Paris transforms into a new world as the winter months come to an end, and the flowers start blooming everywhere.
The city comes back to life, with the crowds returning to its streets and the magic of Paris revitalised.
The grey skies disappear, and the city is filled with the beautiful scents of springtime flowers, creating a delightful atmosphere.
However, the Spring 2023 in Paris is quite a different picture of the city.
Paris has experienced an array of protests, with demonstrators blocking airports and railway stations and even setting the streets on fire.
These protests have disrupted essential services, stalled oil and gas deliveries, and closed tourist attractions like the Eiffel Tower.
Over two million people participated in the strikes, with 1,19,000 people marching through Paris and its chaos flooding social media.
More than 441 police officers were injured and 475 people arrested, placing renewed pressure on President Emmanuel Macron to find a way out of the conflict.
The violence erupted in opposition to Macron's divisive new pension reform bill, which includes raising the legal age of retirement from 62 to 64.
Macron forced the bill through parliament without a vote, invoking a constitutional article that curbs parliamentary oversight in emergency conditions.
With the protests unlikely to go away unless Macron withdraws the bill, Britain's King Charles III has postponed a visit to Paris planned for this weekend.
King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla were due to visit the Musee d'Orsay, lay a wreath at the Arc de Triomphe, and attend a lavish dinner at Versailles.
This display of wealth, privilege, and power may prove in poor taste given the chaos erupting in the French capital.