https://francerevisited.com/2021/09/1952-first-time-i-saw-paris/ Discover Travel Explore Encounter France and Paris Sat, 23 Apr 2022 12:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://francerevisited.com/2021/09/1952-first-time-i-saw-paris/#comment-46667 Fri, 11 Feb 2022 06:25:24 +0000 http://francerevisited.com/?p=15310#comment-46667 A beautiful piece. Thank you, Lila, and thank you, Gary!

]]> https://francerevisited.com/2021/09/1952-first-time-i-saw-paris/#comment-46615 Thu, 03 Feb 2022 04:16:33 +0000 http://francerevisited.com/?p=15310#comment-46615 I just read your article about being in Paris in 1952. I, too, was there with my husband of one year, and pregnant with our first baby, and loved it. My husband Conrad was in the Army Signal Corp and I had to head home to the US in just two weeks as he was being sent to another part of Germany. I had to save up money to be able to join him there in Stuttgart in Dec. of 1951. I have no memory of Paris looking dull or worn out. We had 65 years together and two children. Con passed away in 2016. I wish we could do it all over again. Thanks for the memory.

]]> https://francerevisited.com/2021/09/1952-first-time-i-saw-paris/#comment-46530 Tue, 25 Jan 2022 03:00:08 +0000 http://francerevisited.com/?p=15310#comment-46530 I don’t know how I missed reading this in September; what a lovely moment in time. The juxtaposition of young love and post-war Paris is very special. The Pontiac, Edith Piaf’s voice, and the gorgeous buildings dulled by grime and gloomy weather are brought to life by the image of a young woman coming to love Paris in her yellow topcoat.

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