17/03/2026
Paris has a strange way of reminding you that history is not something locked in books. It’s right there on the streets, layered in stone, memory, and the quiet stories of the people who once walked them.
During my visit to Paris, I had the chance to explore some of the places that shaped not only French history, but the wider world. I walked through the halls of the Louvre Museum, wandered the immense gardens and palace of Palace of Versailles, and stood beneath two of the most recognizable monuments on earth, the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe.
But one of the moments that meant the most to me was far quieter. I stood in front of the building where Ramón Emeterio Betances, the Puerto Rican patriot and intellectual, once lived and kept his office while in exile. To think that one of the great minds behind the fight for Puerto Rico’s freedom once walked these same streets adds a deeply personal layer to the city.
Along the way I also visited legendary places like Harry’s New York Bar, a historic gathering spot for writers, travelers, and cocktail lovers, and enjoyed a memorable meal at L’Envers du Décor, tucked behind the theater in Montmartre.
Paris is many things — art, architecture, revolution, cuisine — but above all it is a reminder that the story of the world is written city by city, street by street.
And this one has a lot to say.
