Travel and Places Touring Paris in Winter By Tonye Bakare 22 February 2025 | 11:24 am Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on WhatsApp Share on Telegram From brisk early mornings in the Third Arrondissement to iconic landmarks bathed in a shy winter sun, TONYE BAKARE recounts his eight-day experience discovering the unique urban charm of the City of Love during winter. Touch down at the city of light A gush of dry, cold air greeted me as I stepped out from..
. From brisk early mornings in the Third Arrondissement to iconic landmarks bathed in a shy winter sun, TONYE BAKARE recounts his eight-day experience discovering the unique urban charm of the City of Love during winter. Touch down at the city of light A gush of dry, cold air greeted me as I stepped out from the aircraft just before 6 AM in late January at the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris .
The Air France flight from Lagos to Paris was uneventful. My colleagues at Agence France Presse (AFP) in the City of Love had warned me about the weather weeks earlier—one even offered to lend my travel partner and me winter jackets if we couldn’t get any before leaving Nigeria. The wintry air was a stark reminder of the cold reality that would define my next eight days.
I had originally planned this trip for last summer but, as we say, life happened. A winter trip was probably at the bottom of my list of things to do. Still, I hopped on the plane because, well, why not? Cold, dark, and wet Beyond the biting cold, I had to.
