Thursday, February 6, 2014

PARIS!




          Oh my god! I love going to Paris, it is so different from Medan. I am so lucky to visit this gorgeous place every year. The weather is fine, not too hot, windy most of the time, and its nice breathing fresh air rather than breathing toxic gases coming out from vehicles on the busy roads of Medan.

          I remember the first time I arrived in Paris. I was with my parents, in the taxi heading towards the hotel. I was looking out on the window, observing what a wonderful place I’d arrived in. The speed of the taxi was fast without all the traffic jam, I think it is because Paris has good traffic regulations. I saw many people walking on the street instead of vehicles crowded on the road. Maybe its because Paris is cleaner than Medan, or perhaps Medan is too hot since it is located near the equator and people do not like    to walk under the hot sun.



          The architecture was amazing, houses are arranged in an orderly and linear pattern, rows of identical houses attached next to each other on both sides of the road, it made me speechless. It is nothing like Medan, where there is a lot of noise and the houses looked old which seems like a lot of mess. Almost every road that we passed by has a cafĂ© where many people coming in and out of it. Life in Paris seemed so peaceful and easy. Many people ride bicycles on the road, which is my favourite sport, I am eager to ride that bicycle. I can’t ride bicycle in Medan because it’s too hot and kind of dirty.




         We arrived in Hotel Balzac, the famous hotel of Paris. We had a clear image of the Eiffel tower on our window in our suite. The nights of Paris is so beautiful, especially the view from our window of the shining Eiffel tower. The night of Medan I remembered was not as bright.



         

          My mother once suggested to Live in Paris permanently. I was glad initially but after I thought of it for a few days, it feels better to be home in Medan. I think I am used to living in Medan despite the disorders. It feels kind of bad leaving all the good memories behind. I decided to stay in the place that I was born in, with all my friends and families, living my complicated life.