วีดีโอ

nice

Great work. I am French, and I approve this message. I remember my best friend (American) who came to France for his studies, and he was deeply disturbed by the locals' relationship with time. Being a stickler for punctuality myself, I didn't feel judged, and being used to it I can't say I mind very much, but hey, what's the use of giving a time if it is ultimately left to everyone appreciation? Wherever you go, even for a few days, learning the basic 4 (hello/goodbye/please/thank you) will go a long way. The debate bit is oddly accurate, we love a sparring partner! I'd also add that the French show much respect for anyone with some general knowledge of history, what we call "culture générale". And as stereotypes go, we tend to see any incoming American as a bonified creationist/flatearther/antivaxxer.. etc, who's never read a book and who thinks the Las Vegas Eiffel tower is the original. We're happy to be proved wrong though!

Hi does anyone know the female vocalist song at the beginning of the 9th.

Nothing like watching an expert tour a hood.

Oui ! From one city girl to another this is what i need-what radio station, what paper, the movies! Love your video aesthetic. Merci !

I believe this is everywhere the same. I ask myself why does this Info goes around as if this is something typisch French. In Bolivia, in the middle of the Anden, I eould say good morning Sir, to ask something, in USA, Asia or Europe. Respect is universally recognized❤

Your channel is the enriching and personal side of TH-cam. I’m so happy I found it. Please continue making videos, they are amazing!!❤

I am pretty impressed by your excellent knowledge of French psychology of relationships ! If I should give my 2 advices, they would be : - try to speak some French, even basic, but with an effort about pronounciation (for instance in a bakery we say "croissant" not "croissante"), this is much appreciated - always keep in mind that in France money does NOT buy everything, so you have to respect the waiters and salespersons even if you have 1000 x more money than them, and you will always get a much better service and experience if you are kind and respectfull than if you just show you have a huge budget.

Every single American that I tell, of my overly romanticized dream of going to Paris, screams, ""DON'T GO "" Everyone tells me of the nightmares they suffered, while paying THOUSANDS of dollars to be there. It literally, is a soul crushing experience to hear their stories. 😢😢😢

je suis en retraite j'ai vecu 60 ans à paris ,mon épouse a voulue que nous nous installions à clermont -ferrand ; quand je regarde vos reportage sur paris j"ai la larme à l'oeil

So beautiful ❤❤

That was superb, is it rude to say say, you seem just like a Shinining Hollywood Star!

Au début des années 70 Serge Fouchet (si je me souviens bien, mais pas sûr à 100%) chantait "Les romantiques ont disparus". Gros succès à l'époque. Je constate avec plaisir, ma chère Aida, qu'il en reste encore au moins une. Encore bravo pour votre travail.

Pity you didn't get over to Western Australia, we have some of the best beaches, a Mediterranean climate and our wines are amazing.

SO SORRY TO HEAR YOUR DOG HAS PASSED ON.DOGS THEY ARE FAMILY.TAKE CARE.

They are themselves not polite, how can they expect anyone else to respect them. They are not at all helpful and kind. They will not even bother to attend you and if you call them they’ll hardly answer.

It was the best Olympics opening ceremony I’ve seen and I’ve watched them for 50 years. Creative and clever. The rain added to the effect as a spectator from home, though I’m sure it wasn’t so appealing standing in it. Well done France

❤Bonjour. Beautifully fun and exciting videos! We are selling our home in Portland and planning to move there soon. Merci. Dean & Cindy

Loved this.

Thankyou for making this and being so honest. I'm with you on this one. I've been asking a lot of the same kinds of questions lately, and I also think that purposefully keeping an open mind to possibilities fosters at least the opportunity to take new opportunities :) moreso than not being open to possibilities does (duh! :) ) But I'm also not keen on the way that change just sometimes lands in your life without prior warning or any desire for it :) Also, sympathy for your loss. We were there as well, not so long ago, and it felt like the whole world had suddenly gone wrong :/ But the love lasts, and the memories, and we go on.

