The sun has been out and about in Paris for the last week or so and I have been in the holiday mood that heat and sunshine seems to create. With highs of 32c the city has come to a lethargic standstill. No more rushing and dashing. Half of the Parisians have left for their annual month-long holiday (the other half leave for August) and everybody else makes the most of this quietness to relax in the parks, sip rose in cafes and visit the many ice cream shops that Paris has to offer. I could not be more on board with this mentality and have been embracing French summers like a native, not even a moment of cultural adjustment needed! Its lovely to wander the calm streets with no sense of purpose, being guided by your senses and taking time to breathe in the summer-infused air. It was one hot summer evening that IS and I were reunited in the hazy heat on the steps of Opera for a bubble-tea rendez-vous. Doesn't the idea of a "rendez-vous" seem so much more exciting and romantic than a "date" or "meet-up"?
We bought out chilled, iced bubble-teas and made our way to the steps to lap-up the evening sunshine and to soak in the atmosphere of buskers, shoppers, tourists and fashionistas.
A bubble tea is a wonderful blend of iced tea, infused with fruit juices and sugar syrup and is served with tapioca balls in the bottom that you suck up through a chunk, slurpy straw. For me they are absolutely perfect, a hint of fruitiness, a little sprinkling of sugar and a big burst of refreshment.
People watching and catching up. There is no better way to spend the evening.
Mood - Bubbly
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