ðə sˈɪɾi ʌv pˈæɹɪs, ɪnðə dˈɛd ʌv wˈɪntɚ, ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnts ðə stˈætʃuːɡɹˈeɪ, bˈʌndəld ˈʌp, ɹᵻstɹˈeɪnd ænd ɐ kəmplˈiːt lˈɔs ʌv ɹoʊmˈæntɪk fɹˈiːdəm.
The city of Paris, in the dead of winter, represents the statue-gray, bundled up, restrained and a complete loss of romantic freedom.