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Washington Park, Cincinnati, Oh

Moving from Paris to Cincinnati is a change of life, as if you were moving from New City to a provincial town...A couple of years later, Cincinnati feels home. Downtown is in revival with the newly remodeled Washington Park where downtown children are playing in the water fountain with visitors. The illuminated gazebo where jazz concerts are held in the summertime reminds me of the romantic Luxembourg Park in Paris. Beside, the majestic Music Hall is patiently waiting for a new French conductor, Louis Langrée to come. Restaurants on vine and Maine streets have been given a new, hip life in the weekend.

If you take Elm street, North you will end up at the Findlay Market over-the-Rhine. The old market, originally built by the German settlers, has become such an attractive place in the city. Farmers are selling produce directly from the farm and people come to socialize at the wine merchant store for a wine tasting. Driving North of the city, Clifton looks like the students quarter, Le quartier Latin, with the busy University of Cincinnati and the walkable area where the movie theater, the Esquire, shows international films. Further west, in Northside, where students and yuppies live, there are vintage stores , taverns and classy restaurants. The Comet on Saturday evening is always packed with fans of the famous Bluegrass Band, All-Stars. People eat burritos while drinking a beer from the large selection at the bar.