“We’ll Always Have Paris”

Ecem Yucel
9 min readFeb 6, 2018

A tribute to the magical city

If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.” — Ernest Hemingway

Upon climbing the stairs of the metro exit Abbé de l’Epée with your luggage and stepping outside, near the black bars surrounding Le Jardin du Luxembourg, the sun immediately blinds…

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Ecem Yucel

Published poet & writer. PhD candidate in Translation Studies at the University of Ottawa. IG:the.ecem.yucel www.ecemyucel.com