Winter Paris mornings don’t belong to the tourists

I love Paris, but I don’t enjoy crowds and standing in line.  People are sometimes shocked to hear what I haven’t seen in Paris.  That’s because for me, Paris is about not having plans.  I often wake up in the morning, step out from the hotel room, and see where chance takes me.

I also love London, but London is a city that demands you be someplace.  You can’t simply stroll around with no destination in mind.  You need to go from point A to point B to point C.  There is so much to do and enjoy in London, I can easily fill my day.  But one has the feeling in London there is no place simply to stand and do nothing.  It isn’t built for slowness and contemplation.

Paris is.

I have to admit I avoid the tourist spots, because…