Having traveled back and forth to England since I was a child, I've felt these same differences in the city. The way it has stayed the same in my memories and also changed in both perception and recollection. Thank you for the ways you echo this in your video essay.
I find these time travels fascinating, especially as I return to old photos to relive certain travels and experiences. What I remember and how I remember fluctuates so much as the years pass.
I've never visited Paris, but I can imagine how it's one of those places where you believe it's supposed to be This or That. I was amused when you didn't like the food, or that looking at Monet was considered pedestrian. Paris's reputation proceeds itself! Visitors beware, xo
As you say it’s a city with an outsized reputation that demands visitors have certain expectations. I certainly did the first few times I visited! But so much has changed in me about how I approach destinations today than when I was much younger.
Having traveled back and forth to England since I was a child, I've felt these same differences in the city. The way it has stayed the same in my memories and also changed in both perception and recollection. Thank you for the ways you echo this in your video essay.
I find these time travels fascinating, especially as I return to old photos to relive certain travels and experiences. What I remember and how I remember fluctuates so much as the years pass.
I've never visited Paris, but I can imagine how it's one of those places where you believe it's supposed to be This or That. I was amused when you didn't like the food, or that looking at Monet was considered pedestrian. Paris's reputation proceeds itself! Visitors beware, xo
As you say it’s a city with an outsized reputation that demands visitors have certain expectations. I certainly did the first few times I visited! But so much has changed in me about how I approach destinations today than when I was much younger.