eiffel Tower. I don't recommend it. The cold truth about the top level is this: long lines for the elevator. Once up high, you're so high up that nothing can be made out at the bottom any longer. And, there is another long line to get back down on the elevator.
But, how did this dirty and smelly city become romantic to me? I was hungry to experience the city in a romantic way. My husband and I wandered the streets, took our time to take in details. Each of us had a few places we wanted to see. Being able to walk through the streets of Paris, even just random neighborhood streets with the man I loved made Paris the most romantic place to me. This experience proves to me that it's not the city itself that is romantic, but the people we get to be with create the romance.
So, as soon as you can, take the person or the people you love and go discover a place together. It might be that hiking path you've wanted to explore. Maybe there is a small town or a spot in the city you live in that has intrigued you for a long time. Dreaming of faraway places is great, it has its place in romance. But you can create the most romantic adventures with a simple walk in fresh air and then writing it down into a romantic story or poem. |
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