5 Things I Will and Won't Miss the Most about Paris

Sadly, our time in Paris is quickly coming to an end. It's been an amazing ride of 2.5 years, filled with ups and downs, new friends, new experiences, and we've grown a lot. While there's a lot of things I will miss about living in Paris {and some I won't}, these are my top 5 of each. {And some of my favorite Paris photos!}

MM Dix-Sept: Permis de Conduire

I'm realizing I'm pretty terrible at these Monday Minutes, but here's finally a new one!  And it's definitely, an "Ohhhhhh, France" one (similar to my prefecture post).

You would think now that we've lived here for almost 10 months that we'd be done dealing with applying for things.  But no, we're finding that paperwork is never ending here in France.  So here's the story of getting our permis de conduire (driver's licenses).

MM Onze: Not So Perfect Prefecture

We've heard over and over again from other ex-pats things like: "Nothing in France is easy." and "Oh, that's just France!" regarding things like moving in, dealing with any state departments, and just all around getting things done.  So we moved here waiting to feel like we needed to say these phrases.  But 3 months went by and everything seemed to go smoothly!  People were very nice, and when we did have problems, they were either taken care of easily or so minor that we decided it wasn't worth the hassle.

But, alas, my prefecture experience finally made me say "Oh, France..."