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Flowers, birds, and verdant hues announce spring.
Paris
No city on the planet is more synonymous with spring than Paris – and with good reason. French joie de vivre is never more evident, or more captivating, than when spring comes to this romantic city on the Seine. Locals idle at sidewalk cafés to people watch and fashion spot while gossiping over café au lait. Or, they linger in one of the numerous city parks – revered urban oases where carefully manicured French floral arrangements make colorful tributes to the onset of the season. Mild evenings also lend themselves spectacularly well to admiring the city's floodlit monuments from the illuminated decks of a bateau-mouche. Of course, you could also just stretch out along the banks of the Seine with a bottle of wine, a baguette, and some cheese. Best of all, you can enjoy it all without having to deal with higher July and August prices – or the throngs of people who typically descend on the City of Lights in summer.
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