Cliché
ˈkliːʃeɪ/

1. a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.
2. a negative image of a photograph (fr).

‘Paris is overrated.’

A Parisian friend of mine said to me some time ago. Comparing it to London and Berlin, he said : ‘The city is stagnant. There’s no innovation here. Everything is expensive, and the people are stuck-up!’

I wasn’t sure where all that bitterness came from. It was my second summer in Paris, and I couldn’t imagine being anywhere else. Like a dutiful tourist I took my camera everywhere, I braved the 2-hour long line for museums and exhibitions, took to drinking at least two espressos a day and started wearing black exclusively. At that time, a trip down to Champs de Mars was guaranteed every other weekend.

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