Autrefois , il n'y a pas si longtemps, , rue du Faubourg Saint Antoine (qui arrive à la Bastille) et aux alentours était "le Faubourg" qui, depuis le moyen-âge abritait les ateliers du mobilier, ébénistes, tapissiers , sculpteurs , menuisiers en sièges , marbriers, doreurs, argentiers etc... mais depuis la construction de l'Opéra, tout ceci est fini... c'est de ce faubourg qu'est parti la Révolution Française... c'est pratiquement fini aussi les ateliers de meilleurs ouvriers de France , et autres qui pullulaient ... on les compte facilement alors qu'il y en avait plein, c'était le cœur de la fabrication mondiale du meuble, de la "gouaille" et de l'esp^rit parisien (que l'on retrouve parfois dans de vieux films ou chez Audiard père) et de l'accent parisien, tout ceci a fondu avec l'augmentation des loyers, il ya restaurants, galeries, boutiques de modes . Une chose que vous pouvez sentir, est chez Bofinger , l'esprit de la troisième République. Pas loin est la maison de Pierre Hardoin Mansart l'architecte de Vaux le Vicomte et de Versailles

Enjoyed your video very much. I have been to Paris three times and I keep on going back. The only Teeny tiny complaint is showing old people as not being creative and fun. I’m 74, have a TH-cam channel and am still young at heart. Paris is for everyone! Aloha from Hawai’i.

When I saw a couple making out at the steps in front of the Louvre, that image stuck to me! Yes Paris is romantic!

I think you succeeded in defining something very elusive. At the risk of sounding facile and clinical, the background of beauty on a larger scale, and the symbolism amplify the intimate experience. In art of the romantic school, nature and other ambient elements reflected the inner space of the characters. In a sense, they were fused. Real life seems to work that way too, if only for the receptive and fortunate. My spoken French is poor, but, I can read it well. I've become very focused on French literature. This video brought two works by Flaubert to mind. His first attempt, "Novembre," which was only published posthumously, and "Salammbô," which, I think is his most neglected work. "Novembre" presents the elements of Romanticism directly, before Flaubert learned to make them less prominent. "Salammbô" is not about romantic love, but, the imagery is astounding. If I were a film maker, that is the novel, I would bring to the cinema. Anyway, I've probably gone on too long. Thank you for another insightful video.

This is an epic post of yours… even with the language advertisement (which I loved). You have defined what is the essence of Paris - most importantly being whatever our hearts desire most. You are an amazing film maker and I’m sure your gifts are making sparks of joy in the film world. And mostly, it’s just you that makes such an impression on the viewer. So well done and Merci Beaucoup! ❤

Great video and thank you for the app! I am learning French using other app, but it is boring. I am on a binge of French movies so it is perfect for me😊

The best video about Paris and its arrondissements! Artistically done 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Merci beaucoup

What a magnificent Love essay to Paris!👌🗼💜💚🩵👏

I don't know how it is for others, but for me Paris becomes romantic when I interact with French culture. Of course, anywhere else in France I can do that, but French culture in concentrated form is found in Paris. I feel romantic Paris on a very personal level when I go to a concert by a French musician, when I read a French author, when I watch a film by Godard or Melville, when I drink coffee on a Parisian terrace or when I eat charcuterie. somewhere in Le Marais. I feel romantic Paris in all these little pleasures. Nice mustache by the way! :))

It's a sense you feel when you're there...Paris has it. The dunes of Cape Cod have it. It provides the surrounding emotionalism that completes your feelings of love for the person you're in love with. So yes..Paris fits...it is romantic..so are other locations. It's personal. 🫠

I just got back from Paris and took the entire 3 weeks just walking to all of the arrondissements and getting the vibe from all of them. Needless to say, each day. I clocked in over 30,000 steps. I was really intrigued to discover some of them, Le Marais being one of them. Once there, it didn’t take long to be a bit disappointed because of all of the obvious tourists. Yes, I too was a tourist, but I wasn’t there to hit the highlights and move on. I wanted to see the hideaways and the architecture and find a quaint cafe. After walking around most of the day, I was ready to head back to the 17th where I was staying and I finally found the Marais I was hoping for. Please don’t allow it all to be sold out to the tourists.

I love your videos. Very deep, well crafted, and fun to watch.

