We've all seen and heard the French phrase Joie de Vivre, translated literally to mean joy of living.  If your heart is open and willing to fall in love with Paris, you will immediately understand this phrase.  Let me explain.

Parisians love to take leisurely long lunch breaks, long relaxing strolls in parks and green spaces.  They love to chatter and debate and share a picnic with friends along the banks of the river Seine.  They love to just sit in the sun on a park bench.  They engage in drinking large amounts of wine, actually drink it like water, and probably have since they were ten years old.  It is served at the table as a point of familial connection.  No gathering is ever started without a glass of champagne!  People don't gasp or place a...

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