Meeting The Little Prince in NYC: A French Bookstore Under the Stars

Meeting The Little Prince in NYC: A French Bookstore Under the Stars 🇫🇷✨ On my last weekend in New York, I took the subway to the Upper East Side to finally meet a long-awaited friend—The Little Prince. There he sat, beside a charming French bookstore, gazing up at the summer sky. 🌌 "All grown-ups were once children... but only few of them remember it." As I reflected on my 1,413 days in NYC, I realized: True maturity isn’t forgetting innocence—it’s carrying that purity forward while navigating reality. "It’s the time you spent on your rose that makes your rose so important." The Little Prince watered, protected, and cherished his rose, and in return, it bloomed wildly for him. Real romance isn’t about finding perfection—it’s about nurturing something deep and steadfast. "Love isn’t valuable because you invest in it; you invest in it because it’s valuable." Stepping into Albertine, the bookstore’s second-floor constellation-painted blue ceiling, vintage shelves, and warm yellow lamps screamed Parisian elegance and romance. 📚💫 It reminded me of Hemingway’s words: "Paris is a moveable feast." But isn’t New York the same for its people? A whirlwind of fleeting yet unforgettable moments. Yet, no matter how fast life moves, some connections stay forever—etched in our hearts like stars in the sky. ♾️ So... Who was your rose? And whose fox are you now? 🦊🌹 📍 Albertine 972 5th Ave, New York, NY 10075 #NYC #BookstoreHeaven #CozyReads #NYCLife #RomanticNYC #WeekendVibes