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Enjoy the Night Life of Paris

Monday, January 23rd, 2012 at 11:45 pm  
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Have you always wanted to have a taste of what Paris’ night life is like? In the following section, we will delve a bit deeper into how you can enjoy one of the most dazzling aspects of living in or touring Paris – its nightlife. But first, here are a few quick facts for the first time travellers to the city. The coldest month in Paris is January, when even the locals get out of the city to ward off the cold. If you don’t mind the weather, then you can definitely sill enjoy plenty of activities in Paris during…

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Paris isn’t Paris without a Show! – Le Crazy Horse

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 at 11:52 pm  
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Le Crazy Horse Where is it? The Paris Crazy Horse is at 12, Avenue George V (off the Champs Elysees). The nearest Metro Stations are Alma Marceau (line 9) and Metro George V (line 1).  Bus lines 43, 63, 72, 80, and 92 include the Alma Marceau stop.   Potted History Crazy Horse is a relatively ‘new’ Paris cabaret.  It was opened in 1951 by Alain Bernardin, a former antique dealer and painter who viewed striptease as an art form.  He ran it until sadly, he shot himself, at the age of 78, in 1994.  His daughter and two sons…

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Paris isn’t Paris without a Show! – Le Lido de Paris

Saturday, May 16th, 2009 at 11:40 pm  
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Le Lido de Paris Where is it? The Lido is a favorite for Parisiens.  It is at 116 bis avenue des Champs-Elysées.  The nearest Metro station is George V, on line 1. Potted History Five people were key in the history and success of Le Lido. The Clerico Brothers Joseph and Louis Clerico, brothers of Italian ancestry, bought La Plage de Paris in 1946 and transformed it into Le Lido.  It became a luxury setting for people to dine while watching a revue – a new concept which was soon copied all over the world.  In 1955, the opened a…

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Paris isn’t Paris without a Show! – Les Folies Bergeres

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 at 11:27 pm  
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Les Folies Bergeres Where is it? Les Folies Bergère is at 32 Rue Richer, where Rue Richer and Rue de Trévise intersect. Potted History It was originally built as an opera house and was modelled on the Alhambra Music Hall in London.  Les Folies opened in 1869, with a programme of operettas, comic opera, popular Music Hall songs and gymnasts.  The French word ‘folies’(which means ‘madness’)was joined with the name of the adjacent street – the Rue de Trévise, but the Duc de Trévise objected to his name being associated with a bawdy Music Hall and so it was renamed…

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Paris isn’t Paris without a Show! – Moulin Rouge

Saturday, May 9th, 2009 at 10:43 pm  
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If you are heading to the exciting, romantic, historic capital of France then you must fit in a visit to a cabaret show.  Paris is world famous for them and nothing encapsulates the many aspects of this glorious city better. The most famous is probably the Moulin Rouge – especially since the recent film starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor. Le Moulin Rouge. Where is it? In keeping with its’ history and ‘blowsy’ reputation, Le Moulin Rouge is on Boulevard de Clichy, in the ‘red light’ district of Pigalle but is also close to Montmartre.  It has a red windmill…

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Views of the Eiffel Tower

Sunday, April 1st, 2007 at 2:15 am  
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Chilli enjoying the sights of Paris. Here he is with the Eiffel Tower in the background. In 2009 the Eiffel Tower will be 120 years old.  Not bad for an structure that was only meant to be put in place on a temporary basis for the Paris Exposition of 1889. The Eiffel Tower was designed by the French structural engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (b. Dec. 15, 1832, d. Dec. 28, 1923). He was awarded the opportunity to erect the Eiffel Tower after winning a design competition. There were all manner of protests at the time from noted personages of the…

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A Visit To Montmartre & Sacre Coeur

Saturday, March 31st, 2007 at 1:18 pm  
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We are up bright and early in the morning and head off to the Montmarte district to see the Basilica of Sacre Coeur. Montmarte is a hill in north of Paris which is not only known for the white dome of Sacre Coeur but also it’s nightclubs, primarily Moulin Rouge. The name Montmarte means ‘mountain of the martyr after  St Denis,  the Bishop of Paris and the patron saint of France, was decapitated on the hill in approx 250 AD. Montmarte has always been  known for its artists community and Dali, Monet and Picasso were some of the artists who had studios…

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The Seine Cruise Continues

Saturday, March 31st, 2007 at 12:43 pm  
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It was just such a lovely evening and the buildings that presented to us were so architectually interesting that I couldn’t stop taking photos of them. All the old songs about Paris came to mind “Under the Bridges of Paris”, etc. Here we were cruising down the Seine in Summer at dusk. How fantastic this is. It started to cloud over as dusk fell and it looked like it might rain, but fortunately the rain held off. Not that it would have mattered, nothing could dispel the amazing feeling of actually being in Paris traveling down the Seine river. The…

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A Trip on the Seine River in Paris

Saturday, March 31st, 2007 at 11:59 am  
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We have managed to fit so much into our time here and that night was no exception. Off we went on a trip to visit the Eiffel Tower followed by a trip on the Seine. We were going to go to the Moulin Rouge, but as my husband hadn’t come on this journey, there were some things I wanted to leave until I returned with him. Here we are having dinner up the Eiffel Tower with 3  very friendly American women and a Croatian gentleman from New Zealand. After dinner we all set off an a cruise down the Seine….

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