katiecrackernuts – i hope so. i often look at the people’s faces, certainly when i’m in the metro and most people look miserable! well, those that are locals, not tourists. and i often think, ‘do you have any idea how others would love to swap cities with you? brighten up will ya!! turn that smile upside down!’ anyway, as for the little girl, i do hope so. the first time i was in paris i was just a girl and then when i went back for the first time nearly 20 years later, it appeared memories had indeed etched into my mind as when i passed certain places i knew it so well – the sights, the sounds, the smells. i couldn’t believe how much my little memory had retained.

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