Another beautiful video by a beautiful lady. What is your day job? Are you a fashion model or actress? I was hoping I could visit Paris last summer but I’ve been having health issues. Hopefully I can make it there this fall. It’s been about 45 years since I’ve been there so it’s about time! In the meantime I’ll have to try to find the romance in Los Angeles, California. There are some beautiful places here connected by the spider web of freeways - my favorite being the beaches. So I’ll just have to find romance on a sunny California beach😊

Hey, congrats for the video. And very well for being so dedicated and learning English that well without ever lived in an English speaking country. Personally I always thought you were from US or similar due to the perfectly spoken language. Beautiful and poetic, but also funny video, as usual. Thanks for sharing and congratulations

Such a well made and detailed video ! Thank You. I have found a great accomodation in Buttes Aux Cailles and another one in Lamarck Caulaincourt in Montmarte, which one would you pick to stay for 4 to 5 days and why ?

Beautiful Video Aida ❤❤❤Keep the Good Work Greetings from Miami Florida Saludos ❤😊

Agree 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

So enjoy the artfullness of your videos, the personal touches are a "chef's kiss" ~

Thank you so much for this summary of what it is really about when encountering this wonderful city. Intimacy is key.

I would walk around. I would sit in an outdoor cafe. I would watch the women and notice their style and hope that it is different than American women's.

Paris has, and will always have, a special place in my heart. I've been five times, if I remembered and counted correctly. Most recently was right before Christmas in 2022, when the trip was interrupted by us (primarily me) getting sick with COVID. And just about everything else going wrong, from my watch battery dying, to my laptop charger being left at home (and me having to try to get a new one at FNAC), to our hotel having the wrong dates and us having to get a new hotel, to the jackhammer at 8 AM every morning against our bathroom wall. But… I loved that trip, perhaps even more than some earlier ones. And every day in the nearly two years since, I've felt HOMESICK. For Paris, a place I've never lived more than a week. LA - where I'm from and where I live - can be outstandingly beautiful. Go for a short hike in the hills, and look over the Santa Monica Bay and the gorgeous mansions in the hills, and on a clear day, see from the ocean on one side past Downtown's skyscrapers on the other, even to the snow-covered mountains in the distance in winter. The beach, and the pier(s). The Getty Museum, and the architecture of the complex, and the views, and the gardens. Union Station. The views from Mulholland Drive. The parks; we're NOT just a concrete jungle. Famous spots where HUNDREDS of movies and TV shows were filmed, like the “Beverly Hills Cop” and the “Pretty Woman” hotel on Wilshire Blvd. But Paris… there's just art for art's sake, everywhere, around every little corner, on just about every building. And yes, I got engaged ON the Eiffel Tower, not under it. 24 years ago, back before 9/11 (it was actually 9/9/2000). Before metal detectors to get anywhere near it. Before the bag checks. Before all the construction. Before all of the “keep off the grass” signs. When it was a wide, open, PUBLIC space, for the PUBLIC. Our actual wedding - 12 years later (and the engagement itself was 7 years in) - was in the US. Las Vegas, to be exact, with a reception in a French Restaurant under their fake Eiffel Tower, and with Parisian-themed everything from the invitations to the model Eiffel Towers on the tables to the Eiffel Tower keychain giveaways. For me, yeah… Paris is ALWAYS romantic, even through the dog poop and the pee smells, and the crowded Metro, and the snow and ice in winter, and the broken, dirty streets. I don’t like the tourists there anymore than I like them here in LA, either.

Photogenic location surrounding a photogenic presenter. Kudos. Great video!

Very nice video and your commentary.

After a nice diner, just take a walk with your partner , down small streets. The next thing you know, you have covered miles of streets, and spent hours talking and getting closer to your partner. That is pure romance.

Is Paris Still Romantic? Yes, if you like rats, dog poops, dirt and unpicked garbage, lots of graffiti, homeless people, everything overpriced, and rude people.

Lovely vlog!

I am almost afraid to watch this. The emotions I felt upon visiting Paris in 2022 after my wife's death were intense, private, perfect, and built upon connections to France of seventy years of family and language and culture. The bodily ache I felt to get back in 2023 to be there, to get there again, was almost unendurable, but I went with a supreme romantic confidence. The sensations I felt in Paris, in Bordeaux, in Montpellier, in spring 2024 were those of warmth, love for the people, and respect for the history of Paris and the language and cuisine and culture of France. I plan to be in Paris twice in 2025. It is, next to Rome, for me, the most important place to be in the world as an old man as it was as a child.