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Ticket to ride
Here’s a question for contestants in a game of “Connaissez-vous Paris?” How many railway stations are there in Paris? Most people would say six: St-Lazare, Nord, Est, Lyon, Austerlitz, and Montparnasse (the original version of this station is shown above). … Continue reading
Posted in Paris history, Paris metro, Paris travel
Tagged Alan Sutton, Auteuil, Boulainvilliers, Chemin de Fer de Vincennes, Courcelles-Levallois, Denfert-Rochereau, Gare de Reuilly, Gare de Vincennes, Gare du Pont Mirabeau, Gare Montparnasse, Gare St-Lazare, gares paris, Javel, Paris et ses 50 Gares, Paris railway stations, Paris train stations, Pascal Lambérieux, Passy-La Muette, Pereire-Levallois, Petite Ceinture, Place de la Bastille, Port-Royal, railway line, railway stations, railway travel, Réseau Express Régional, Roger-Viollet, Sceaux, Verneuil l’Etang, Viaduc des Arts
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Discovery in a dairy shed
Some movie reviewers are saying that Martin Scorsese’s Hugo, a 3D fantasy set in Paris, is the best film of 2011. It certainly gets our vote. We loved the story, the characters, and the special effects (well done without being … Continue reading
Posted in Paris film, Paris history
Tagged Brian Selznick, Chateau de Jeufosse, Gare Montparnasse, Georges Dufayel, Georges Méliès, Gustave Rives, Hugo, Jean Renoir, Jean-Placide Mauclaire, Les Grands Magasins Dufayel, Martin Scorsese, Salle Pleyel, Studio 28, The Invention of Hugo Cabret
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Notre Dame du Travail: more than meets the eye
If I had to pick only one place to visit on a trip to Paris, it would be Notre Dame du Travail. What makes it so special? It starts with the eye, but there is more than meets the eye. … Continue reading
Posted in Paris churches, Paris history, Paris quartiers
Tagged 14th arrondissement, Eiffel Tower, Exposition of 1900, Father Soulange-Bodin, Gare Montparnasse, Gare St-Lazare, Jules Astruc, Napoleon III, Notre Dame de Plaisance, Notre Dame du Travail, Paris architecture, Paris bridges, Paris urban renewal, Plaisance quartier, Structural steel
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