Shine a light // Paris

I know Paris a little bit, and how the districts differ from each other. In my head, I draw a holistic picture of the world, only thanks to the letters on paper and my past experience.

Bohemian 8th district, Passy, Montmartre Landscapes, colorful Pigalle signs, notorious Ranneken streets, Sevastopol Boulevard near the center of Pompidou, narrow streets, impartiality of Port La Chapelle and Belleville district - they all became more, than just words for me. The feeling of presence, as if I was sitting in the rear passenger seat behind clear glass, and Gaito Gazdanov was taking me along the night roads of Paris, talking about romantic dates in the Bois de Boulogne and Russian officers who became drivers or factory workers. Not very smart and sentimental regular boulevards. About all brothels and cabarets from the Tour along the Ducal Route.

I know Paris a little bit, and I imagine its night roads then and now, I know the whole world a little bit, and this is an occasion not to stop exploring it, and return to those places where your heart felt home.

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