A great journalist - 'Lulu le Chinois'. Lucien Bodard was born in China, loved Asia, and knew how to tell stories about it, both in his books and in his articles in France-Soir.
Mine is a Tale of Two Cities : Paris, Amsterdam. In other words, I would say, with Josephine Baker : "J'ai deux amours, mon pays et Paris..." I spent a quarter of my long life in Paris, beginning with the years when you are formed and when you make friends for life.