People Watching!

Do you people watch? I do it all the time.

It all began when I met Balazs just over a decade ago. Since his family is Hungarian, whenever we met, I learned to read their gestures and gesticulations or listen to their tone of voice instead of actually concentrating on what they were saying as back then I hardly knew a single Hungarian word.

Then a year or so later we visited friends in Paris and that is when I got totally hooked on people watching. The first thing we did was a morning coffee in a little corner café on Rue Montorgueil as my friend said it's the best way to get a feel of the city. She was so right: it was like a front row seat to all the fashion, mannerisms and culture. It was amazing, like a secret language with all the little rules of Parisian je ne sais quoi. So, ever since that trip every time Balazs and I feel like taking a little break, we go down to our favourite café, sit on those huge, soft armchairs by the big window and enjoy the show. Le sigh!

So, now your turn, loves. What’s your favourite spot in your city for people watching? Do you do it often? xo

 

P.S: What do French women have that we don't?

P.P.S: If you could?

 

(Photos via Shelby Elsbree - Fashion models on a street corner by Milton Greene, Italy, 1951),  Piccsy, Caitlin Floyd - rainy night in Paris and by Dani Padgett)