Paris does something to me that no other city quite manages. The city moves me every time I arrive (and I have been here 30 times). The smells, the tower, the croissants, the hot chocolate, the coffee, the Seine, the packed brasseries, the art galleries, the markets, the parks. The transport. All beautiful. That’s the thing about the best cities. Paris has been perfecting itself for centuries. 1 The Architecture: Those magnificent, organised avenues: the tree-lined boulevards that glow at night. Throw in the consistent height limits that keep the city human, and the hidden…

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