{"id":2599,"date":"2022-02-14T17:41:01","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T17:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/paris-becomes-city-of-love-on-valentines-day"},"modified":"2022-02-14T18:17:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T18:17:43","slug":"paris-becomes-city-of-love-on-valentines-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/paris-becomes-city-of-love-on-valentines-day","title":{"rendered":"Paris becomes &#8216;City of Love&#8217; on Valentine&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Seychelles. <\/strong><\/span>https:\/\/www.africanews.com\/2022\/02\/14\/paris-becomes-city-of-love-on-valentine-s-day\/<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.africanews.com\/2022\/02\/14\/paris-becomes-city-of-love-on-valentine-s-day<\/p>\n<p>Couples flocked to Paris on Monday to celebrate Valentine&#8217;s Day against a romantic backdrop that lovers dream about around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of tourists stood with their backs to the Eiffel Tower, their hands locked in the form of a heart.<\/p>\n<p>An engineer from Rome, Matteo Di Pomponio, surprised his fianc\u00e9 with a trip to celebrate their engagement in the City of Love.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What better city than Paris to celebrate love&#8221;, the young man told the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There was this idea to make this trip and I&#8217;m really happy that I was able to make this surprise happen.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; Next to them, 26-year-old Meli Figun posed with roses for her photographer boyfriend.<\/p>\n<p>For the young Argentinean, the city&#8217;s romantic appeal is more than just a clich\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When you are in love you enjoy in another way I think&#8221;, Figun said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You see the magic of things and that&#8217;s the most important.<\/p>\n<p>If you are positive and you want to see something beautiful, you will see something beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; Ines Smaili and Badr Guerouali moved to Paris from Morocco and lived there many years before relocating to Lyon.<\/p>\n<p>The couple gladly posed outside a florist engulfed in a sea of red roses but for both, the city&#8217;s aura had somewhat faded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\">Seychelles<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Seychelles. https:\/\/www.africanews.com\/2022\/02\/14\/paris-becomes-city-of-love-on-valentine-s-day\/ https:\/\/www.africanews.com\/2022\/02\/14\/paris-becomes-city-of-love-on-valentine-s-day Couples flocked to Paris on Monday to celebrate Valentine&#8217;s Day against a romantic backdrop that lovers dream about around the world. 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